The Dam Location Lunch Shift

Location: Manhattan, KS, 66502

Job Summary

Prepare and cook food in a convenience store kitchen with a limited menu. Duties of these cooks are limited to preparation of a few basic items and normally involve operating large-volume single-purpose cooking equipment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent (for example, GED) preferred; candidates with less than a High School Diploma will also be considered.


• Knowledge of customer and personal service principles and processes, including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Maintain sanitation, health, and safety standards in work areas.


• Clean food preparation areas, cooking surfaces, and utensils.


• Operate large-volume cooking equipment, such as grills, deep-fat fryers, or griddles.


• Verify that prepared food meets requirements for quality and quantity.


• Take food and drink orders and receive payment from customers.


• Read food order slips or receive verbal instructions as to food required by patrons and prepare and cook food according to instructions.


• Wash, cut, and prepare foods designated for cooking.


• Measure ingredients required for specific food items being prepared.


• Cook and package batches of food, such as hamburgers or fried chicken, which are prepared to order or kept warm until sold.


• Cook the exact number of items ordered by each customer, working on several different orders simultaneously.


• Serve orders to customers at windows, counters, or tables.


• Clean, stock, and restock workstations and display cases.


• Prepare specialty foods, such as pizzas, sandwiches, wraps following specific methods that usually require short preparation time.


• Prepare dough, following recipe.


• Schedule activities and equipment use with managers, using information about daily menus to help coordinate cooking times.


• Mix ingredients as required.