Dam Kitchen Staff

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.

• 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.

• 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.