Job Description
Job Description
Summary : Zankou Chicken is an award-winning, family-owned, fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant chain with eight locations in Southern California.
At Zankou, we serve quality, natural, and uniquely delicious Mediterranean meals at an affordable price and with a WOW level guest experience.
Essential Job Functions
- Prepares and marinates all food items to order, following standard recipes and procedures within specified time limits
- Works one or more cooking stations that may include falafel, kabob, rotisserie, and sandwich / plate preparation areas
- Properly measures and assembles ingredients required for preparing the standard recipes.
- Cuts and / or portions food products to company standards
- Uses scale to ensure proper portioning of food items
- Minimizes waste of products
- Stocks / restocks items on line
- Maintains clean dishes and other wares
- Rinses and cuts raw food products.
- Receives and stores food supplies and equipment
- Communicates with Team Members and Management throughout the shift regarding the status of orders and availability of the product
- Understands and complies with food safety and temperature standards
- Maintains cook line area in a clean, sanitary, and safe manner
- Cleans, organizes and maintains walk-in refrigerator, reach-in refrigerator, cooler drawers, prep, and dry storage area
- Rotates product according to First In, First Out to maintain shelf-life standards.
Skills & Abilities
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to maintain a calm professional demeanor during any volume of business
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Capable of using knives, slicing equipment, and other food preparation equipment / tools
Qualifications
Food Handler Certificate
Physical Requirements
- Some exposure to smoke, steam, high temperatures, and humidity
- Reaches, bends, squats, and frequently lifts and / or moves up to 50 lbs
- Ability to stand and walk through the duration of the shift
- Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice, at the sole discretion of the employer and / or as required by the needs of the business.
Reasonable Accommodations : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Line Cook
Line Cooks (Noodle) are responsible for preparing, cooking, and plating all of the noodle line items. Line Cooks (Wok) are responsible for preparing, cooking, and plating all the wok line items. Line Cooks (Steamers) are responsible for steaming the dumplings for the guests, as well as helping suppo...
Line Cook
Company in-venue Line Cook training and Food Handling Certificate. Experience as a line cook in a high-volume culinary operation preferred. ...
Sushi Cook
The Cook positions are one of the most important positions we have in executing every ticket with consistency, timeliness, recipe adherence, and quality control to ensure that every guest has a memorable meal. As a line cook, you will be executing multiple tickets throughout the shift with focus on ...
Cook (full Time)
Cooking experience is required. ...
Cook (full Time)
Experience with prep cooking, grill cooking, and food service are preferred. We cook everything from scratch using fresh, local ingredients. ...
Dinner Cook - Disneyland Resort
Signature Fine Dining roles, which include Dinner Cook and Demi Chef, are responsible for execution of all menu categories and specific recipes for all menu items including timing, quality, temperature, portion, and presentation. Cooks at key production stations in the preparation of meats, fish, an...
Line Cook
As a line cook, you must have a strong passion for delivering and flawlessly executing recipes and plate presentation to delight our guests. Our line cooks also have a firm commitment to the highest safety and sanitation standards. ...
Line Cook
The role as a Line Cook is extremely important to our success. Our Line cooks are responsible for preparing food in a timely manner, maintaining Tocaya’s excellent food quality and presentation, minimizing unnecessary food waste, and maintaining high levels of food safety and food preparation in ali...
Prep Cook
They put their heart into ensuring the kitchen and line is properly stocked with the necessary items to complete food orders on time, while following proper food safety and sanitation standards to guarantee Guest safety.This is why we refer to them as the Heart of Our House.We Are Fun - Bringing ent...
Team Member (Cashier / Cook)
At Jack’s, we may be all about the south, but we’re also all about YOU! If you want to join a family-friendly company filled with great folks, work somewhere you love, and learn how to make a true southern biscuit, Jack’s is the place to be! .As a Jack’s team member, you’ll be the first smiling face...