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If you are an experienced Cook wishing to join a skilled, professional culinary team, look no further! Beautiful Zermatt Utah in Midway, Utah is seeking a qualified and experienced Line Cook.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee a variety of food preparation tasks and complex cooking tasks and be able to teach them: such as cleaning and cutting of fruits and vegetables, preparing soups and sauces, portioning of meats, sautéing, grilling, roasting, braising, etc.

• Ability to create recipes and specials.

• Possess a working knowledge of all stations and an ability to prepare all menu items for customers in a timely and consistent manner maintaining standards set by the chef and sous chef.

• Assist the sous chef in their absence to ensure that cleanliness, food safety and quality standards are maintained.

• Ensure recipes are followed, proper preparation of mis en place, and presentation of all entrees and side dishes.

• Monitor all foods for quality of taste, texture and appearance.

• Monitor all food production methods for cost and time efficiency. Make suggestions to improve quality of kitchen environment and production.

• Posses a thirst for knowledge by asking questions, personal study, and experimentation.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• This is a full-time position which requires flexibility in schedule as well as availability on nights, weekends and holidays.

• Preferred training in a culinary arts school or 3-5 years of professional cooking experience, or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills are acquired.

• Ability to work in a high-volume restaurant and banquet kitchen environment.

• Ability to move, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing up to 25 pounds without assistance.

• Must be efficient and possess a good working knowledge of food safety practices.

• Frequent bending, standing and walking for extended periods of time required.

• Food Safety manager certification preferred, food handler certification required.

• Have a broad base of professional cooking knowledge and skills, including restaurant kitchen operations, and be able to teach them.

• Good administrative, math and supervisory skills. Some previous supervisory inventory control, ordering, and menu planning experience is a plus.

• Manage guest orders in a friendly, timely and efficient manner.

• Possess a thorough understanding of culinary math and recipe conversion.

• Thorough understanding of food allergies and dietary restrictions and ability to adjust menu items to suit individual needs.

• Midway Properties Group, LLC (dba Zermatt Utah Resort & Spa) is an equal opportunity employer*