Line Cook/prep Cook

**Job Overview**

**Duties**:

- Assist in meal preparation by chopping vegetables, making salads, and preparing sauces
- Cook menu items in cooperation with the rest of the kitchen staff
- Ensure food safety standards are met at all times
- Maintain a clean and organized kitchen environment
- Help with inventory management and stock rotation

**Experience**:

- Previous experience in a restaurant or food industry setting is required
- Knowledge of food handling, preparation, and kitchen safety practices
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication skills and ability to work well within a team

Restaurant Vision: Be proud to serve great food while supporting our community.

Job Summary

Kitchen staff are required to produce menu items according to The Rumour Mill standards. They are to ensure that all food preparation is completed to our highest food quality standard and that all food is served safely and professionally

They are also to ensure the back of the house is kept clean and organized.

Kitchen staff must have a growth mindset, enthusiasm, a positive attitude and be proactive,

To excel in this position, you must enthusiastically and passionately lead by example as you help to develop a strong team member with a high standard of excellence.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities may include:

- Serve in an operational role in the Back of House
- Ensure that you follow recipes and read tickets to accurately prepare all orders
- Ensure that you are extremely accurate with weights and measurements for all recipe items
- Ensure that you work at a pace to maintain restaurant's established speed of service guidelines
- Communicate employee performance and policy/procedure violations to management for appropriate handling
- Strictly adhere to all Company policies and procedures
- Be responsive and aware of surroundings and communication updates
- Proactively seek out tasks that need to be done
- Maintain store cleanliness and organization and quality control
- Set and communicate goals and metrics to succeed (guest satisfaction scores, food waste, etc)
- Perform physical activities such as lifting (up to 50 lbs.), balancing, bending, standing for long periods of time, walking, handling materials, boxes, equipment, pots, pans, and navigating shelving both high and low
- Act as role model for the new hires and existing team members
- Enthusiastically and passionately lead by example while helping to develop a strong team with a high standard of excellence
- Maintain records of stock, food waste, etc.
- Prepare, cook, assemble, and package raw, hot, and cold food efficiently
- Clean back of house dishes and equipment
- Rigorously adhere to food safety and restaurant safety and security practices

Behaviours of Success:

- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Strong leadership skills and abilities
- Demonstrate strong character and integrity beyond just the functional skill of a team member
- Strong people skills with a desire to serve team members
- Strong commitment to superior customer service
- Ability to work in a team environment with shared ownership and responsibility
- Must be mature, patient, professional, and have a growth mindset at all times

Expectations:

- Previous customer service experience an asset
- Current Food Safety Certificate a must
- Analytical, with problem-identification and problem-solving capabilities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment where attention to detail and effective multi-tasking is essential

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: $17.00-$18.00 per hour

Additional pay:

- Tips

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Discounted or free food
- On-site parking
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Licence/Certification:

- Food Handler Certification (required)

Work Location: In person