Adams' Kitchen Cook I (Full Time, Morning/Afternoon Shifts)

General Purpose:

The Cook I provides customer-friendly service to our valuable customers and provides the quality products that Adams is known for. This means preparing vegetables and meats for the senior cooks, performing basic cooking duties, fulfilling customer requests, opening and closing the department, filling and rotating the cases, keeping the hot bar fresh and full, and being the final line for quality control in the department. 

FLSA Status: Non-exempt 

Reports to: Prepared Food Manager, Assistant Manager, Head Chef, Supervisor 

Job Description:

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Ensure that customers receive the best customer service by providing friendly, polite, and knowledgeable service 
• Greet customers personally and thank them appreciatively for shopping at Adams 
• Perform prep work, including chopping vegetables, trimming meat, and breading products for frying 
• Prepare products for catering events, holidays, and special events 
• Prepare hot sandwich and breakfast items to order 
• Compose salads according to recipes 
• Make sure all food that leaves the kitchen meets Adams’ quality standards and is served at a safe temperature  
• Rotate products to keep older product in front and stock cases, making sure each package is correctly labeled and there are no empty spaces 
• Provide leadership support to the cooks in communicating what items need to be restocked and what items are running low 
• If opening, perform start of day procedures, including turning on equipment, putting on soups, preparing packaged products for cold case, hot case, salad bar, or other assigned areas 
• If closing, perform end of day procedures  
• Keep hot bar, hot case, cold cases, and salad bar fresh and full 
• Take inventory and purchase/ transfer products of quality and freshness to be used in restocking 
• Weigh, price and store products 
• Be the final line for quality control: look for packaging issues, sell-by dates, and be vigilant about quality and presentation of all products sent out of the kitchen 
• Receive  and put away deliveries; check weights for accuracy and match inventory to bill 
• Take customer orders both in person and on the phone 
• Clean cases, including wiping shelves and keeping glass clean at all times 
• Clean dishes and equipment used and put them away once dry 
• Keep all areas of the department clean and organized, including sales floor, counters, cases, coolers, preparation, and production areas 
• When a customer needs assistance, give the customer priority over the task at hand 

Physical Requirements:

• Consistently lift and move 50 pounds 
• Stand for duration of shift 
• Climb up and down a stepstool and stepladder 
• Use hands, wrists, fingers and arms for duration of shift 
• Safely operate and use knives, ovens, fryer, steamer, buffalo chopper, and donut machine, charbroiler, griddle, kettle, slicer, tilt skillet, jacket kettle, immersion blender, and hand mixer 
• Use the compactor and cardboard crusher for disposing of garbage and recycling

Qualifications:

• Be food safety certified or become food safety certified within first 6 months of hire 
• Communicate clearly with customers and co-workers 
• Employees are our internal customers; treat them with the same courtesy and respect as our external customers 
• Be 18 years or older 
• Must work efficiently and at a productive pace per department needs 
• Must be able to work scheduled shift 
• Follow all department safety policies and procedures 
• Be able to concentrate on tasks in order to avoid injury and waste of product 
• Be knowledgeable about Adams product – recommend cooking methods and ideas to customers by exploring customer preferences and advocating Adams product 
• Prepared Food Associate II or 1-2 years’ experience in a professional kitchen 

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general responsibilities of this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required for this position. It is understood that these responsibilities are subject to the needs of the business and therefore subject to change. I understand that other responsibilities may be required. I understand and confirm that I am able to carry out the duties of this position.