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**Intermediate Cook**
CAROUSEL_PARAGRAPH
* Tusayan, Arizona
* Food and Beverage
* 27570
* Full-Time Year-Round
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** Job Description**
**Overview**
**J oin our Food and Beverage team at The Grand Hotel** **!**opportunities to share your passion for hospitality by greeting and serving guests front of house or by working back of house, where you will be assisting in the kitchen by cleaning dishes or prepping our guests top notch meals.
As our employee, you receive extremely affordable employee housing, discounted meals, employee discounts to explore other Xanterra properties and a generous benefits program for eligible employees. By working with Xanterra Travel Collection amongst the beauty of The Grand Hotel and Grand Canyon National Park, this is your chance to Live, Work, and Explore in one of the most beautiful places on Earth!
The Intermediate Cook is a mid-skill level position responsible for preparing meals and following establishment recipes to include; preparing ingredients, adhering to restaurant menu, and following food health and safety procedures. Cook, clean, assist other cooks and staff, and deliver quality food in a fast-paced environment. Work may include operating a grill, oven, or fryer.
**Responsibilities**
**Duties included but not limited to:**
* Prepare plated, batch and banquet menu items
* Prepare menu items maintaining proper portion control for all items, presentation and cooked to proper temperature.
* Prep menu/banquet items
* Maintain food sanitation standards throughout all areas and steps of food production.
* Communicate all production problems, 86d items or items dragging.
* Practice safety in knife handling, equipment operation, lifting, working with open flame and all other areas of food production.
* Use proper product rotation of perishable items practicing first in first out method of use.
* Maintain professional communication with front of the house staff and co-workers.
* Ensure quality control of all items prepped and/or cooked.
* Adhere to all sanitation, safety, risk management and environmental policies.
* Other duties as assigned.
**Qualifications**
**Minimum Qualifications:**
* Must be at least 18 years of age or older.
* At least **one year** previous cooking experience in a high volume ala carte or batch production setting.
* Knowledge of food sanitation regulations with ability to apply these regulations while on the job.
* Have or ability to obtain food handler's certification.
**EEO:** Xanterra is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.