Kitchen Cook II (Full Time, Flexible Availability)

Adams Fairacre Farms, Inc.•Village of Wappingers Falls, NY

6d•$18 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

Adams prioritizes creating a warm and welcoming environment for both customers and team members, believing exceptional customer service goes beyond meeting needs to treating everyone with genuine respect, kindness, and appreciation. Each team member is expected to greet customers personally, serve them with friendly, polite, and knowledgeable assistance, and always put customer needs above other tasks. Adams values a workplace where employees treat each other with the same courtesy and respect as customers, fostering a collaborative and supportive atmosphere that reflects a commitment to service excellence. For the Cook II position, this means preparing and presenting high-quality food items with consistency, accuracy, and efficiency, while maintaining a clean, safe, and organized kitchen environment. It also means supporting team members, following all food safety standards, and ensuring every product served meets Adams’ quality expectations.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old
Kitchen professional experience
Excellent customer service skills to all our customers
Knowledge on all operations of the kitchen, including current recipes
Willingness to work collaboratively and communicate with a team of co-workers and managers
Exhibit enthusiasm, positivity and/or knowledge about Adams’ products and quality
Ability to demonstrate and set the example for Adams’ culture and values
Safely use knives, tools and other equipment necessary to operate the Kitchen successfully
Consistently move, adjust, and position items weighing up to 50 pounds
Ability to remain in a stationary position for duration of shift
Occasionally ascend/descend a stepstool, stepladder, and/or ladder
Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers for duration of shift
Communicate with others to exchange information
Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks including in tight and confined spaces

Responsibilities

Ensure that customers receive the best customer service by providing friendly, polite, and knowledgeable service; greet customers personally and thank them appreciatively for shopping at Adams.
Perform prep work for production, including chopping vegetables, trimming meat, breading products for frying, and preparing items for entrees, sauces, broilers, ovens, grills, fryers, steamers, and catering events.
Cook and prepare hot sandwiches, breakfast items, salads, and other products to order, ensuring all food meets Adams’ quality standards and is served at a safe temperature.
Rotate products for freshness, keep cases stocked and labeled correctly, and maintain hot bars, cold cases, and salad bars full and fresh.
Support kitchen leadership by communicating restocking needs, monitoring product levels, and assisting with start-of-day and end-of-day procedures.
Take inventory, purchase or transfer quality products for restocking, and receive deliveries, verifying weights and invoices.
Maintain a clean and organized kitchen, sales floor, and preparation areas; clean equipment, dishes, and cases regularly.
Serve as the final line for quality control, checking packaging, sell-by dates, and presentation before products leave the kitchen.