Cook II

Cook II

Job Overview:
The Cook II will accurately and efficiently prepare, portion, cook, and present a variety
of hot and/or cold food items for various meal periods: to include Breakfast, Lunch,
Dinner and Special/Catered Events. The general responsibilities of the position include
those listed below, but the client may identify other responsibilities of the position. These
responsibilities may differ among accounts, depending on business necessities and
client requirements.

General Responsibilities:
• Prepares and cooks to order foods requiring short and broader preparation time.
• May produce food and serve customers at an a la carte or may operate a grill
station.
• Prepares food in accordance with current applicable federal, state and corporate
standards, guidelines and regulations to ensure high-quality food service is
provided.
• Reads food order or receives verbal instructions on food required by patron, and
prepares and cooks food according to instructions.
• Provides the highest quality of service to customers at all times.
• Follows basic recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning,
cooking, tasting, carving and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts and
other foodstuffs for consumption in eating establishments.
• Prepares foods by operating a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix
ingredients, washing, peeling, cutting and shredding fruits and vegetables, and
trimming and cutting meat, poultry or fish for culinary use.
• Tastes products, reads menus, estimates food requirements, checks production,
and keeps records to accurately plan production requirements and requisition
supplies and equipment.
• May clean and sanitize workstations and equipment and must follow all client and regulatory rules and procedures.
• Attends all allergy and foodborne illness in-service training.
• Complies with all client HACCP policies and procedures.
• Reports all accidents and injuries in a timely manner.
• Complies with all company safety and risk management policies and
procedures.
• Participates in regular safety meetings, safety training and hazard assessments.
• Attends training programs (classroom and virtual) as designated.
• Produces small to large batch goods using advanced and full range of classical
cooking techniques.

POSITION PROFILE
• May select recipes per menu cycle, prepare bakery items, receive inventory,
move and lift foodstuffs and supplies and prepare meals for customers
requiring special diets.
• May support management in the daily oversight of key functions and
employees during the normal course of business
• Typically performs fast food cooking duties in preparing food items to be served
to customers.
• Intermediate to advanced knife skills required.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Job Qualifications:
Experience/Knowledge:
• High School diploma, GED or equivalent experience.
• 3 to 4 years of related work experience.
• Knowledge of basic operation of equipment and cash-handling procedures
preferred.

Skills/Aptitude:
• Presents self in a highly professional manner to others and understands that
honesty and ethics are essential.
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude.
• Ability to communicate with co-workers and other departments with
professionalism and respect.
• Maintains a professional relationship with all coworkers, vendor representatives,
supervisors, managers, customers, and client representatives.
• Ability to use a computer.
• Requires familiarity of kitchen equipment.
• Must be able to read and follow a recipe unsupervised
• Involved with the more complex requirements of the position.
• Applies some advanced cooking skills.
• May adapt procedures, processes, tools, equipment and techniques to meet the
requirements of the position.
• Extensive working knowledge of food preparation.

General Qualifications:
• Willingness to be open to learning and growing.
• Maturity of judgment and behavior.
• Maintains high standards for work areas and appearance.
• Maintains a positive attitude.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule helpful.
• Must comply with any dress code requirements.
• Attends work and shows up for scheduled shift on time with satisfactory
regularity.

Physical Requirements:
• Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to
adjust focus, with or without corrective lenses.
• Significant walking or other means of mobility.
• Ability to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 8 hours).
• Ability to reach, bend, stoop, push and/or pull, and frequently lift up to 35 pounds
and occasionally lift/move 40 pounds.

HireQuest Inc. is a franchisor of on-demand staffing and professional recruiting solutions. We are led by 120+ years of industry experience and are a publicly traded company (HQI on Nasdaq). To date, you can find our 200+ staffing branches in 36 states and Washington, D.C., under brand names including HireQuest Direct, HireQuest, and Snelling Staffing. Staffing offices under the HireQuest Inc. umbrella provide temporary and direct-hire services in a number of industries, including construction, light industrial, healthcare, hopsitality, admin/clerical, IT, legal, accounting, and more.