Amentum is seeking a Cook to join our team on Andros Island, Bahamas to support the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) mission. This position is reserved for Bahamian citizens only. Must be a citizen of the Bahamas.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Responsible for maintaining a safe workplace and ensuring that safety is the highest priority in the workplace.
- Comply with all Environmental Health & Safety and Quality Assurance requirements and goals.
- Comply and follow U.S. Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration, 2009 Food Code and revisions.
- Comply with all site policies and procedures.
- Follow instructions to detail for the task at hand by Supervisor.
- Prepare and follow recipes predetermined for the weekly menu.
- Prepare, assemble, cook, and serve ingredients for menu items.
- Collaborate with supervisors and other cooks to prepare meals during dining hours.
- Provide feedback to the supervisor daily in verbal or written communication.
- Stock, rotate, and maintain all food inventories for accuracy.
- Monitor food inventory, order new ingredients and supplies as needed, and check for the freshness of food items.
- Properly store food items at appropriate temperatures per health code.
- Prepare, clean, and restock dinning and kitchen areas for subsequent shifts by the end of your shift.
- Perform jobs/tasks in an outside unconditioned environment at times(rare), while working in the hot and humid weather.
- Work with the manager for any equipment failures and facility failures.
- Wash dishes, glassware, and silverware.
- Wash pots, pans, and trays.
- Maintain a clean and organized pantry and coolers.
- Clean countertop, walls, and mop floors.
- Segregate and remove trash and garbage then place it in designated containers.
- Regularly empty garbage containers.
- Rinse out and wash garbage cans.
- Sort bottles, plastics, and other recyclable items.
- Stack clean dishes and transfer equipment to the proper storage area.
- Be ready and willing to assist co-workers as situations arise.
- Other jobs as assigned.
Minimum Requirements:
- Highschool diploma or equivalent.
- 2+ yrs. experience as a Cook in the restaurant industry with banquet/ buffet style cooking.
- Provide applicable certifications.
- Able to read, follow, and execute standardized recipes.
- Strong knowledge of proper food handling procedures.
- Able to work as part of a team in a busy kitchen atmosphere.
- Currently have Serve Safe Certification or ability to obtain and maintain Serve Safe Certification or equivalent.
- Computer literacy to navigate online required training, time keeping, and email.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Being fit for duty.
- Ability to lift 50 lbs. repeatedly or as needed performing various assigned task.
- Ability to do the following for extended periods of time: stoop, bend, kneel, reach, twist, and carry.
- Ability to stand 8-10 hrs. per day.
- Ability to have a flexible schedule to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, and at times most holidays.
- Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment, and have flexibility to move from one task to the next or work multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Be a team player and work in a team environment.
- Willingness to work well with and assist other kitchen and restaurant staff.
- Be a problem solver or solution maker.
- Reasoning ability.
- Can define problems and collect data while establishing facts to draw valid conclusions.
- Good customer service skills.
- Self-starter and motivated to perform at high level.
- The flexibility to work mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
- This position is reserved for Bahamian citizens only. Must be a citizen of the Bahamas.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Culinary degree or related training equivalent in the Hospitality/Restaurant Industry.