Breakfast Cook

Hy-Vee, Inc.•Omaha, NE

21d

About The Position

The Breakfast Cook works in the Market Grille, providing prompt, efficient, and friendly customer service while preparing breakfast foods and other hot and cold foods, including heat-and-eat varieties. The cook prepares ingredients and assembles dishes according to restaurant recipes and specifications, maintains food levels in hot cases, prepares items for upcoming shifts, and keeps the work area clean and sanitary. The role also requires knowledge of menu items and the ability to take guest orders. The position is accountable to the District Store Director; Store Manager; Assistant Managers of Store Operations, Perishables, and Health Wellness Homes; Food Service Manager; and Market Grille Department Manager and Assistant Market Grille Department Manager. No positions report to this role. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old.
High school education or equivalent experience.
Six months or less of similar or related work experience.
Ability to solve practical problems involving a variety of variables with limited standardization and interpret instructions.
Ability to perform simple addition and subtraction, copy figures, count, and record information.
Ability to understand and follow verbal or demonstrated instructions, write identifying information, and request supplies orally or in writing.
Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, 20 pounds frequently, and 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
Visual ability to see at varying distances, with or without correction, and to demonstrate depth perception, color vision, and field of vision.
Ability to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, feel, talk, hear, and perform repetitive motions.

Responsibilities

Provide prompt, efficient, friendly customer service and treat customers with care, concern, and patience.
Greet customers, learn and use their names when possible, help them locate or reach products, assist with heavy items, and pass along suggestions or requests.
Answer the telephone promptly and provide helpful service to callers when called upon.
Work cooperatively with coworkers to support customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment.
Prepare cooking surfaces, vegetables, sides, meats, and breakfast foods.
Place food in hot cases, monitor quantities, and refill as needed.
Prepare items for upcoming shifts and understand all aspects of the kitchen.
Follow sanitation procedures and keep the work area clean and neat.
Follow personal hygiene, dress, company, and store guidelines.
Report to work as scheduled and on time.
Know menu items and take guest orders.
Provide direct customer service when necessary.
Order products and supplies when necessary or notify the department head of needs.
Assist in other store areas and perform other job-related duties and special projects as required.