Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $13.00 - $16.00
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Health Insurance
Paid Time Off
Employee Discounts
Retirement Plan
Meal Allowances
Career development opportunities
safe work environment
Job Description
This opportunity is with a dynamic and well-established foodservice company that prides itself on delivering high-quality culinary experiences to its customers. Specializing in a variety of cuisines, this company operates in a fast-paced kitchen environment focused on excellence, efficiency, and food safety. The company places a strong emphasis on maintaining industry standards in food preparation, cleanliness, and customer satisfaction. It is known for its commitment to employee development, fostering a cooperative work atmosphere, and promoting high employee morale and productivity through effective teamwork and communication. This employer seeks passionate and dedicated kitchen staff who bring both skill and professionalism to... Show More
Job Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Previous experience in kitchen or food preparation
- Ability to follow detailed instructions and recipes
- Strong commitment to food safety and hygiene
- Physical stamina to lift up to 70 lbs multiple times per shift
- Ability to work standing for 6-8 hours
- Capability to hear and understand communication in noisy environments
- Ability to read and comprehend menu checks
- Flexibility to work in hot and damp conditions
- Willingness to adhere to company policies and procedures
Job Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Previous experience in a fast-paced kitchen environment preferred
- Ability to follow detailed recipe instructions precisely
- Strong knowledge of food safety and sanitation standards
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment
- Capacity to lift heavy items and perform physical tasks consistently
- Attention to detail in food preparation and presentation
- Basic reading and comprehension skills
- Ability to maintain cleanliness and organization under pressure
Job Duties
- Prepare a variety of meats, seafood, poultry, vegetables, and other food items for cooking in broilers, grills, fryers, and a variety of other kitchen equipment
- Assume 100% responsibility for quality of products served
- Know and comply consistently with our standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards and kitchen rules, policies, and procedures
- Follow recipe instructions exactly as they are stated
- Keep updated on recipe changes
- Ensure proper execution of recipe procedures while maintaining a high quality and consistent product
- Follow proper plate presentation and garnish set up for all dishes
- Keep entire kitchen clean
- stock and set up rotation
- Keep prepared food continuously moving out of the kitchen
- Communicate ticket times with service/kitchen staff and manager
- Complete assigned prep work for stocking and set up of station
- Break down and clean station thoroughly every day
- Requisition products on a timely basis
- Operate and maintain equipment properly
- Clean and sanitize throughout the shift
- Ensure proper rotation of all products and stocks products to par, labels, day dots, and signs all products
- Keep immediate supervisor promptly and fully informed of all problems or usual matters of significance and take prompt corrective action where necessary or suggest alternative courses of action
- Perform all duties and responsibilities in a timely and effective manner in accordance with established company policies to achieve greatness
- Maintain a favorable working relationship with all other company employees to foster and promote a cooperative and harmonious working climate, which will be conducive to maximum employee morale, productivity and efficiency
- Provide a favorable image of the company at all times to promote its aims and objectives, and to foster and enhance public recognition and acceptance of all of its areas of endeavor
- Lift and carry sacks and cases of up to 70 lbs, up to 20 times per shift: place these items on high shelves and in walk-in freezers
- Frequent bending and stooping
- Work frequently in a hot and damp environment
- Hazards include, but are not limited to, cuts from broken glass and metal cans
- burns, slipping and tripping
- Use hands 99% of the time
- Stand, move and walk all of 6-8 hour shift
- Must be able to hear kitchen, window person and/or chef requests in the midst of loud background noise
- Must be able to read menu checks
Job Qualifications
Experience
Entry Level (1-2 years)