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JOB SUMMARY

The Cook 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.

This position will be working a rotational schedule of 3 weeks on /3 weeks off and 12-hour shifts at a remote camp located on the North Slope of Alaska. Flights to/from Anchorage and to the job site will be paid by the company. Covered meals and lodging at the job site. Point of hire: Anchorage, AK.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent
• 2 or more years of experience in high volume food production.
• Food Worker Card required or able to obtain.
• ServSafe certification preferred.
• Previous remote site experience preferred.

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Under minimal supervision, independently performs advanced cooking duties in preparing food items to be served to customers.
• Prepares, portions, cooks, and presents a variety of hot and/or cold food items for various meal periods (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Special/Catered Events) as assigned.
• 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.
• Provides the highest quality of service to customers at all times.
• Tastes products, reads menus, estimates food requirements, check production, and keep records in order to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment.
• Produces small to large batch goods using advanced and full range of classical and contemporary cooking, plating and garnishing techniques.
• Follows complex recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts and other food items.
• Selects recipes per menu cycle, prepares bakery items, receives inventory, moves and lifts foodstuffs and supplies and prepares meals for customers requiring special diets.
• Cleans and sanitizes workstations and equipment.
• May assist with the supervision of kitchen personnel.
• Must follow all company, client and regulatory rules and procedures.
• Complies with all Company 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 job specific training programs (classroom and virtual) as designated.
• Advanced knife skills required.
• Maintains high standards for work areas and appearance.
• Must comply with any dress code requirements.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule that may involve various shifts, weekends and holidays.
• Attends work and shows up for scheduled shift on time with satisfactory regularity.
• May use production software to enter pre- and post-production data software.
• May take inventory, and/or enter inventory into the production software.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

• 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 complete knowledge of kitchen equipment.
• Must be able to read and follow a recipe unsupervised
• Involved with the more complex requirements of the position
• Applies advanced cooking skills.
• Adapts procedures, processes, tools, equipment and techniques to meet the requirements of the position.
• Substantial working knowledge of food preparation.
• Maturity of judgement and behavior.

BENEFITS

Full-time regular employees have the opportunity to enroll in health insurance, life insurance, 401k Retirement Plan and short-term disability insurance. Full-time regular employees are provided access to our employee assistance program.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

The employee will be required to live and work in a remote and confined workspace for extended periods of time and exposure to work assignments consisting of twelve-hour days and able to workday or night shifts as required. The majority of the work is performed in a remote setting with a wide variety of people in differing functions, personalities and abilities. There may be a lack of immediate access to critical medical services as well as urban community services.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The employee's work requires routine walking, standing, bending and carrying items. Applicant will be required to successfully complete a post-offer pre-hire physical and Functional Capacity Exam.

• 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
• Ability to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 12 hours).
• Ability to reach, bend, stoop, push and/or pull, and frequently lift up to 35 pounds and occasionally lift/move 50 pounds.