Cook 1 is a full-time onsite kitchen role with the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, focused on preparing and presenting high-quality meals using standardized recipes. You’ll handle ingredient prep, multiple cooking methods, food safety/storage, and maintaining a clean, organized kitchen, with rotating weekends and holidays. Standout perk: weekly earned wage access and a start pay of $14.50.
- Start pay $14.50
- Weekly earned wage access option
- Full-time onsite role
Job Purpose or Objective(s): The Cook is responsible for the preparation and presentation of food in their assigned kitchen. You will report to the Supervisor or Manager on duty.
Primary Tasks:
1. You will prepare different ingredients to be cooked to include washing, chopping, slicing, and peeling of fruits and vegetables.
2. Cook food to include baking, broiling, frying, steaming, braising, and boiling; provide meals that are cooked, tasty and visually appealing; taste foods before serving and provide garnishes for food plates.
3. Provide high quality, fresh food to guests using standardized recipes and methods of preparation.
4. You control the level of waste by proper production levels and converted portion guidelines.
5. Store and label prepared and open food following the Choctaw Nation food safety guidelines.
6. Practice proper food storage; follow suitable food serving temperatures and documentation.
7. Maintain a safe, sanitary, and organized work environment by practicing proper housekeeping procedure such as cleaning while working.
8. Help with set-up, service, and clean-up of food production.
9. Rotate stock to ensure usage and disposal occurs before the expiration date.
10. Perform other responsibilities as may be assigned.
Required Education and Experience:
Experience with reading and following recipes Food Handlers Permit through Choctaw Nation One [1] year directly related experience