Cook

The Cook supports the culinary team of the Skechers Café by preparing and cooking a variety of dishes, ensuring high-quality and flavorful meals for our customers. This position maintains safety and freshness standards while providing hands-on support in maintaining a clean, compliant, and efficient kitchen. The Cook will play a key role in maintaining a positive dining experience, contributing to the overall success of our kitchen.

If you are a dedicated and skilled cook with a passion for creating delicious meals, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity to contribute to the success of our kitchen and provide a delightful dining experience for our customers.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook a diverse range of dishes, adhering to established recipes and quality standards

• Ensure all food items are prepared, cooked, and presented with precision and attention to detail

• Collaborate with the kitchen team to plan and execute daily menus, taking into consideration dietary restrictions and preferences

• Monitor and manage inventory levels of ingredients and kitchen supplies, prompting orders as needed

• Maintain food safety standards and Skechers' standards for freshness

• Adhere to proper cooking techniques, food handling procedures, and health regulations

• Assist in training new kitchen staff members

• Stay updated on culinary trends and industry best practices

• Operate a variety of kitchen equipment

• Ensure equipment in work area is clean and in proper working condition

• Maintain a clean, organized work area

• Treat all management and fellow team-members with respect to support a healthy and positive team environment

• Comply with the Skechers Café uniform guidelines and maintain a professional presence

• Other duties to be assigned by management

Job Requirements

• Knowledge of various cooking techniques, cuisines, and food presentation

• Familiarity with health and safety regulations in a kitchen setting

• Valid California Food Handler Certification

• Attention to detail and a passion for delivering high-quality food

• Strong knife skills

• Strong communication skills (both written and oral)

• Able to read and interpret documents, such as safety rules, policies, procedures, and operating or maintenance instructions

• Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals

• Able to carry out instructions furnished in written oral, or diagram form

• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, quick-moving environment

• Able to work overtime hours when necessary

• Able to work on-site

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent

• Culinary degree or relevant certification preferred

• Proven experience as a cook in a restaurant or similar setting

• Must have experience working in a professional kitchen

The pay range for this role is $26-$28/hr USD

About Skechers

Skechers (NYSE: SKX), a global, Fortune 500 brand develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel, and accessories. Developing comfort technologies is the foundation of all we do - delivering stylish, innovative, and quality products. Serving over 180 countries and territories, Skechers connects customers to products through department and specialty stores, e-commerce and digital stores, and through our more than 4,700 company-and third-party-owned retail locations. Headquartered in Southern California, with offices and distribution centers around the globe, Skechers has spent 30 years helping people of all ages look and feel good.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Skechers is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. Skechers provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state or federal law.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants for employment who require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job should request appropriate accommodation by emailing benefits@skechers.com.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily. The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.