Cook - Restaurant 202086 - 3127 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN 37207

Church's Chicken; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading quick-service restaurant as a Cook, where you'll prepare delicious comfort food while ensuring cleanliness and safety standards. This role offers a fun, fast-paced environment with opportunities for growth. If you're ready to make a difference in people's lives through food, apply now!

Qualifications

• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds occasionally.
• Stand and walk for up to eight hours.
• Communicate effectively with customers and team members.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook food products according to specifications.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the work area.
• Check equipment and report malfunctions.

Skills

Food Preparation

Sanitation Practices

Communication

Job description

Reports To (Title):

Restaurant General Manager

Department:

Field Operations

Job Objective

To prepare and cook food products as specified by the Manager in Charge of the Shift while adhering to the specifications and procedures contained in the Cooking Section of the Church’s Operating Standards Manual (the “OSM”). Accomplishes tasks in a timely, clean, and orderly manner.

Essential Job Functions:

Primary Functions

• Sets up the batter table, collects all necessary smallwares, and prepares batter mix.
• Ensures that call sheets are complete, posted, and used.
• Checks all equipment and reports any malfunctions immediately to the Manager in Charge.
• Balances fryer colors and adds sufficient shortening to maintain proper levels.
• Filters and cleans all fryers at designated times following safety guidelines, including the use of safety equipment.
• Pans sufficient chicken for operational needs.
• Prepares and cooks all food products according to business needs and under the direction of the Manager in Charge.
• Ensures all food products meet specifications, procedures, and quality standards as outlined in the SOM, including strict adherence to holding times.

Secondary Functions

• Maintains a clean work area by practicing “clean-as-you-go” and following sanitation and safety guidelines.
• Verifies that all necessary products and supplies are stocked and available at the batter area.
• Maintains organization and cleanliness of the cooler.
• Performs all other tasks assigned by the Manager in Charge of the Shift.

Physical Demands: (Minimum qualifications needed to perform the Essential Job Functions)

Lifting Requirements: Medium to Heavy (up to 50 pounds frequently and 75 pounds occasionally).

Cook must be able to:

• Stand and walk continuously on hard floors for periods of up to eight hours.
• Frequently lift and stack 35 to 50 pounds of food and supplies from various heights; occasionally carry items weighing up to 75 pounds.
• Lift and carry trash bags weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Push or pull equipment and supplies such as batter tables, filter machines, and carts.
• Climb stools or ladders to reach items on high shelves.
• Stoop or squat to access low shelves or the floor.
• Reach overhead, forward, and underneath shelving and equipment.
• Handle a variety of items with different shapes, sizes, and textures.
• Use fingers continuously for food prep and unloading boxes.
• Communicate effectively with customers, management, and team members.
• Maintain awareness of surroundings and locations of items needed for work.

Note:

If you’re hungry for a career that’s fun, fast-paced, and full of opportunity, then you’ve come to the right place. At Church's, we’re not your typical quick service restaurant. We make real comfort food that makes a difference in people's lives. For over 60 years, our restaurant has been a place where hard-working people can get ahead and achieve great things by serving others.

Church’s Chicken is an equal employment opportunity employer and makes hiring and employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other factor prohibited by law.