Eat n Park - Cook

Eat’n Park Restaurants; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking restaurant group dedicated to creating smiles for guests while offering flexible schedules and a path for career advancement. In this dynamic role, you will be responsible for preparing delicious meals, ensuring food safety, and collaborating with a team of passionate individuals. With a focus on development and growth, you will have access to continuous training and management opportunities. Enjoy perks like complimentary meals, discounts, and eligibility for benefits while working in a supportive environment that values your contributions. If you are ready to make a difference in the culinary world, this is the opportunity for you!

Benefits

Complimentary meal

20% food discount

Paid time off

Management career advancement

401k eligibility

Vision, dental, and medical plans

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation and understanding of safety standards.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and lift heavy items.

Responsibilities

• Prepare orders accurately following company standards.
• Ensure proper food storage and rotation to maintain freshness.
• Assist team members and maintain a clean work environment.

Skills

Order Preparation

Food Safety Standards

Team Collaboration

Cross Contamination Prevention

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Kitchen Equipment

Job description

At Eat’n Park Restaurants, we pride ourselves on consistently creating smiles for our guests. We offer extremely flexible schedules to meet your work/life needs and offer a career development path for all of our restaurant team members. Eat’n Park Restaurants is part of Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, a regional portfolio of foodservice concepts serving 50 million guests annually in its restaurants, on college and corporate campuses and in every state through our online store.

Benefits

• Complimentary meal from our free meal menu OR 50% off any meal during your shift.
• 20% discount on any food purchase at Eat’n Park, Hello Bistro, The Porch, and Parkhurst Dining.
• Paid time off
• Management career advancement opportunities
• Access to continuous development with Smile Universe
• Eligibility for 401k, vision, dental and medical plans

This position is eligible for a one hundred dollar bonus per quarter when working an average of 35 hours per week over the course of the entire quarter. This bonus is paid in the first paycheck after the end of the quarter.

Essential Functions

• Properly prepare orders from the guest check following company approved portions, recipe specifications, and timing standards.
• Properly store, date, and rotate according to "first in, first out" standards.
• Follow proper cutting board standards to avoid cross contamination and administer allergen programs.
• Work well with others and assist fellow team members as needed.
• Standing and/or walking - 100% of time.
• Occasionally lifting up to 50 lbs and frequently lifting up to 25 lbs.
• Working in temperatures that may exceed 90 degrees.
• The cook will also have to perform other tasks as directed by a supervisor.

Eat’n Park Hospitality Group provides equal employment opportunities to all team members and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.