Cooks, Restaurant

Cooks, Restaurant

Prepare, season, and cook dishes such as soups, meats, vegetables, or desserts in restaurants. May order supplies, keep records and accounts, price items on menu, or plan menu.

Key Competencies * Cooperation * Dependability * Attention to Detail * Stress Tolerance * Self Control * Initiative * Integrity * Adaptability/Flexibility * Social Orientation * Achievement/Effort

Representative Tasks * Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, or serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices. * Season and cook food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience. * Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.

Industry

Government, Finance & Insurance, Professional Scientific & Technical Services,

Job Family Food Preparation and Serving Related

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