Market Grille Cook
About The Position
The Market Grille Cook prepares hot and cold menu items from preparation through service, keeps food cases stocked, and prepares customer orders with care. The role serves customers promptly and courteously while contributing to a fast-paced kitchen team and maintaining food quality and customer satisfaction. The cook prepares cooking surfaces and menu items such as vegetables, sides, meats, breakfast foods, and heat-and-eat varieties; monitors and replenishes hot cases; stays informed about menu items; and prepares items for upcoming shifts. The role also helps maintain the operation by keeping the work area clean and organized, following sanitation and hygiene standards, ordering or reporting supply needs, assisting elsewhere in the store when needed, and completing assigned projects. Training is provided.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent experience.
- Six months or less of similar or related work experience; training is provided.
- Ability to solve practical problems and interpret instructions in a variety of situations.
- Ability to perform simple addition and subtraction, copy figures, and count and record accurately.
- Ability to understand and follow verbal or demonstrated directions.
- Ability to communicate supply needs orally or in writing.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Ability to frequently stand and walk throughout a shift.
- Where applicable, ability to safely use sharp knives and blades for food preparation.
Responsibilities
- Provide prompt, friendly customer service and make customer interactions positive.
- Prepare cooking surfaces and menu items, including vegetables, sides, meats, breakfast foods, and heat-and-eat varieties.
- Place food in hot cases, monitor quantities, and refill them as needed.
- Stay knowledgeable about menu items and take guest orders as needed.
- Prepare items for upcoming shifts.
- Maintain a thorough understanding of the Market Grille operation.
- Follow sanitation procedures and keep the work area clean and organized.
- Order products and supplies as needed or notify department managers of supply needs.
- Work with co-workers as a team to support customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment.
- Assist in other areas of the store and take on special projects as assigned.
- Follow personal hygiene and dress standards, Hy-Vee policies, and store guidelines.
- Report to work as scheduled and on time.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
