Experienced Line Cook

Job Summary

Cherry Creek Golf Club is seeking a skilled Cook to prepare delicious meals according to menu. You will cook dishes that will delight our customers with their taste and timely delivery. An excellent cook must be able to follow instructions in cooking and delivering well-prepared meals. They must be deft in moving around the kitchen and apt in multi-tasking. Experience in using various ingredients and cooking techniques is important. The goal is to preserve and enhance Cherry Creek's sterling reputation. 

Job Responsibilities

• Set up workstations with all needed ingredients and cooking equipment


• Prepare ingredients to use in cooking (chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat, etc..)


• Prepare food using commercial cooking utensils and equipment such as a char broiler, griddle deep fryer, open gas range, convection oven, convection steamer, conventional oven, tilt skillet, meat slicer, buffalo chopper, salad spinner etc.


• Prepare, cook and store foods to exacting specification with respects to guest preference and internal quality standards


• Ensure great presentation by detailing dishes before they are served


• Keep a sanitized and orderly environment in the kitchen 


• Ensure all food and other items are stored properly


• Check quality of ingredients


• Monitor stock and place orders/alert culinary leadership when there are shortages

Job Requirements

• Proven experience as a cook


• Experience in using cutting tools, cookware and bakeware


• Knowledge of various cooking procedures & methods (grilling, baking, broiling, poaching, etc.)
  


• Ability to follow all sanitation procedures, Serv Safe certification is a preferred qualification.


• Candidates that do not have Serv Safe training will be required to complete Serv Safe training and maintain certification while employed at Cherry Creek Golf Club.


• Ability to work in a team


• Very good communication skills


• Excellent physical condition and stamina


• Candidates must be open and available to work evenings and weekends


• Candidates must be able to lift 30 pounds and work on their feet for pro-longed periods


• High school diploma or equivalent; Diploma from a culinary school will be an advantage