Summary
Location
Watsonville
Type
full-time
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About this role
REPORTS TO
Designated Supervisor and General Manager
POSITION SUMMARY
The Cook is responsible for planning, preparing and cooking food items to ensure the highest quality service and experience for our guests. The Cook ensures proper food handling, sanitation and food storage procedures while keeping the kitchen organized and running efficiently. Cooks follow recipes and make adjustments based on customer requests, communicate with wait staff and prepare dishes to make an attractive presentation for each meal.
SPECIFIC DUTIES
- Ensures that outlets are sanitized, cleaned, stocked, and setup correctly at start of and throughout the shift while adhering to sanitation, safety, and food and beverage control policies.
- Ensure ingredients and final products are fresh.
- Occasionally serve food.
- Assist with creation of menu items.
- Operate kitchen equipment such as broilers, ovens, fryers, and grills.
- Assist supervisor in monthly food and beverage inventories and reconciliations.
- Responsible for understanding and operating the POS system.
- Obtain certifications to meet state and local government regulations.
- Maintain high standards of professionalism, customer service, quality and cleanliness.
- Be familiar with fire extinguisher locations and know how to operate them in the restaurant/kitchen.
- Ensures safe handling of chemicals in accordance with department standards and utilizes proper personal protective equipment (PPE) when appropriate.
- Foster a work environment that maximizes employee involvement, morale and is dedicated to delivering KOAs Culture, Mission, Values and Goals.
Note that this job description is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
EXPECTED RESULTS
- Timely delivery of food and beverage.
- Food and Beverage operation is within budget and profitable.
- Adherence to all KOA, federal, state and local standards and codes.
- Provide safe work environment for guests and staff.
- Meet Quality Assurance standards.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
- Conversant in the English Language
- Strong decision-making ability
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and delegation skills with ability to manage confrontation
- Ability to motivate, lead and develop a diverse team
- Strong working knowledge of operational procedures
- Comfortable in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment.
- Motivated, goal oriented and results driven
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Able to work nights, weekends, and holidays
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to stand for long periods of time.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds, lift and carry 25 pounds occasionally and 10 pounds regularly.
- Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, climb and move safely over uneven terrain.
- Able to work inside and outdoors and in various climates.
Other facts
About Kampgrounds Of America, Inc.
Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) is the world’s largest family camping company, helping family and friends enjoy the great outdoors for 55 years. Founded in 1962, our franchising company has more than 500 campground locations across North America, and each year is nationally recognized for our work in public relations, marketing and franchise satisfaction.
From our humble beginnings on the banks of the Yellowstone River in Billings, Montana, KOA has become an iconic brand throughout the U.S. and Canada. Our “Yellow Sign” acts as a beacon of fun and relaxation for campers, and a badge of honor for our employees. We value hospitality, the great outdoors and the people and places that make our company great. Camping has come a along way since the early days of canvass tents and rustic roadside camps. The team at Kampgrounds of America prides itself on constant innovation - bringing new technologies, advanced guest service training and luxury accommodations to camping in order to dial up the outdoor experience for our guests.
Whether introducing Deluxe Cabins to building proprietary reservation technology, KOA is leading innovation in the outdoor hospitality industry. Our strategic thinking and business decisions are driven by data and research. Furthermore, we are committed to reducing our environmental footprint, promoting our Kamp Green program to help our franchisees keep the great outdoors great, for generations to come.
KOA offers employment opportunities in both our corporate operation - still headquartered in Blllings, Montana - and our various franchise locations. For more information on Kampgrounds of America Inc., in general, visit koa.com or our pressroom at koapressroom.com, follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/koacampgrounds, visit our blog at blog.koa.com. For specific information on employment opportunities at a KOA campground, visit workatkoa.com.
What you'll do
- The Cook is responsible for planning, preparing, and cooking food items to ensure high-quality service for guests. They must maintain kitchen organization, adhere to sanitation standards, and communicate effectively with wait staff.
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