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Slim Chickens
Ankeny, IA Part Time
POSTED ON 9/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/23/2027
Description:

We are currently hiring for cooks at our Slim Chickens restaurant at 1730 N Ankeny Blvd, Ankeny, IA!

Slim Chickens is a leading national brand in the fast-growing emerging 'better chicken' fast-casual segment. This is a great opportunity for starting and growing a career in the restaurant field.

We are looking for someone who is hungry to make things better, who is humbly confident, and who is smart with people.

In addition to great pay and our exceptional service-oriented culture, we offer our full-time fry cooks the following benefits and perks:

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance (Full-time only)
  • Flexible schedules (Full-time and part-time)
  • Free uniforms (Full-time and part-time)
  • Free meals while on shift (Full-time and part-time)
  • Retirement plan after 1 year of employment (Full-time)
  • Employer-paid life insurance and disability insurance (Full-time)
  • Numerous opportunities for training and advancement (Full-time and part-time)

We are looking for cooks who:

  • Are willing to work with the fryers in the restaurant
  • Can follow basic procedures and recipes for breading chicken and other food items
  • Are able to communicate well with others in the kitchen for order call backs
  • Are 16 years of age or older
  • Are reliable and dependable and show up for work
  • Are able to multi-task

JOB DUTIES

As our Cook, you impact all daily operations and are critical to the quality of the food prepared by your restaurant. The job duties of a cook include but are not limited to:

  • Blanching wings
  • Breading chicken, mushrooms, pickles, and other food items
  • Working with the fryers for all of your shift
  • Communicating with fellow team members about food orders
  • Following order pars on the kitchen screens
  • Cleaning the fryers
  • Filtering fryer oil
Requirements:

JOB REQUIREMENTS

No restaurant experience is required; we will train you!

OUR IDEAL TEAM MEMBER

Our ideal Team Member will align with our core values, which are modeled from the book The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni:

  • Service Above Self
  • Humbly Confident
  • Hungry to Make It Better
  • People Smart
  • Do the Right Thing

Does this sound like you? If so, you may be the Cook for us!

Are you looking to work with a fun group of people? Do you want a job that you can look forward to coming to each day? Would you like to join a company that values you as a person? If you answered yes, apply today! We can't wait to hear from you!

Salary : $16 - $18

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