Cooks, Restaurant

Stage Neck Inn, Inc, located in York Harbor, Maine, seeks four (4) full-time, temporary Restaurant Cooks who will be responsible for inspecting and cleaning food preparation areas, such as equipment, work surfaces, and serving areas, to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices and seasoning and cooking food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience. Duties include: • Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock. • Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters. • Turn or stir foods to ensure even cooking. • Observe and test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, using methods such as tasting, smelling, or piercing them with utensils. • Portion, arrange, and garnish food, and serve food to waiters or patrons. • Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes or personal judgment, using various kitchen utensils and equipment. • Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods. • Wash, peel, cut, and seed fruits and vegetables to prepare them for consumption. • Coordinate and supervise work of kitchen staff. • Estimate expected food consumption, requisition or purchase supplies, or procure food from storage. • Substitute for or assist other cooks during emergencies or rush periods. • Consult with supervisory staff to plan menus, taking into consideration fa