Kitchen- Cook

About the role

To cook and prepare food and display product in the department in a careful, clean, neat, and expedient manner while ensuring that all product is fresh, rotated, and well-stocked for our customers while maintaining great customer service.

Responsibilities

• Must be 18 years of age
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Successful experience in the kitchen operation (i.e. line cooking, merchandising, ordering, inventory, and pricing)
• 3-5 years of professional cooking experience in the food industry
• Complete training in the kitchen operation
• Able to read, write, speak, and understand English, with the ability to follow instructions
• Able to work a scheduled based on the business needs of the store location
• Able to work within the U.S.
• Commit to the “Golden Rule” and work with other associates to build a strong kitchen team
• Achieve the highest associate morale in the industry by working in a style that is Respectful, Supportive and Totally Team Oriented (RSTO)
• Provide continuous attention to customers’ needs at the service counter and be available for customer assistance and questions about food products
• Greet, assist, and thank customers in a prompt, courteous, and friendly manner, along with preparing special orders as requested
• Answer product questions and offer assistance in finding or suggesting product selection
• Work with kitchen manager for planning of daily meals or menus
• Guarantee outstanding product quality and presentation through cooperation with kitchen manager
• Process merchandise according to production guidelines and follow established sanitation standards
• Keep all kitchen ingredients or merchandise rotated in accordance with company policy and product code dates and always makes use of the oldest products first (first in, first out)
• Practice the “Cleaner’s Creed” and proper sanitation procedures
• Ensure that company standards of safety, proper food handling practices, sanitation and productivity are maintained
• Exercise proper safety practices when lifting or moving product, and operating and clean equipment and tools
• Maintain cooler and display area temperature to ensure product quality; report refrigeration failure immediately
• Secondary Job Functions
• Restock and use supply items efficiently to eliminate waste and to maintain the lowest supply cost
• Clean utensils, work tables, walls, fans, drains in kitchen cooler, and wipe counter tops and front of display cases
• Present favorable impression in dress, personal hygiene and business attitude
• Notify management of associate theft, customer shoplifting, unauthorized markdowns or property defacement
• Successful completion of the onboarding/e-learnings and checklist within 30 days of hire/entering the department
• Other duties as assigned by management

Requirements

• Sitting and crawling. 0% (N) Never
• Pushing and pulling up to 250 lbs, lifting up to 50 lbs, climbing up to 8 feet, kneeling, and crouching, 1-33% (O) Occasionally
• Carrying up to 50 lbs, bending, balancing, stooping, and reaching at waist or overhead. 34-66% (F) Frequently
• Standing or walking on tile or concrete, handling, fingering, feeling, talking, seeing, smelling and hearing. 67-100% (C) Continuously
• Loud noise, cluttered floor surface, contact with skin irritant, toxic exposure (see material safety data sheet), nuisance dust, fumes, sprays, and hazardous cleaning solutions. 1-33% (O) Occasionally
• Twisting or back and neck, slippery floor surface, and contact with sharp objects. 34-66% (F) Frequently
• Hazardous equipment (mechanical moving parts). 67-100% (C) Continuously
• Machines, tools, and equipment utilized
• Food processor, grill, slicer, knives, kitchen utensils, case cutter, warmer, oven, fryer, smoker, electronic scales, mixer, shrink film wrap, power jack, pressure washer, trash compactor
• Continuous movement of entire body

Qualifications

• Physical Demands Frequency
• Sitting and crawling. 0% (N) Never
• Pushing and pulling up to 250 lbs, lifting up to 50 lbs, climbing up to 8 feet, kneeling, and crouching, 1-33% (O) Occasionally
• Carrying up to 50 lbs, bending, balancing, stooping, and reaching at waist or overhead. 34-66% (F) Frequently
• Standing or walking on tile or concrete, handling, fingering, feeling, talking, seeing, smelling and hearing. 67-100% (C) Continuously
• Loud noise, cluttered floor surface, contact with skin irritant, toxic exposure (see material safety data sheet), nuisance dust, fumes, sprays, and hazardous cleaning solutions. 1-33% (O) Occasionally
• Twisting or back and neck, slippery floor surface, and contact with sharp objects. 34-66% (F) Frequently
• Hazardous equipment (mechanical moving parts). 67-100% (C) Continuously
• Machines, tools, and equipment utilized
• Food processor, grill, slicer, knives, kitchen utensils, case cutter, warmer, oven, fryer, smoker, electronic scales, mixer, shrink film wrap, power jack, pressure washer, trash compactor
• Continuous movement of entire body

Skills

• None specified

Benefits

• None specified

Pay

The hiring range for this position is $15.40 - $20.10 per hour.

Schedule

The schedule is based on the business needs of the store location.