Cook - Cafe Line

La Farm, Inc.; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental/Vision Coverage

Disability insurance (LT/ST)

Life Insurance & AD&D

Paid Time Off

Free Bread

EAP

Store discounts

Meal discounts

Free cooking classes

Job summary

La Farm, Inc. in Cary, NC seeks a full-time culinary team member responsible for prep and line work, recipe reading, and delivering exceptional customer service. You will follow established recipes, maintain high quality, and support catering and daily order preparation.

This role requires weekend and holiday shifts with a fast-paced environment. Strong teamwork, attention to detail, and multi-lingual abilities are a plus. Health and bakery-related perks are included.

Qualifications

• Experience in culinary field, prep and/or line work required.
• Knowledge of weights, volume, and cooking procedures.
• High proficiency at reading recipes and build cards.
• High attention to detail.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Ability to solve business related problems quickly and efficiently.
• Great relationship building skills and demonstrated positive demeanor as a team player.
• Ability to work in fast paced environment and multitask.
• Flexibility required: Weekends required, holiday work required, two days off (not consecutive).
• Multi-lingual a plus.

Responsibilities

• Embody La Farm values through action, example, and communication: Exceed.
• Deliver world-class customer service with urgency to serve every customer.
• Demonstrate product quality using freshest ingredients and proper recipe execution.
• Follow La Farm systems and recipes when building prep ingredients and orders.
• Prepare customer orders with accuracy and efficiency, and sign/label items.
• Create catering platters based on daily special orders and assist with opening/closing procedures.
• Maintain sanitation and safety to meet health standards.
• Assist runners with delivering food and communicate order status to team.

Skills

Culinary experience

Recipe reading

Attention to detail

Customer service

Team player

Job description

Summary of Benefits: Full-Time

• Medical Insurance
• Dental/Vision Coverage
• Long Term/Short Term Disability
• Employee Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• Paid Time Off
• Other Great Perks (Free Bread, EAP, store discounts, meal discounts, free cooking classes)

Essential Duties:

• Team: Embody La Farm values through action, example, and communication: Exceed
• Customer Expectations, Quality, Dignity, Community, Learning, Teaching, and
• Innovation.
• Customer Service: Ensure and exude world-class customer service and demonstrate
• urgency to serve every customer.
• Product Quality: Actively demonstrate product quality and pride through use of freshest
• ingredients, consistent recipe execution, and appealing plating and presentation to La
• Farm standards.

Other Essential Duties:

• Operations Systems & Procedures
• Prepare customer orders with accuracy and efficiency.
• Follow La Farm systems and recipes when building prep ingredients and customer
• orders.
• Process monitor data for orders accurately and efficiently to execute ticket time goals.
• Safely and properly use turbo chef, stove, and other equipment for café menu items.
• Merchandise to La Farm standards, properly signed products, samples, and store
• packaging and labeling.
• Create catering platters based on daily special orders.
• Perform proper rotation and quality control.Complete daily checklists, logs, build cards and production sheets.
• Demonstrate proper opening and closing procedures.
• Contribute to an overall positive and collaborative environment.
• Answer the phone to La Farm standards.
• Communicate with team about orders up, product no longer available, etc.
• Assist runners as needed with delivering food to customers.
• Ensure overall unit safety and sanitation goals and policies.
• Maintain grade “A” or better by beating health and sanitation inspection standards.
• Uphold company standards and policies for opening/closing.
• Ensure safe working conditions and comply with all laws.
• Other Duties As Assigned: The statements contained herein reflect general details of the job’s
• principal functions, knowledge and skills requirements, and scope of responsibility, but should
• not be considered an all-inclusive listing of job requirements. Individuals may perform other
• duties as assigned or needed.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience in culinary field, prep and/or line work experience required.
• Knowledge of weights, volume, and cooking procedures.
• High proficiency at reading recipes and build cards.
• High attention to detail.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Ability to solve business related problems quickly and efficiently.
• Great relationship building skills and demonstrated positive demeanor as a team player.
• Ability to work in fast paced environment and multitask.
• Flexibility required: Weekends required, holiday work required, two days off (not
• consecutive).
• Ability to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.
• Multi-lingual a plus.

Essential Physical Demands:

• Must be able to work effectively in a confined area.
• Ability to bend and lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time.
• Continuous use of hands and arms.
• Continuous bending, reaching, and twisting.