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Smashburger | Connecticut
Waterford, CT Full Time
POSTED ON 2/13/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/29/2025

SMASHBURGER

Cook

Our first Smashburger restaurant

opened in 2007 with one single notion in mind; to serve a better burger !

Better burgers takes better service, support and teamwork. That's why we

treat our team members fairly in a diverse and safe environment. With

an average of 10 restaurants opening each year, we invest in building internal

opportunities for our teams’ learning and growth.”  We just build better .  Better

Burgers. Better Teams. Better Experiences.

Better Benefits : Build a better experience

work & lifestyle!

  • Tip share-earn up to $2 / hr. extra in tips
  • Get Paid $ to Refer

your Friends

  • 50% of
  • the best burgers around (or other menu options)

  • Flexible
  • schedules in a fun, family friendly, team environment

  • Medical,
  • Dental and Vision Options

  • Paid
  • time off – vacation and sick

  • 401K
  • match (21 and older)

  • Employee
  • Assistance Program

  • Fast track
  • for career opportunities and management experience

  • Free
  • uniform and hat

  • Eligibility
  • based off of time in position and average hours worked

  • Referred Employees Must Be in Good Standing &
  • Referee must be employed with Smashburger at time of payout. Bonus is paid in

    two distributions

    Cook Responsibilities

  • Reporting to the Restaurant General Manager, our cooks
  • are the champions of better burgers! In this role you will :

  • Be a menu expert, follow Smashburger’s prep and menu
  • recipe standards to prepare guest orders

  • Reading, preparing and cooking food orders to
  • specifications is a must! This ensures guest satisfaction, gold standards and

    minimizes waste

  • Be a team player.
  • Must be able to work with others on the line and communicate effectively

    with Guest Service Experts (GSE) and managers in a busy restaurant environment

  • Ensure all
  • food items are rung in prior to preparing orders; but be flexible to verbal instructions being

    called back (sometimes GSEs or guests get the order wrong from intake – we are

    all human)

  • Have pride in maintaining cleanliness of kitchen floors,
  • equipment and counters at all times with the use

    of company approved cleaning products

  • Operate large cooking equipment such as grills and deep
  • fryers; must be capable of using knives and slicing equipment with proper PPE

  • Follow checklists and proven systems to set up, stock and
  • close the kitchen

  • Learn new
  • recipes and procedures to support marketing promotions

  • Assist GSEs in managing dining room cleanliness and
  • efficient food delivery, and other duties as assigned by management

  • Foster and value a safe work environment by following all
  • personal and food safety and security standards

    Cook Requirements

  • No experience necessary – we
  • build better skills! Must

    successfully complete Smashburger training program

  • Must be 16 years of age or older
  • Physical ability to stand for extended periods of time; move,
  • reach, grasp and lift boxes of food / supplies up to 50 lbs.

  • Kneel, bend, twist, stoop and smash
  • Ability to work in high temperatures – it gets hot in the
  • kitchen!

  • Showing up on time to work variable hours / days, including
  • nights, weekends, and holidays is an essential function of the job

  • Follow Smashburger uniform standards
  • Ability to follow all guidelines and
  • procedures set forth by Smashburger, local, state, and federal employment

    regulations

  • Must be able to produce authorized U.S. work documents;
  • Smashburger participates in E-verify

    applicants and employees have an equal opportunity for employment and

    advancement within Smashburger.

    Smashburger is dedicated to the principles of equal employment

    opportunity.  We prohibit unlawful

    discrimination against applicants, prospective applicants or employees on the

    basis of age 40 and over, race, sex, color, religion, national origin,

    disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, military

    or veteran status, or any other applicable status protected by state or local law.  This prohibition includes unlawful harassment

    based on any of these protected classes.

    Unlawful harassment includes verbal or physical conduct which has the

    purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual’s work

    performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work

    environment.  We maintain a workplace

    free of racial slurs and bias. This policy applies to all employees, including

    managers, supervisors, co-workers, and non-employees such as customers,

    clients, vendors, consultants, etc. Any conduct in violation of these company

    policies is also a violation of the law.

    Employees who engage in, ratify, or perpetuate discrimination,

    harassment or retaliation will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and

    including immediate discharge.

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