Adams Fairacre Farms is Hiring an Adams' Kitchen Cook I (Part Time, Full Availability) Near Wallkill, NY
General PurposeThe 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
DisclaimerThe 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.