Café Line Cook — Multi‑Station Kitchen Pro

Mustard Seed Market; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Mustard Seed Market in Akron, OH is seeking a dedicated Line Cook to prepare, cook, garnish, and plate items for the café, while maintaining a sanitary kitchen workstation. You will work across multiple stations including fryer, sauté, grill, soup/salad, prep, and pantry.

Candidates should have at least 1 year of fast-paced food production or prep experience; a postsecondary culinary arts program is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent is required.
• Degree from a post secondary culinary arts training program is preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year of fast-paced food production or prep is required.
• Previous Line Cook experience is preferred.
• ServSafe Food Handler Certificate is required within the first month of employment if not already obtained

Responsibilities

• Complies with portion sizes, quality, ingredient standards, department rules, policies and procedures.
• Follows recipe specifications to prepare menu items in accordance with pre-determined costs.
• Prepares items for cooking by peeling, paring, coring, portioning, washing, sectioning, zesting, cutting, or scoring.
• Cooks all food items by braising, poaching, simmering, boiling, frying, baking, roasting, stir-frying, blanching, or broiling.
• Covers, dates and neatly stores and rotates all products.
• Requisitions items needed to produce food choices, notifies stewards as ordering needs occur.
• Maintains sanitary workstation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Verbal & written skills

Kitchen knowledge

Sanitation knowledge

Knife skills

Attention to detail

Reading recipes

Food safety

Hand-eye coordination

Education

High school education or equivalent

Culinary arts program degree

Job description

Mustard Seed Market in Akron, OH is seeking a dedicated Line Cook to prepare, cook, garnish, and plate items for the café, while maintaining a sanitary kitchen workstation. You will work across multiple stations including fryer, sauté, grill, soup/salad, prep, and pantry.

Candidates should have at least 1 year of fast-paced food production or prep experience; a postsecondary culinary arts program is preferred.