Cook

Pollo Campero; Melrose Park (IL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Pollo Campero is seeking kitchen team members in Melrose Park, IL to produce high-quality food with precision and observe food-safety procedures. You will marinate and bread chicken, monitor food quality, and maintain cleanliness and sanitation across all prep areas.

Ideal candidates have at least 1 year in similar roles, can lift 50 lbs, stand for long periods, and work nights, weekends, and holidays. Must meet U.S. work documentation requirements and follow hygiene policies.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• 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 company 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 health and sanitation standards.
• Follow protocol chicken forecast.
• Filtration of the oil to ensure quality standards.
• Thoroughly clean equipment.
• Maintains sanitation, health, cleanliness, and safety standards for food prep areas.

Skills

Teamwork

Physical stamina

Flexible schedule

Food safety awareness

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 $17.00/Hr.