Cook

Pollo Campero; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Pollo Campero in Gaithersburg, MD is hiring a Kitchen Team Member to produce high-quality food with strict food-safety practices. You will support both kitchen operations and front-of-house communication while upholding health standards.

Requirements include 18+ years, ability to lift 50 lbs, and availability nights/weekends/holidays. This on-site role pays $18.00 per hour and offers an entry-level path within a busy restaurant environment.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Preferred: 1+ year of experience in similar roles.
• Ability to lift and push 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand for long periods.
• Flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must follow the company Personal Care and Hygiene policies.
• Must be able to produce authorized U.S. work documents.

Responsibilities

• Maintains verbal communication with FOH.
• Monitors the quality of food.
• Marinating and breading chicken.
• Ensuring chicken is properly inspected.
• Following receipts accordingly.
• Ensures restaurant adherence to health and sanitation standards.
• Follow protocol chicken forecast.
• Filtration of the oil to ensure quality standards.
• Thoroughly clean equipment.
• Maintains overall sanitation, health, cleanliness, and safety standards for food preparation areas, cooking services, and dishes and utensils.
• Follows and abides by all safety rules, policies, and procedures.

Skills

Lift 50 lbs

Stand long periods

Night/weekend work

Team player

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

The responsibility of our kitchen team members is to produce the highest quality food with precision and accuracy, continually observing and implementing the proper quality-assurance and food-safety procedures to satisfy restaurant demand and exceed customers' expectations.

Responsibilities

• Maintains verbal communication with FOH
• Monitors the quality of food
• Marinating and breading chicken
• Ensuring chicken is properly inspected
• Following receipts accordingly
• Ensures restaurant adherence to health and sanitation standards
• Follow protocol chicken forecast
• Filtration of the oil to ensure quality standards
• Thoroughly clean equipment
• Maintains overall sanitation, health, cleanliness, and safety standards for food preparation areas, cooking services, and dishes and utensils.
• Follows and abides by all safety rules, policies, and procedures

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Preferred: 1+ year of experience in similar roles
• Ability to lift and push 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand for long periods
• Flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays
• Must follow the company Personal Care and Hygiene policies
• Must be able to produce authorized U.S. work documents

Expected Behaviors

• Have contagious energy
• Be a team player
• Must have great interpersonal communication skills to work with others
• Proactively help where it is most needed in the restaurant

Pay Rate

USD $18.00/Hr.