The Fat Hen - Cook
About The Position
The Fat Hen is a new fast-casual chicken joint coming to Flagstaff, serving up crispy chicken, cold drinks, and seriously good hospitality. Brought to you by the Salsa Brava, Fat Olives & Fat Bagels family. We’re looking for dependable, hard-working Cooks to join our opening kitchen team. This position is focused on preparing great food quickly, consistently, and safely while working as part of a fast-paced team. You don’t need to be a fine-dining chef — but you do need to care about the food you put out, keep your station clean and organized, and be ready to hustle when the orders start rolling in.
Requirements
- Previous kitchen or restaurant experience is preferred, but we’re willing to train the right person.
- Dependable and ready to work when scheduled
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced kitchen
- Able to follow recipes and procedures consistently
- Focused on food quality and accuracy
- Able to stay organized while handling multiple orders
- Willing to clean, prep, stock, cook, and help wherever needed
- Comfortable working around fryers, hot equipment, and raw chicken
- Able to communicate clearly with teammates
- Productive during both busy and slower periods
- Positive, coachable, and willing to learn
- Able to take direction and respond well to feedback
- Team players who understand that keeping the kitchen running is everyone’s responsibility
Responsibilities
- Preparing and cooking chicken, tenders, sandwiches, sides, salads, and other menu items
- Following recipes, cooking procedures, portion standards, and presentation guidelines
- Completing daily food prep and setting up stations for service
- Operating fryers, grills, hot-holding equipment, and other kitchen equipment safely
- Monitoring cook times, temperatures, and food quality
- Keeping up with orders during busy dine-in, drive-thru, online, and delivery periods
- Reading tickets and communicating with the kitchen and expo team
- Restocking ingredients and maintaining an organized station throughout the shift
- Following proper food handling, sanitation, and food safety procedures
- Maintaining clean workstations, equipment, floors, storage areas, and kitchen spaces
- Completing opening, closing, cleaning, and shift sidework
- Helping receive, rotate, label, and properly store food products
- Minimizing waste and using proper portions
- Communicating with teammates to keep food moving quickly and accurately
- Jumping in to help other kitchen stations when needed
Benefits
- Employee discounts
- Flexible schedule
- Opportunity for advancement
- Training & development
- Flexible scheduling
- Time off for all major holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
