Cook - Full Time

Description

River Market Community Co-op is hiring a Full Time Cook!

Experience-based pay ranging from: $18.00 - $19.25 per hour

Weekend availability required.

Work for a community-owned grocery store in downtown Stillwater and help support a sustainable local food system. As a cornerstone of locally and naturally produced foods for more than 45 years, River Market Community Co-op knows outstanding customer service is vital to the long-term success of the store.

We prioritize our employees' well-being and futures by offering competitive benefits. Part-time staff (less than 30 hours/week) receive a generous employee discount, immediate Paid Time Off accrual, and a 401(k) with employer match, while full-time staff (30 or more hours/week) enjoy these perks along with health insurance and voluntary dental and vision coverage.

Other perks to joining the River Market team include a casual dress code, paid holidays, holiday premium pay, and annual pay increases.

Refine your cooking skills as a Deli Cook! Deli Cooks are experienced kitchen hands looking to brush up on their talents or switch up their scenery from the late-night restaurant grind. Deli Cooks focus on cooking large quantities of food on the stovetop and in the oven. Joining River Market as a Deli Cook offers a supportive space to sharpen your skills and indulge in your passion for cooking.

Do you already have experience working as a Cook? Your experience is rewarded by advanced placement on our starting wage scale.

Union position

Reports to: Deli Manager

• Execute daily production list as delegated by supervisor. Ensure understanding of amounts and techniques to be used in preparation.
• Assess recipe batch sizes and prepare ingredients accordingly.
• Practice established safety and sanitation procedures for food handling and preparation.
• Follow all directions accurately and in accordance with established production guidelines.
• Utilize quick and efficient knife and cooking techniques in order to increase production.
• Manage oven and stove time, assist other staff as needed.
• Follow proper procedures in cleaning department areas and equipment.
• Follow safety guidelines in regards to lifting, knife handling, equipment operation, etc.
• Prepare special orders of deli foods per delivery date of special orders.
• Assist in research and development of new recipes as directed by Manager.
• Recognize and inform supervisor of ingredient shortages and out of stocks.
• When preparations are completed, store unused ingredients, with attention to accurate labeling, dating and storing.
• Participate in kitchen-cleaning side work and inventory days as directed.
• Maintain accurate records as required.
• Ensure forward facing customer service.

Requirements

• Ability to multi-task, perform repeated bending, standing and reaching, and occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds
• Must have weekend and evening availability
• Must be 18 years old to operate the slicer machine
• Performs basic arithmetic including counting, addition and subtraction
• Preferred experience in food service like deli, catering, restaurant
• Preferred experience serving customers

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS: Must be physically able to occasionally grasp, grip, pull, push, twist, and turn as needed.

Constant (67-100%): Walking, standing, talking, hearing, correctible vision including near acuity and depth perception

Frequent (34-66%): Bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, lifting/carrying up to 25 pounds floor to waist, lifting/carrying up to 50 pounds floor to waist

Occasional (1-33%): Working in refrigeration, pushing, pulling, lifting up to 100 pounds with assistance floor to waist, lifting/reaching waist to shoulder, lifting/reaching above the shoulder

Approximately 5% of the time: Administrative duties & sitting