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The Cook is responsible for the quality, quantity, tastiness, and freshness of all Hot Choice Buffet products. The Cook pays special attention to speed, cleanliness, organization, and product specifications.

Food Production:

• Prepares Hot Choice Buffet products, including Carving and Display Cooking products, according to Golden Corral recipes and procedures.
• Grills all items according to Golden Corral standards to ensure quality.
• Ensures that every fried product is always fresh and hot.
• If the Buffet Attendant is unavailable, the Cook restocks the items at the Display Cooking Station.
• If the Carver is unavailable, assists guests with carved meat options.
• Complete use and following of the buffet production system to insure quality and shelf life compliance.

Operational Excellence:

• Maintains the correct temperature of all products during cooking, holding and serving.
• Uses the Hot Choice Buffet Production Guide and the Display Cooking Hot Cook Production Guide to maintain an inventory of all hot cook products.
• Conducts opening and closing administrative procedures.
• Properly maintains equipment according to the Equipment Maintenance manual.
• Restocks and rotates food products by using the first-in, first-out method (FIFO).
• Takes inventory of products and checks build-to with the Manager at the beginning and end of each shift.

Cleanliness:

• Ensures that that Hot Cook area and all smallwares are clean and checks dishes for cleanliness before using them.
• Performs duty roster and ensures cleanliness, service, and quality standards are met. .
• Follows local health department laws.
• Keeps Char Grill clean and scraped to ensure product quality and sanitation.  

Guest Service:

• Ensures that Hot Choice Buffet products, including Display Cooking products, are always hot and fresh for the guests.
• Knows and follows position responsibilities as they relate to just-in-time delivery.
• Is friendly and courteous to guests and assists them with the products.
• Maintains professional communication at all times.

Benefits:

• One-week paid vacation after 6 months service. One-week every six months thereafter.
• Next Day Pay through RAIN.
• Tele-Doc for entire family through Nation Restaurant Association.
• Life, Disability, Accident, Hospital, & Cancer coverages through All-State
• Shift Meals
• Flexible Schedules
• Advancement for those willing to learn. We have 2 GM’s and 15 KM-HM’s that started as hourly team members.

Platinum Corral is a franchisee of Golden Corral.
Our Mission: We strive to offer a pleasurable dining experience that is affordable for every guest, at every restaurant, every day.
Our history: The first Golden Corral© restaurant opened in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in 1973 beginning a tradition of offering guests real, wholesome foods in a family-friendly atmosphere and at a terrific value. 50 years later, Golden Corral© is honored to be called America’s #1 buffet and grill.
We take pride in giving back...
Military Appreciation Night & D.A.V.: Golden Corral© is proud of the U.S. military members who defend our country and our rights. We honor them every year with a special thank you dinner on our Military Appreciation Night. As of 2020, we have served 6 million free meals to our active duty and retired military heroes; and raised over $17 million dollars for Disabled American Veterans.
Camp Corral: Camp Corral is a week of non-stop fun for the children of wounded, ill, injured, or fallen military members. This camp is free for families, and over the past 9 years Golden Corral as the founding sponsor along with our guests and local communities, has raised $13 million dollars and sent more than 24,000 military children to Camp Corral.
Operational Excellence: Platinum Corral had 11 of its
restaurants earn the Diamond Award for Operations Excellence in 2019. Only 24 of these Awards for Operations Excellence were presented in the entire Golden Corral brand of almost 500 restaurants that year. This included the #1 and #2 restaurants in
the entire brand nationwide. Excellence was measured by increased guest counts, sanitation scores, co-worker retention, guest feedback scores and community fund raising.
We are hiring for all positions, full and part time.
If you are a team player with a desire to advance your career, we offer that opportunity. We offer:
- Competitive wages, flexible schedules
- Shift meals
- Paid vacations
- Tele-Doc for you and your family
- Next Day Pay advances
- Fun, friendly team environment
- Training aimed at advancement
- Recognition for achievement
- Ability to advance
We value the diversity of our employees and are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do drug test.