Daytime Cafe Cook- Miss Lucille's Cafe
About The Position
Miss Lucille’s Café is hiring an experienced cook for its daytime kitchen team in Clarksville. The cook prepares fresh, consistent meals and keeps their workstation ready for service. Working closely with the café team, this role prepares menu items, maintains food-quality and sanitation standards, and helps provide a welcoming guest experience. The cook prepares menu items according to approved recipes, portions, and presentation standards; organizes and stocks the workstation; checks ingredients for freshness and proper storage; monitors cooking temperatures; and follows food-safety requirements. The role also includes coordinating with teammates to keep orders accurate and timely, handling and organizing deliveries as assigned, maintaining clean kitchen areas, limiting waste, communicating shortages or safety concerns, completing opening and closing duties, and supporting other café and kitchen needs during busy periods. The position requires daytime availability, including full availability on Saturdays and Sundays. Physical expectations include standing and moving during shifts of up to eight hours, frequently bending and reaching, lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, and working around typical kitchen conditions such as heat, steam, cold-storage areas, noise, and changing temperatures. Essential responsibilities may be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.
Requirements
- At least one year of experience in a restaurant, café, or fast-paced kitchen.
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Daytime availability with full Saturday and Sunday availability.
- Dependable attendance and punctuality.
- Confidence following recipes, preparation instructions, and safety procedures.
- Strong organization and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage several orders and priorities at once.
- A cooperative attitude and willingness to support the entire kitchen team.
- Ability to stand and move throughout shifts lasting up to eight hours.
- Ability to frequently bend and reach and work in compact kitchen areas.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to safely use knives, cooking equipment, and other kitchen tools.
- Ability to work around heat, steam, cold-storage areas, noise, and changing temperatures.
- Ability to remain focused and professional during high-volume service periods.
- Ability to perform essential responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Responsibilities
- Prepare café menu items using approved recipes, portions, and presentation standards.
- Organize, stock, and maintain an efficient workstation.
- Check ingredients for freshness and proper storage.
- Monitor cooking temperatures and follow food-safety requirements.
- Coordinate with teammates to keep orders accurate and moving on time.
- Label, date, rotate, and store food and supplies properly.
- Receive and organize deliveries as assigned.
- Maintain clean preparation, cooking, dish, and storage areas.
- Reduce waste through careful preparation and portion control.
- Promptly communicate ingredient shortages, equipment concerns, and safety issues.
- Complete opening, shift-change, and closing responsibilities.
- Support additional café and kitchen needs during busy periods.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
