Chef: Aramark in Hackensack

Your Local Food Critic; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Job summary

Aramark in Hackensack, NJ is seeking a hands-on chef for onsite kitchen work in a full-time role. You will cook, prep, and maintain station readiness throughout service.

The position emphasizes food safety, proper sanitation, and teamwork; health, dental, vision, retirement, PTO, parental leave, and disability insurance are offered. Onsite duties include using ovens, ranges, and knives, following standardized recipes and production instructions.

Qualifications

• Experience as a cook or in a related role.
• Basic food safety knowledge or ability to earn certification.
• Comfort with food prep, cooking methods, and sanitation standards.
• Good communication and physical stamina to stand, lift, bend, push, and pull.

Responsibilities

• Cook and prepare food using production instructions and standardized recipes.
• Set up the work area with ingredients and tools before service.
• Measure, weigh, trim, peel, blend, and cut ingredients with care.
• Use kitchen equipment such as ovens, ranges, blenders, and knives safely.
• Follow food safety, storage, and sanitation rules.
• Keep the work area and tools clean.

Skills

Experience as a cook

Food safety knowledge

Communication skills

Physical stamina

Job description

# Chef: Aramark in Hackensack**Aramark**Hackensack, NJ Start Date07/07/2026$70,000.00 Full-TimeContact MemberAramark is hiring a chef in Hackensack, New Jersey for onsite kitchen work with full-time and part-time options. If you want to compare it with other openings, start with the full jobs board or narrow the list to full time kitchen roles.The live listing on OysterLink shows this as an onsite role with mid-level experience, no salary shown, and duties that center on food prep, cooking methods, kitchen setup, equipment use, food safety, and clean workspaces. It also lists health, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, parental leave, and disability insurance.## What The Job CoversThis is hands-on kitchen work for someone who can move through prep and service without losing control of the station. The posting points to standard cooking duties, so the day likely includes recipe work, tool use, and cleanup between tasks.* Cook and prepare food using production instructions and standardized recipes.* Set up the work area with ingredients and tools before service.* Measure, weigh, trim, peel, blend, and cut ingredients with care.* Use kitchen equipment such as ovens, ranges, blenders, and knives safely.* Follow food safety, storage, and sanitation rules.* Keep the work area and tools clean.## Who This FitsThe listing reads like a fit for a chef or cook who already knows the pace of a busy kitchen and can work in a team setting. It also leans toward people who are comfortable with food cost awareness, inventory, and the small controls that keep a kitchen on budget.* Experience as a cook or in a related role.* Basic food safety knowledge or the ability to earn certification.* Comfort with food prep, cooking methods, and sanitation standards.* Good communication and enough physical stamina to stand, lift, bend, push, and pull through a shift.## How To ApplyThe captured page shows an **Apply on Company Site** option, but it does not expose the destination URL in the version I could verify. Use the live listing, confirm the application button, and submit your resume and short introduction there.