Scratch Breakfast and Lunch Cafe is currently hiring Line Cooks.
In need of energetic, driven, culinary passionate individuals who possess an outstanding work ethic.
This position requires previous commercial kitchen line experience in a fast-paced, high volume, meticulously sanitary environment.
Must possess a strong culinary background preparing locally-sourced, high quality, European-inspired cuisine.
Must be experienced in egg cookery, which included flipping eggs to order in saute pans without breakage.
Must be able to work weekends, holidays and during peak seasons.
Responsibilities include:
- Prepping and stocking cook line
- Daily inventory
- Cooking menu items as ordered by guests for breakfast, lunch and wood fired pizza station
- Ensure that all food stock gets rotated properly
- Daily cleaning and maintenance of kitchen and storage areas
- Assisting dishwashers and prep cooks when needed
- Cleaning all areas used
- Adhering to company policies and guidelines without wavering
Ideal Candidate will possess the following qualities:
- Punctual
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
- Able to follow specific recipes and instructions
- Able to learn procedures quickly
- Has the ability to memorize recipes
- Possesses basic cooking intuition
- Proficient in kitchen math
- Understands how to season dishes intuitively without having to measure
- Able to work as a team
- Has the ability to multi-task and cook multiple different food types at one time
- Has impeccable timing
- Has impeccably clean and sanitary habits
- Is able to plan ahead for the coming days and weeks in order to assure all necessary menu items get prepped in a timely fashion
- Is able to lift 50 pounds
- Is able to stand in one spot for long periods of time in hot and cold environments without complaining
- Familiar with Mediterranean and European Cuisine
- Has Fine Dining Experience
- Is eager to set goals and reach high expectations
- Is comfortable cooking real, made-from scratch- food from the ground up as opposed to pre-processed, pre-boxed or pre-bagged food items
- Has a high regard for local farmers and the product they work hard to produce and is overly-cautious about being unnecessarily wasteful
A working interview is required in order to be considered for this position.
We are a tobacco-free workplace with a dedicated, hard-working staff that we would like to continue to grow.
This position is NOT a management position. It is for individuals who are experienced working a commercial cook line.
This position is for individuals who thrive in the early morning hours.
