Cook

Description

Job Summary: A professional responsible for preparing meals, ensuring quality and compliance with established standards and food safety regulations, as well as supervising and guiding the kitchen team. Key Highlights: 1. Responsible for ensuring the quality and presentation of meals. 2. Strict adherence to good practices and food safety standards. 3. Guidance and supervision of kitchen assistants to maintain standards. Responsible for meal preparation, ensuring quality, quantity, taste, presentation, and compliance with established standards, strictly following good practices, food safety regulations, and company procedures. **Main Responsibilities:** * Prepare meals according to the menu, controlling food quantity, quality, and cooking time; * Properly handle equipment, utensils, and ingredients used in meal preparation; * Ensure hygiene and food safety by applying appropriate cleaning, preservation, and storage methods for food, per the Good Manufacturing Practices Manual (GMPM); * Ensure cleanliness and organization of equipment, utensils, facilities, and work areas; * Decorate and finish dishes as required and per established standards; * Guide and supervise kitchen assistants during preparations, overseeing activities to maintain quality standards; * Assist in organizing and guiding the kitchen team; * Correctly use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), ensuring individual and collective safety; * Properly dispose of waste according to environmental regulations and internal procedures; * Verify that received food items meet required quantities and specifications; * Appropriately store and preserve food to prevent contamination and spoilage; * Operate stoves, ovens, food heating and refrigeration equipment; * Monitor the daily menu and verify ingredient requirements for the next day’s production, per contract; * Collect samples and complete mandatory forms, per GMPM; * Comply with technical, quality, safety, hygiene, health, and environmental protection standards. **Requirements:** * Completed elementary education; * Prior experience in this role; * Knowledge of good food handling practices; * Organization, responsibility, and teamwork skills. **Benefits:** * Meal allowance: R$290.00; * Double food basket; * On-site meals, with a monthly discount of R$1.32; * Transportation allowance or fuel allowance (R$0.60 for car, R$0.30 for motorcycle); * Co-payment medical plan; * Co-payment dental plan; * Life insurance; * Pharmacy benefit with credit of R$300.00\. Minimum Education Level: Elementary Education (1st level)