Kitchen Cook II (Full Time, Flexible Schedule)

Adams Fairacre Farms•Newburgh, NY

About The Position

The Kitchen Cook II prepares and presents high-quality food consistently, accurately, and efficiently while maintaining a clean, safe, and organized kitchen. The role supports team members, follows food-safety standards, and ensures all products meet Adams’ quality expectations. It also includes providing friendly, knowledgeable customer service and contributing to a collaborative, respectful workplace.

Requirements

At least 18 years old.
Professional kitchen experience.
Excellent customer service skills.
Knowledge of kitchen operations, including current recipes.
Willingness to work collaboratively and communicate with coworkers and managers.
Enthusiasm, positivity, and/or knowledge about Adams’ products and quality.
Ability to demonstrate and set an example for Adams’ culture and values.
Ability to safely use knives, tools, and other equipment needed to operate the kitchen.
Ability to consistently move, adjust, and position items weighing up to 50 pounds.
Ability to remain in a stationary position for the duration of a shift.
Ability to occasionally ascend and descend a stepstool, stepladder, and/or ladder.
Ability to perform repetitive motions involving the wrists, hands, and/or fingers for the duration of a shift.
Ability to communicate with others to exchange information.
Ability to move into different positions to accomplish tasks, including in tight and confined spaces.

Responsibilities

Provide friendly, polite, and knowledgeable customer service; greet customers personally and thank them for shopping at Adams.
Perform food-preparation work, including chopping vegetables, trimming meat, breading products, and preparing ingredients for entrees, sauces, broilers, ovens, grills, fryers, steamers, and catering events.
Prepare hot sandwiches, breakfast items, salads, and other made-to-order products, ensuring they meet quality standards and are served at a safe temperature.
Rotate products for freshness; keep cases stocked and correctly labeled; and maintain full, fresh hot bars, cold cases, and salad bars.
Communicate restocking needs, monitor product levels, and assist with start-of-day and end-of-day procedures.
Take inventory, purchase or transfer products for restocking, and receive deliveries while verifying weights and invoices.
Maintain clean and organized kitchen, sales-floor, and preparation areas; regularly clean equipment, dishes, and cases.
Perform final quality checks of packaging, sell-by dates, and presentation before products leave the kitchen.