Cooks, Fast Food Occupation Details

General Job Description and Education/Training Levels for Cooks, Fast Food

The main tasks and work activities of Cooks, Fast Food are to clean food preparation areas, facilities, or equipment, cook foods, check quality of foods or supplies, take customer orders. In general, for the Cooks, Fast Food, service Orientation, active Listening and other -1 skills are required.

Cooks, Fast Food Job Description
Education	Some of these occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate.
Related Experience	Little or no previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a waiter or waitress even if he/she has never worked before.
Job Training	Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.
Example	These occupations involve following instructions and helping others. Examples include food preparation workers, dishwashers, sewing machine operators, landscaping and groundskeeping workers, logging equipment operators, and baristas.

The following chart shows the education/training levels for Cooks, Fast Food jobs. 57.98% of Cooks, Fast Food have High School Diploma (or the equivalent) and .

Less than a High School Diploma

42.02%

High School Diploma (or the equivalent)

57.98%

Post-Secondary Certificate

0.00%

Some College Courses

0.00%

Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)

0.00%

Bachelor's Degree and Above

0.00%

Tasks and Work Activities of Cooks, Fast Food

Maintain sanitation, health, and safety standards in work areas.
Clean food preparation areas, cooking surfaces, and utensils.
Operate large-volume cooking equipment, such as grills, deep-fat fryers, or griddles.
Verify that prepared food meets requirements for quality and quantity.
Take food and drink orders and receive payment from customers.
Read food order slips or receive verbal instructions as to food required by patron, and prepare and cook food according to instructions.
Wash, cut, and prepare foods designated for cooking.
Measure ingredients required for specific food items being prepared.
Cook and package batches of food, such as hamburgers or fried chicken, which are prepared to order or kept warm until sold.
Cook the exact number of items ordered by each customer, working on several different orders simultaneously.
Serve orders to customers at windows, counters, or tables.
Clean, stock, and restock workstations and display cases.
Prepare specialty foods, such as pizzas, fish and chips, sandwiches, or tacos, following specific methods that usually require short preparation time.
Prepare dough, following recipe.
Schedule activities and equipment use with managers, using information about daily menus to help coordinate cooking times.
Prepare and serve beverages, such as coffee or fountain drinks.
Mix ingredients, such as pancake or waffle batters.
Order and take delivery of supplies.
Pre-cook items, such as bacon, to prepare them for later use.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesProviding information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Getting InformationObserving, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Handling and Moving ObjectsUsing hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
Performing General Physical ActivitiesPerforming physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
Processing InformationCompiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsIdentifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Monitor Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsMonitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsAnalyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeKeeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Thinking CreativelyDeveloping, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Clean food preparation areas, facilities, or equipment.
Cook foods.
Check quality of foods or supplies.
Take customer orders.
Process customer bills or payments.
Prepare foods for cooking or serving.
Measure ingredients.
Serve food or beverages.
Stock serving stations or dining areas with food or supplies.
Prepare breads or doughs.
Coordinate timing of food production activities.
Prepare hot or cold beverages.
Mix ingredients.
Order materials, supplies, or equipment.

Skills and Abilities for Cooks, Fast Food

Service OrientationActively looking for ways to help people.
Active ListeningGiving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Oral ComprehensionThe ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Near VisionThe ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Information OrderingThe ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Speech RecognitionThe ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Domestic wooden oven paddlee.g. Bakers' peels
Cappuccino or espresso machinese.g. Cappuccino makers
Carbonated beverage dispensere.g. Carbonated beverage dispensers
Cash registerse.g. Cash registers
Commercial use cutlerye.g. Chefs' knives
Commercial use coffee or iced tea makerse.g. Commercial coffeemakers
Commercial use convection ovense.g. Convection ovens
Commercial use deep fryerse.g. Deep fat fryers
Commercial use rangese.g. Electric ovens
Commercial use scalese.g. Food scales
Commercial use heat lampse.g. Food warmers
Commercial use rangese.g. Gas ovens
Commercial use griddlese.g. Griddles
Commercial use grillse.g. Grills
Commercial use hot dog grillse.g. Hot dog cookers
Ice dispenserse.g. Ice-making machines
Intercom systemse.g. Intercom systems
Non carbonated beverage dispensere.g. Juice dispensers
Milkshake machinese.g. Milkshake and smoothie machines
Commercial use mixerse.g. Mixers

Administration and ManagementKnowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
TransportationKnowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
Communications and MediaKnowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Public Safety and SecurityKnowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Customer and Personal ServiceKnowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
English LanguageKnowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Cooks, Fast Food Occupation Detailed Description

Tasks and Work Activities of Cooks, Fast Food

Skills and Abilities for Cooks, Fast Food