Harvest Market Restaurant Cook
About The Position
The Niemann Harvest Market Farmhouse Cook provides excellent customer service while preparing food according to recipes, developing product knowledge, and working safely in support of the Niemann Harvest Market culture. The cook monitors food quality and taste, prepares customer orders within ticket-time expectations, follows production lists, and maintains a clean work area and cooler in accordance with food-safety standards and applicable health codes. The position follows store and department policies and safety procedures and may perform other duties as assigned by a supervisor. This position has no supervisory responsibilities. A high school diploma or GED and one to three months of related experience or training are listed; an equivalent combination of education and experience is acceptable. A Food Handlers Certificate is provided at the store level. The role requires reading and interpreting safety and procedure documents, writing routine reports and correspondence, communicating effectively with customers and associates, and applying basic math and weights-and-measures concepts. Work involves using standard restaurant equipment, including grills, slicers, ovens, food processors, and knives. Recommended attire and protective items include slip-resistant closed-toe and closed-heel shoes, a hairnet, apron, gloves, and a uniform per store policy. Physical demands include frequent standing, walking, reaching, handling, stooping, crouching, and lifting; work may also involve exposure to moving mechanical parts, airborne particles, heat, wet or humid conditions, cleaning chemicals, cold, electrical-shock risk, and vibration.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- One to three months of related experience and/or training, or equivalent education and experience.
- Cooking experience.
- Food-safety knowledge.
- Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively with groups of customers or associates.
- Basic math skills, including addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, and working with weights and measures.
- Ability to perform the physical demands described, including lifting and moving items up to 100 pounds occasionally.
Nice To Haves
- Passion and purpose; interest in food and farming; curiosity and eagerness to learn; outgoing, genuine, and communicative manner; a fun and trend-aware approach; honesty and integrity; comfort with technology; high energy; and ability to multitask.
Responsibilities
- Deliver superior guest service and ensure customer satisfaction.
- Use the three E’s: Engagement, Educate, Empowerment.
- Follow recipes and production lists.
- Know product seasonality and monitor food quality and taste.
- Prepare and execute customer orders in a timely manner, meeting ticket-time expectations.
- Keep the work area clean and sanitized.
- Maintain the work area and cooler to approved food-safety standards and follow Health Code guidelines.
- Follow store and department policies and procedures.
- Follow safety policies and procedures and serve as a safety role model.
- Perform other duties as assigned by a supervisor.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care
- Life insurance
- Voluntary benefits
- MI Earned Sick Time (ESTA)
- Retirement plans
- Employee Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
