NVO Kitchen Cook
$16.75/h-$18.00/h
Burning Man Projecta day ago
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Summary
Burning Man Project is seeking an NVO Kitchen Cook to join their team in Gerlach, NV. The role involves preparing and serving meals for staff and guests, contributing to menu planning, and maintaining kitchen cleanliness.
About the Role
As an NVO Kitchen Cook, you will work as part of a team to provide meals to NVO staff and occasional guests. Your responsibilities will include meal preparation, cooking, serving, and kitchen cleanup. You will also assist in menu planning and inventory management, ensuring that all food items are prepared in a sanitary and timely manner.
About You
Required:
- Ability to adjust schedule seasonally to work in the remote location of Gerlach prior to the Burning Man event.
- A passion and knowledge of food.
- Great knife skills.
- Ability to scale recipes to accommodate fluctuating staff sizes.
- Knowledgeable and capable of maintaining and practicing food preparation techniques, kitchen safety, and safe food handling procedures.
- Familiar and able to act in accordance with Burning Man’s staff policies.
- Physically capable of lifting heavy objects (minimum 50 pounds) safely; ability to stand for long periods of time as well as bend, reach, lift, willing to get dirty.
- Capable of working in an extreme environment including significant temperature changes, high winds, and low to no visibility at times.
Preferred:
- It is helpful if the candidate has previously been to Burning Man and/or is familiar with its culture.
- Some knowledge of veggies and vegan/vegetarian preparations.
- Experience using commercial fryers, flat tops, and equipment.
- Experience with different styles of cooking or alternative preparation methods.
- Previous prep or line cook experience with a basic understanding of professional cooking.
- Proficient and practiced in knife handling.
- First-Aid knowledge.
Benefits
- Competitive hourly wage ranging from $16.75 to $18.00.
- Opportunity to work in a unique and dynamic environment.
Burning Man Project
The nonprofit Burning Man Project provides the essential infrastructure of Black Rock City, and works year round to bring Burning Man culture to the world and the 10 Principles to life. But it does not do this alone. Burning Man has given rise to a global network of communities that produce more than 90 official Burning Man events and create a range of initiatives based on the 10 Principles. Burning Man Project connects and empowers this creative ecosystem of builders, makers, doers, and community leaders through grants, education and training initiatives, and art and civic engagement programs like Burners Without Borders and the Fly Ranch Project.
Gerlach, NV