Cooks needed at our Fairfax and Arlington Club

  • Full-time

Company Description

Army Navy Country Club, a full service private members only Platinum Country Club with two locations in northern Virginia, is looking for experienced Associates at our Fairfax and Arlington facility. We are looking to hire professionals to be on our team! Our Clubs provide members with a memorable and personable experience.  We are looking for someone with a strong sense of professionalism as a COOK to support our Kitchen.

Job Description

Position Summary: This position is
responsible for the preparation and cooking of our menu per the recipes and
portion control guidelines set. By paying attention to speed, cleanliness and
organization, this position will ensure that each food item prepared meets both
the restaurant, banquets and the members standards.

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Responsibilities include:

  • Private
    Country Club seeking to build a team of professional Line Cooks, Prep
    Cooks, and Stewards for join our new Executive Sous Chef whose expertise
    is "farm to kitchen" cuisine. Join Executive Sous Chef Ben
    Simpkins and work closely with his kitchen management.

  • Enjoy
    great benefits; health insurance, sick leave and more at little cost to
    the employee.

  • Understanding the grill area layout, how to
    cook using prescribed portions, grilling procedures, and presentation
    requirements

  • Preparation of foods, perform short-order
    cooking, fry foods, grill meats, etc.

  • Responsible for cooking food to the correct
    temperature as per the customer's request

  • Must be able to safely use food service
    equipment such as grills, fryers, stoves, knives, slicers, blenders, choppers
    and ovens

  • Must maintain safe food handling practices
    as required by the restaurant and the U.S. Department of Health

  • Help with the preparation of other foods
    and fill in other places when needed before, during or after a dining service.

  • Set up and preparation of all food items
    needed for service. Ensure the kitchen and equipment is kept clean, create
    orders, process food deliveries, and complete a nightly inventory

  • Responsible for setting up stations and
    restocking items. Also organize, sanitize and clean the kitchen, dishes,
    storage areas and coolers.

  • During service, the cook must work to cook
    components of a table's meal to ensure that everything is finished at the same
    time. To be successful, the focus should be on accuracy, presentation,
    cleanliness and timing.

  • After service, all unused items need to be
    wrapped, properly stored them in the walk-in and lowboy refrigerators. Stations
    need to be cleaned with soap and sanitizer and ensures that all equipment has
    been properly shut off for the night.

  • Meat is kept and cooked at the proper
    temperature. Also responsible for inventory and disposal of meat and other food
    that has spoiled and should no longer be cooked on the grill

  • Perform other duties as appropriate


Qualifications

Job requirements:

Positive attitude and must work well with

other team members

Must possess basic cooking skills

  • Should expect to stand all day and work
    long hours in a hot and crowded space

  • Lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling of
    at least 50 pounds

  • Be able to remain calm and work well under
    pressure.

  • Must understand how to use a variety of
    food service equipment, including knives, pots and pans, ovens and grills, food
    processors and slicers.

  • Must know and follow sanitary food handling
    procedures

  • 1 year kitchen experience

  • ServSafe Certification preferred

Additional Information

ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Consistently follows local and state laws and the club’s policies and procedures for the service of alcoholic beverages to members and guests.

Performs other appropriate duties assigned.  Please include a cover letter and current resume.