Floating Cook

Department: South East Michigan

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: South East Michigan

Reporting To: Eric Devall

Compensation: $22.00 - $24.00 / hour

Description

The Floating Cook for Cafes and Dining is primarily responsible for creating a consistent quality product and culinary experience, while also providing exceptional customer service, presentation and a clean and safe eating environment.

Travel between kitchen sites supporting multiple Chefs and positions to suit business needs.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Food Preparation: Staging of all food products to deliver consistent quality. Maintain compliance with all Food Safety rules and regulations. Food produced in timely manner to expedite speed of service to the customer. Portion and wrap food, or place it directly on plates for service to customers.
• Quality: Ensure quality standards are being met and timelines followed. Maintain compliance with all company recipes and policies. Make certain product tastes, looks and provides adequate portions.
• Customer Service: Anticipate customers' needs. Build a report with repeat customers. Provide a positive experience through engagement and presentation. Capable of suggestive selling or add-ons to orders.
• Team Work: Contribute to a positive team environment. Communicate areas of concern to the manager. Maintain calm demeanor during periods of high volume or unusual events. Have a positive attitude and excellent communication skills with customers and co-workers. Take direction well and be flexible to change.
• Maintenance: Manage daily upkeep and organization of the kitchen prep areas, cooler and freezers. Rotate products efficiently through the planning process. Cleaning and maintaining all equipment to ensure adherence to all safety standards.
  
  

Job Requirements

• Must have at least 1 year of previous experience (in production, culinary arts, food service, restaurant, line cooking and/or fast food) or current or recent culinary school graduate.
• Demonstrated willingness and ability to meet operating policies and standards.
• Demonstrated ability to engage with and understand others, including discovering and responding
  
  

Benefits

We prioritize the health, wellness and work-life balance of our team members and designed our comprehensive compensation packages to reflect that.

• Full-time team members are eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, parental leave, 401(k) with company match, at-work dining perks, flexible schedules, generous PTO, and a total rewards program. Team Members can also use our inclusive employee assistance program.
• Part-time Team Members are eligible for our 401(k) with company match, at work dining perks and team members can also use our inclusive employee assistance program.
  
  

Location-specific perks may also include wellness programming, on-the-job training, corporate-hosted courses, certifications and team events.

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