Job Summary: The Cook assists the Chef or General Manager by preparing, cooking, and serving food.
Job Description:
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Prepare and cook food items according to recipes, daily menus, and supervisor instructions.
Clean and inspect kitchen equipment, kitchen appliances, and work areas in order to ensure cleanliness and functional operation.
Operate food station, including performing station checklist, temperature log, counter meeting, and signage.
Requisition food supplies, kitchen equipment, and appliances, based on estimates of future needs.
Monitor menus and spending in order to ensure that meals are prepared economically.
Maintain awareness of safety issues, and report them immediately to your manager.
SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE
Partial High School education required; High School Diploma/G.E.D. preferred.
Culinary knowledge.
Food Safety certified and strong sanitation habits.
Strong customer service abilities; actively looks for ways to assist customers and coworkers.
Ability to recognize when a problem has occurred and communicate it to management.
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly frequent movements from place to place within the unit. Bend, lift, carry, reach/extend arms and hands above shoulder height frequently, or otherwise move in a constantly changing environment.
Lifting, carrying, and pushing up to 25 lbs. regularly, 30-35 lbs. frequently, and up to 50 lbs. occasionally.
Ability to stand for the entire work day.
Climbing steps regularly.
Withstanding temperature extremes in freezer, refrigerator walk-in and grill areas.
Reading and writing work-related documents in English.
Speech recognition and clarity, including the ability to understand the speech of customers and co-workers and the ability to speak clearly so that you can be understood by customers and co-workers in English.
Constantly communicates and receives verbal communication with other employees in fast-paced kitchen.
Physical presence at the job site is essential to perform job duties.
EQUIPMENT USED
Standard commercial cooking machinery and utensils.
Are you passionate about food? Giants Ridge, managed by Guest Services, Inc. is seeking a positive, customer services minded individual to join our team as a Cook. Cooks assist in the preparation, cooking and presentation of meals in our professional kitchen.
This can be either a part-time or full-time position and requires some evening, weekend and holiday availability.
This is an hourly position with hourly wage based on experience - starting between $15.00 - $20.00 per hour.
Qualifying team members enjoy a variety of benefits such as:
Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, long-term disability insurance, EAP, HSAs, FSAs and more
401(k) retirement plan with company match
Paid time off to rest, relax and recharge
Paid parental leave of up to 6 weeks for eligible employees
Ski/Mountain Perks - free passes for employees and discounts for family members
Free golf at both of our championship golf courses for employees
Employee discounts on food, apparel and accessories
Employee discounts at recreational and lodging facilities nationwide
And more!
Giants Ridge is the #1-rated family vacation destination in Minnesota. Located just north of Duluth in the heart of Minnesota's Superior National Forest, Giants Ridge is a four-season family-oriented resort offering fun and adventure for every level of outdoor enthusiast. Summer is filled with world-class golf, plus mountain biking, water recreation and more. Winter brings incredible skiing, snowboarding, fat tire biking and endless miles of snowmobile trails to explore, plus dining, shopping and much more. Spring and fall seasons are the perfect transitions to the next season of outdoor adventure.
Founded in 1917, Guest Services has worked tirelessly to earn the reputation as the premier hospitality management company and National Park Service concessionaire in the United States. Guest Services takes great care and pride in providing best-in-class services across a wide variety of client sites including luxury communities, hotels, resorts, government and business dining facilities, full-service restaurants, state and national parks, outdoor recreation, boathouses, marinas, museums, conference centers, senior living communities, health care systems, school and university dining facilities, and specialty retail stores.
Guest Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and promotion without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION: We embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and the richness it brings to our company. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive workplace where individuals can bring their whole selves to work, enabling them to provide the best level of service to our diverse customer base.
