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Cook - Prep Cook - Dishwasher

Meddys

Kansas City (MO)

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USD 30,000 - 40,000

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Job summary

An established industry player in the restaurant sector seeks dedicated cooks and prep cooks to join their dynamic team. This role involves preparing high-quality Mediterranean dishes in a fast-paced environment, ensuring exceptional service and food safety standards. Ideal candidates will thrive in a collaborative setting, demonstrating multitasking skills and a commitment to quality. With opportunities for advancement and a supportive work culture, this position offers a chance to grow in a rewarding culinary career. If you are passionate about food and hospitality, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive Salary
Free Uniforms
Opportunity for Advancement

Qualifications

  • Able to work in a fast-paced environment and multitask effectively.
  • Previous experience in kitchen roles preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Setting up and cleaning workstations for food preparation.
  • Cooking orders according to health and safety standards.
  • Monitoring multiple food orders simultaneously.

Skills

Multitasking
Time Management
Cooking Techniques
Teamwork
Customer Service

Education

High School Degree or Equivalent

Job description

Benefits:
  • Competitive salary
  • Free uniforms
  • Opportunity for advancement
Company Overview

Meddys is a full-service restaurant with an ordering counter offering high quality, healthy Mediterranean cuisine served quickly at affordable prices. In 2014, we opened our first location on East Harry Street, Wichita, providing our neighborhood with a unique dining experience that provides mouthwatering food and friendly servers in a relaxed, modern atmosphere.

Fresh, healthy food and hospitality are at the heart of what we do. Every dish is made to order using only the freshest locally sourced ingredients. We go the extra mile to give you and your friends a wonderful experience by tailoring your order specifically to your dietary needs as best we can with our delicious hummus, shawarma, pita, complimentary sauces, and signature cocktails.

As of 2024, we have five Wichita branches: East Harry Street, North Greenwich Road, Maize Road near New Market Square, South Ridge Road, and downtown on South Washington. We are also in the Kansas City Metro area with branches in both Kansas and Missouri: Prairie Village, Brookside, Lenexa, and our newest location in Liberty.

Looking for even more markets to share our success with! Indulge in healthy, flavorful meals and experience the welcoming atmosphere at a Meddys branch near you.

Job Description
At Meddys, we look for people who work well with others toward a common objective, hold each other accountable, get stuff done, and are proud of their results. The goal of team members at Meddys is to create exceptional service for guests by making exceptions, and Meddys' goal is to create an exceptional work environment for its team members by making clear, realistic expectations with attainable rewards.
If you are willing to take the steps necessary to fulfill our expectations with purpose and hold yourself accountable for your actions, you will succeed.

We are looking for a skilled Cook to prepare delicious meals according to the menu and a Prep Cook to provide a supporting role to kitchen staff in preparation of meals and ingredients. An excellent cook must be able to follow instructions in cooking and delivering well-prepared meals. They must be deft in moving around the kitchen and apt in multi-tasking. Experience in using various ingredients and cooking techniques is also important.

Meddys is also in search of an experienced dishwasher to ensure dishes, cutlery, glassware, and large pots and pans are washed at a professional level.

Responsibilities
  • Setting up, cleaning, and organizing workstations
  • Preparing ingredients for the shift; washing vegetables, chopping, seasoning meat, etc.
  • Preparing oven, utensils, and grill for shift
  • Taking orders from wait staff or a computerized system
  • Cooking order according to food health and safety standards
  • Recommending ideas for specials or seasonal dishes
  • Handling multiple food orders at one time
  • Monitoring multiple food orders as new orders arrive
  • Dressing order for presentation
  • Ensuring each guest order has the correct food and sides
  • Delivering food orders to expo staff in a timely manner
  • Storing all food properly
  • Sanitizing and cleaning workstations and utensils
  • Reordering stock and food supplies
  • Monitoring other cooks and team members
  • Assisting other cooks in preparing food or helping other team members when needed
  • Keep a sanitized and orderly environment in the kitchen
Qualifications
  • Able to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Able to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently
  • Physical endurance to stand for an entire shift
  • Self-motivated and self-directed
  • Works well as part of a team and on individual tasks
  • Able to quickly memorize complex or multiple orders
  • High school degree or equivalent
  • Previous experience as a busboy, washer, waiter, cook, or relevant work experience
  • Able to work mornings, nights, and weekends
  • Able to bend, move, and lift up to 25 pounds or more
  • Physically able to stand and move during the length of shift; able to bend and kneel through shift; able to lift up to 25 pounds or more

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