Grill Cook- Hugo's - (Full Time)

Essential Job Functions:

Grill Cook:

Sets up and breaks down station as per production sheet

Grills, cooks, and fry foods such as French fries, chicken breasts, and hamburgers as the outlet requires

Receives, communicates and organizes all tickets with team members ensuring proper timing of food execution.

Ability to quickly comprehend, communicate and execute detailed instructions in a high volume kitchen.

Keeps an open line of communication with the expediter to ensure food is prepared & served with accuracy.

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

Grills and garnishes hamburgers and/or other items such as salads and sandwiches to the guest's specifications

Restocks station and meets or exceeds assigned prep lists on a daily basis maintaining a high level of teamwork

Occasional Buffet Cook, Line Cook, and Production Cook responsibilities as assigned

All Cooks, Including Grill Cook:

Maintains a high degree of sanitation in work station

Keeps food area free of debris and trash at all times

Reports to work on time

Communicates with Sous Chef when there are product shortages

Breaks down and stores daily food and supply deliveries

Assists in monitoring products in the freezer, walk-ins, and storerooms to ensure freshness and availability

Ensures proper FIFO procedures are followed when storing daily deliveries

Monitors food items, checks food temperatures, and changes food items when necessary

Assists in quality control of prepared food items

Ensures thorough communication between shifts

Remains up to date on all Departmental Policies and Procedures

Prepares and executes recipes and daily production sheets per standardized recipe cards or supervisor guidelines

Complies with all departmental rules, side work assignments, and departmental procedures

Ensures that all guests are treated in a prompt, professional and courteous manner

Gives excellent internal and/or external guest service and proactively seeks ways to improve service

Performs all other duties as assigned

Job Requirements:

Grill Cook:

Must possess basic knife skills, organizational skills, an understanding of meat temperatures and quickly cooking to specifications while keeping errors to a minimum

All Cooks, Including Grill Cook:

Illinois Food Handler Certification required

Must possess outstanding interpersonal communication skills to effectively interface with guests and team members

Must possess the ability to work under pressure and with a sense of urgency

Must possess a cooperative, helpful and friendly nature, and present a neat, clean, well-groomed appearance

Ability to work flexible shifts and days of the week including holidays. Understands that schedules may change.

Frequent walking, sitting, standing, bending, twisting, lifting, and kneeling

Finishes job duties in a timely fashion according to department time standards

Ability to work within the following conditions: wet floors, temperature extremes, and loud noise

The Team Member must frequently lift and or move up to 25 pounds

Qualifications

Experience