Cook - Full-Time

Position Summary:

Produce visually appealing and good tasting foods to Omaha Performing Arts standards. Prepare, season, and cook soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, or other foodstuffs as required. Serving customers during meal periods.

Position Duties and Responsibilities:

• Season and cook food according to recipes and experience.
• Observe and test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, taking temperatures. Adjust seasoning to customer tastes.
• Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes, using various kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Portion, arrange, and garnish food, and serve food to patrons.
• Regulate temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
• Substitute for or assist other cooks during emergencies or rush periods.
• Follow all safety rules and actively prevent accidents.
• Commitment to the service values and ethics of the client company.
• Ability to use basic computer programs for inputting and organizing data and menus.
• Comply with all ServSafe and HACCP programs and principles
• Possess ServSafe Certificate or State/City Food Handlers Card
• Promote O-pa Core Values of Trust, Team, Integrity and Inclusion.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Experience and Qualifications:

• Ability to correctly and safely use standards kitchen equipment. Chefs' knives; Convection ovens; Rotating rack ovens; Meat and cheese slicing machines, steamers, mandolins, grills and broilers.
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for food preparation.

Minimum Education Requirements:

• Possession of a high school diploma or equivalent (GED).

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Ability to lift a minimum of 25 pounds. Employee must be able to work on their feet 7.5hrs/day excluding breaks.
• Employee has to work under pressure and time deadlines during peak periods.