Cook - Restaurant East Lamar Street, Americus, GA

Position: Cook - Restaurant 200915 - 1322 East Lamar Street, Americus, GA 31709

Cook – Church’s Chicken

Location:

1322 East Lamar Street, Americus, GA 31709

Reports To

Restaurant General Manager

Job Objective

To prepare and cook food products as specified by the Manager in Charge of the Shift while adhering to the specifications and procedures contained in the Cooking Section of the Church's Operating Standards Manual (OSM). Accomplishes tasks in a timely, clean and orderly manner.

Primary Functions

• Set up the batter table, collect all necessary smallwares, and prepare batter mix.
• Ensure that call sheets are complete, posted and used.
• Check all equipment and immediately report any malfunctions within the area to the Manager in Charge.
• Color balance fryers and add sufficient shortening to maintain the proper shortening level.
• Filter and clean all fryers at the designated times while following all safety guidelines.
• Prepare sufficient chicken for operational needs.
• Prepare and cook all food product as dictated by the needs of the business and at the direction of the Manager in Charge.
• Ensure that all food product meets the specifications, procedures, and quality standards stated in the SOM, including strict observance of designated holding times.

Secondary Functions

• Maintain a clean work area by practicing “clean-as-you-go” practices while following all guidelines/procedures of sanitation and safety.
• Verify all necessary product and supplies are stocked and available at the batter area.
• Maintain organization and cleanliness of the cooler.
• Perform all other tasks as assigned by Manager in Charge of Shift.

Physical Demands

•

Minimum qualifications:

Lifting up to 50 pounds frequently and 75 pounds occasionally.

Cook Must Be Able To

• Continuously stand and/or walk on hard floors to prepare and cook food, get stock items, and transport items to/from the kitchen, stock room, food prep area and front lines for periods of up to eight (8) hours.
• Frequently lift and stack 35 to 50 pounds of food and supply items from various heights from and onto shelving, in freezers, coolers, stockroom, etc. Occasionally carry individual stock items weighing up to 75 pounds from the stock rooms, coolers, freezers to other areas of the restaurant.
• Occasionally lift and carry up to 50 pound trash bags out of trash cans and into the outside dumpster.
• Frequently push or pull batter table, filter machine, trash cans, brooms, mops, and mop buckets.
• Occasionally to frequently climb a foot stool or ladder to reach items located on stack shelves, in coolers, freezers, stockrooms, etc.
• Frequently stoop or squat to reach items on low shelves or on the floor.
• Continuously reach overhead, forward, and underneath shelving, counters, tables, refrigeration units, racks, drink dispensers, fryers, batter table and ovens.
• Continuously handle a variety of shapes and sizes and textures of items which include dairy products, produce, condiments, meat/poultry, bulk stock items, and paperwork.
• Continuously use fingers to bilaterally prepare food, unload boxes, etc.
• Continuously communicate with and listen to customers, management and other team members to ensure optimal performance.
• Continuously be aware of surroundings and locations of items needed to perform job duties.

About Church’s Chicken

Church’s Chicken is an equal employment opportunity employer and makes hiring and employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Part-time

Job Function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Human Resources Services

#J-18808-Ljbffr