Line Cook

Description

At Mustard Seed Market & Cafe, we believe what you put in and on your body matters. That’s why everything on our shelves is made with real, natural ingredients, without the artificial additives. We’re committed to ingredient transparency so you can make informed choices for yourself and your family. It’s all part of our mission since 1981 to support a healthier lifestyle, every step of the way.

We are looking for dedicated, health focused, customer obsessed, and passionate cooks to come join our team! We are looking for both a Full-Time (40 hours/week) and a Part-Time (15 - 30 hours/week) line cook for our made-from-scratch Cafe. Open availability is preferred as both cooks will work on flexible schedules that are drafted bi-weekly. 

Job Summary

Prepares, cooks, garnishes, and plates products served in the Café. Responsible for maintaining sanitary kitchen workstation. 

Responsibilities

• Complies with all portion sizes, quality, ingredient standards, department rules, policies and procedures.
• Follows recipe specifications to prepare menu items in accordance with pre-determined costs.
• Prepares items for cooking by peeling, paring, coring, portioning, washing, sectioning, zesting, cutting, or scoring.
• Cooks all food items by braising, poaching, simmering, boiling, frying, baking, roasting, stir-frying, blanching, or broiling.
• Covers, dates and neatly stores and rotates all products.
• Requisitions items needed to produce food choices, notifies stewards as ordering needs occur.
• Maintains sanitary workstation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions

Works in a non-smoking, normal store environment where there is not physical discomfort due to temperature, dust, noise, etc.

Equipment Operated

• Ovens
• Slicer
• Knives
• Professional kitchen equipment

Requirements

Education And Experience (E = Essential D = Desired)

• High school education or equivalent required
• Previous restaurant/cafe kitchen experience required
• Degree from a post secondary culinary arts training program strongly preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Interpersonal skills
• Written & Verbal skills

Physical Requirements

• Bending
• Reading
• Walking
• Carrying 50 lbs.
• Reaching
• Telephone Usage
• Hearing (Auditory)
• Writing
• Lifting 50 lbs.
• Sight or peripheral Vision 
• Grasping
• Operating Equipment
• Communication (Verbal) 
• Standing