Experience Inc. Jobs

Req ID: 36223

Pay: $17.20 - $17.20 / hour

Category: Culinary

Job type: Casual

Subsidiary: Travel

Delaware North Travel is hiring full-time or part-time Experienced Cooks to join our team at Richmond Airport in Richmond, Virginia. As a Experienced Cook, you will be a visible leader in the kitchen, partnering with the management team to deliver food to quality standards.

We care about our team member’s personal and professional well-being. Delaware North provides a benefits package designed to give you the comfort, safety, and security you need to deliver exceptional experiences for our guests. All team members receive benefits including:

• Weekly pay

• Employee assistance program

• Training and development opportunities

• Employee discounts

• Flexible work schedules

Eligible team members may also receive: health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with company match, paid vacation days and holidays, paid parental bonding leave, and tuition and/or professional certification reimbursement.

Serving fliers since 1987, Delaware North provides food and beverage services at Richmond International Airport. When travelers crave a coffee, snack, or full-course meal, we provide options to satisfy everyone's needs. Richmond International Airport is centrally located within Virginia and the mid-Atlantic region. Team members receive free daily lunch, free parking, and a set schedule.

• Review menus and guest orders to determine the type and quantities of food to be prepared, properly measure and portion all food items.

• Comply with all portion sizes, quality standards, department rules, policies, and procedures.

• Utilize kitchen equipment to prepare food items such as knives, slicers, whips, pots, pans, warmers, steamers, grills, ovens, etc.

• Ensure proper food temperatures are maintained and food is stored correctly.

• Ensure freshness and quality of all menu items and packages all products to proper specifications.

• Perform opening, closing, and side work duties as instructed and according to proper guidelines.

• Keep workstation, coolers, and equipment clean, organized, sanitized, and sufficiently stocked.

• Follow and uphold all health codes and sanitation regulations.

• Performs other duties assigned.

• At least 1 year of previous experience in a back-of-house food-service position is required.

• Participation in a culinary program is preferred.

• Ability to read and comprehend prep sheets and recipes.

• Basic math skills; ability to understand, calculate and follow recipe measurements and proportions.

• Manual dexterity sufficient to chop, mix, blend, and whip a variety of foods and liquids.

• Ability to lift and carry large pans from ovens or freezers, weighing up to 50 pounds.

• Ability to handle or operate dangerous kitchen equipment.

• Standing and walking for the entire length of shift.

• Frequently required to reach up to 6-7 feet, twist at the waist, bending and squatting

• Pushing and pulling occasionally, to move equipment, mops, and brooms.

• Kitchen environment – noise levels may be moderate-to-high.

• Works frequently in a hot and damp environment.