Breakfast & Lunch Cook

🌟 Now Hiring: Daytime Breakfast and Lunch Cooks – Lavish Roots 🌟

Location: Burien, WA and Kent, WA

Shift Available: Monday – Friday, 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM | 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM Enjoy your weekends off!

💰 Pay Range: $23.00 – $27.00 per hour (Based on experience, skill, and education)💰

Lavish Roots is a premier catering and hospitality company known for crafting exceptional dining experiences. We are seeking passionate and personable cooks to join our team.  If you're a people person with a love for food and hospitality, we'd love to have you on the team. You'll play a hands-on role from the first prep of the day all the way through service and back again — and you'll get your weekends back in the process.

🌟 What You'll Do

Breakfast & Lunch Execution

• Set up hot and cold buffet stations before service begins each morning
• Cook and prepare breakfast items including eggs, hot proteins, and warm sides
• Maintain cold bar and buffet with fresh, attractively displayed items throughout service
• Stock and replenish micro kitchen items (beverages, snacks, condiments, etc.) as needed
• Monitor food levels and rotate product to maintain freshness and quality
• Support lunch setup and service as needed before end of shift
• Follow all approved recipes and presentation standards from the Lavish Roots commissary team

Guest Experience

• Warmly greet and engage with guests throughout the morning
• Accommodate requests with a friendly, can-do attitude
• Provide confident answers about menu offerings and daily specials
• Create a welcoming, energetic atmosphere that guests look forward to each morning

Station & Kitchen Maintenance

• Maintain cleanliness of all service areas, buffet stations, and the micro kitchen throughout and after service
• Follow all food safety and sanitation standards without exception
• Properly store and label all food products
• Communicate supply needs and shortages proactively to the Lavish Roots team

Team & Logistics

• Jump in to help teammates across stations and ensure seamless service flow
• Load and unload catering equipment and product at the start and end of each shift
• Drive the catering vehicle to and from the event site (valid WA driver's licence required)
• Pack and stage items at end of shift to set the next day's team up for success

What We're Looking For

• A genuine love of food, hospitality, and morning energy
• Enthusiasm for crafting exceptional dining experiences — even before 7 AM
• Comfort working independently on-site with support from a commissary team
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills — you're the face of the program daily
• A proactive, detail-oriented mindset — you notice when something needs refilling before a guest does
• A desire to grow within a supportive, advancement-oriented work environment
• 1 year of relevant experience in a restaurant, catering, hospitality, or food service environment
• Culinary school degree or equivalent a plus!
• Reliable, accountable, and solution-oriented

Why Lavish Roots?

📅 Work-Life Balance

Monday–Friday with early finishes — no nights, no weekends. Additional hours may be available as needed (see Mandatory Overtime)

🍴 Free On-Shift Meals

Fuel your morning with food made by our talented team

📈 Career Growth

Opportunities to develop skills and advance from within

🤝 Commissary Support

You're on-site but never alone — our HQ team has your back

🛡️ Robust Benefits Package

Majority company-paid medical, dental & vision · Commuter benefits · 10 vacation days, 5 sick days, 12 paid holidays · Annual performance-based increases

Requirements

• Valid King County Food Handler Permit (must be obtained within 10 days of start date)
• Valid Washington State MAST Alcohol Server Permit – Class 12
• Non-slip shoes required
• Completion of all required company training courses
• Authorized to work in the United States
• Must successfully pass a background check, in accordance with Washington State's Fair Chance Employment Act, RCW Chapter 49.94

Physical Demands

• Standing a minimum of 8 hours per day
• Lifting and carrying 10–40 lbs of equipment and product regularly
• Heavy and repetitive hand and arm motion during food preparation and cleanup
• Standing, walking, bending, twisting, reaching above shoulders, stooping, kneeling, and balancing
• Removing hot items from ovens and handling containers of various sizes and shapes
• Must be able to observe and detect emergency situations and distinguish product by taste, texture, temperature, and appearance

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Duties

This job description is not designed to cover a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties, or responsibilities required. Duties may change at any time with or without notice.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Lavish Roots INC is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions — including hiring, promotion, discipline, and discharge — are based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

Schedule & Availability

This is a Monday–Friday position with a set daily schedule. However, schedules may be adjusted based on event needs and catering demands. Any changes will be communicated with advance notice whenever possible. During busy periods, additional hours beyond the scheduled shift may be required.

Mandatory Overtime

During busy periods, Lavish Roots may require team members to work extended hours. In these cases, overtime is considered a condition of employment, and refusal to accept it when reasonable notice has been given is cause for discipline, up to and including termination.

Performance Expectations

High guest satisfaction and a welcoming on-site presence

Well-stocked, clean, and attractively maintained stations throughout service

Adherence to food safety, sanitation, and presentation standards

Proactive communication with the HQ team

Professional representation of Lavish Roots at all times

Failure to meet service, quality, or safety standards may result in corrective action.

Salary : $23 - $27