Prep Crewmember - State College

About the role

Roots Natural Kitchen is growing fast, hiring tons of new crew members, and promoting from within as often as possible. We’re looking for friendly and enthusiastic humans who collaborate phenomenally with others. We want to be around people who persevere, take pride in the work they do, and seek to understand and support those around them. These types of people make Roots an amazing place to work and can succeed in our fast-paced, highly communicative, and team-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Follow proper food handling methods
• Maintain clean and sanitary work station
• Prepare delicious food, day-in and day-out
• Maintain positive and cheerful attitude during all shifts
• Report to Kitchen Leader with any food quality concerns
• Follow all recipes and instructions, with guidance from the Kitchen Manager
• Lift and transport moderately heavy food items and kitchen equipment, as needed

Starting Salary and Benefits

Starting Salary: $15.00/hr (including tips)

• Great Environment – At Roots, we pride ourselves on having a fun, lighthearted, and supportive environment in which people can thrive.
• Growth Opportunities – We’re growing fast and this means tons of room to grow with us, in and out of the restaurant.
• Good Food – You will always have tasty food around you that you and your friends can enjoy at free and discounted prices.
• Flexible Schedule – Writing a weekly schedule, we will do our best to help you achieve work-life balance. We also offer paid parental leave, as well as paid sick leave.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, LTD, and Life Benefits – After 30 days of full-time work, we're happy to extend our health, dental, vision, and LTD plans to you to help take care of your medical needs. For a full-time single employee, we provide healthcare for as low as $20/paycheck. We also provide a $10,000 life insurance benefit, at no cost to you.
• Extra Pay – In addition to base pay, employees share in the following extra earning opportunities:
  • Tips: All tips are pooled among all hourly employees. They're paid out biweekly, and usually boost base pay by more than $2/hr.
  • Quarterly Profit-Share: Each full time employee shares in the profits created by Roots. The profit-share is paid quarterly, based on restaurant and company performance. Depending on company performance, the profit-share can equal as much as 10% of quarterly employee pay, paid in one lump sum after each quarter.
  • 401(k): All crewmembers can save for the future with the Roots 401(k). Plus, Roots will match 100% of contributions up to 4%.