Restaurant Cook
About The Position
The Restaurant Cook works in Food Service & Restaurant Operations at the Field House restaurant at Poulsbo Town & Country Market. The position includes food preparation, cooking, product rotation, and packaging. The company is willing to train aspiring cooks and describes itself as a family-owned business focused on heartfelt service, quality products, food, and community. The cook helps maintain kitchen standards and cleanliness, supports food-service compliance and safety, and contributes to employee training and development. The role calls for collaborative work with employees, guests, market support staff, and vendors, along with excellent customer service and a commitment to company values and sustainability programs. Open availability is required, including flexibility to work mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
Requirements
- Deep knowledge of and interest in food and cooking techniques.
- Working knowledge of food-service areas, inventory management, product rotation, ordering, and forecasting.
- Ability to be a positive team player, leader, and role model who can manage through change.
- Ability to train others in food production, food handling, and product management.
- Performance-oriented, with effective organization and time-management skills.
- Excellent customer-service skills.
- Conscientious and able to consistently follow directions, procedures, and recipes.
- Understand and uphold Ready for Business standards.
- Service-oriented, self-disciplined, and accountable.
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships and trust with diverse staff, guests, and vendors.
- Excellent listening, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Embrace 360 feedback and commit to personal and professional development.
- Excellent work ethic.
- Availability to work mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
- Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds.
- Full-body mobility, including bending, stooping, twisting, and reaching, and excellent manual dexterity.
- Exemplify health-department standards.
- Ability to remain alert and work safely.
- Must be 18 years or older.
Responsibilities
- Perform food preparation, cooking, product rotation, and packaging.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, guests, market support staff, and vendors.
- Cultivate a collaborative work environment.
- Ensure adherence to Ready for Business standards throughout the kitchen.
- Assist with employee training and development.
- Establish and maintain a 360-feedback process involving guests, staff, and leadership.
- Provide and model excellent customer service and an attitude of service to staff and guests.
- Maintain the integrity of the company brand and marketing expressions.
- Keep the kitchen neat, clean, and orderly.
- Ensure food-service compliance with local, state, and federal laws.
- Keep up with industry trends, standards, and changes.
- Follow company and department policies, safety and security policies, and sustainability programs.
- Operate in accordance with the company’s Core Values, Brand, and Business Principles.
Benefits
- Medical premiums stated as $9–$23 weekly.
- Vacation and sick time.
- Paid holidays.
- Premium pay rates.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Discount on products in the markets.
- 401(k) plans.
- Profit-sharing and a pension.
- Scholarship program.
- Employee referral bonus program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
