Floater/Sub Cook

Taher; Algona (IA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Guaranteed hours (no nights/weekends)

Free daily lunch

Uniforms provided

PPE provided

Training & development

Advancement opportunities

Culture of inclusion

Job summary

Taher is seeking team members to join our food service team in Algona, IA. You will uphold high guest service standards, follow recipes precisely, and ensure meals are prepared safely and attractively.

The role offers competitive pay with bonus opportunities, guaranteed hours, and perks such as free daily lunch, uniforms, and PPE. Join a family-owned, chef-driven company with opportunities for advancement and a culture of inclusion.

Qualifications

• Food service experience preferred.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Ability to adapt and excel in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to perform simple arithmetic.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Physically able to lift up to 30 lbs and stand for extended periods.
• Dependable and punctual.
• Ability to follow safe food handling requirements.
• Willingness to pass a criminal background check.

Responsibilities

• Provide the highest quality of guest service at all times.
• Execute recipes to the letter.
• Prepare meals with correct portioning and temperatures, ensuring attractive and tasty results.
• Follow all food safety and sanitation standards.
• Follow production sheets and meet daily deadlines.
• Store or discard excess food per safe handling procedures.
• Set up and tear down of workstation.
• Receive and unpack food deliveries and ensure proper storage.
• Maintain polite and professional communication with colleagues and customers.

Skills

Food service experience

Customer service

Adaptability

Arithmetic

Communication

Physical stamina

Punctuality

Food safety

Background check

Job description

If you enjoy cooking, working with a team of professionals, we have a spot for you on our team!

Essential Functions:

• Provide the highest quality of guest service at all times
• Execute recipes to the letter
• Prepare meals by using correct portioning, meeting outlined standards, ensuring that food is at the correct temperature, and is attractive and tasty
• Follow all food safety and sanitation standards
• Follows and completes production sheets
• Ability to meet deadlines in completion of daily workload
• Stores or discards excess food in accordance with safe food handling procedures
• Set up and tear down of workstation
• Receives and unpacks food deliveries
• Ensures food and supply items are stored per standards
• Polite and professional communication style
• Understands and utilized FIFO
• Performs other related duties as requested by the leadership team

We are proud to offer competitive benefits including:

• Competitive compensation with bonus opportunities
• Work-Life balance - Guaranteed hours with no nights or weekends
• Free daily lunch
• Uniforms are provided
• Safety practices and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are provided
• Employee training and development
• Opportunities for advancement and to make an impact
• Culture of inclusion and belonging

Who we are:
Taher, Inc. is a family owned and operated, chef-driven, food service management company providing K-12 school lunch management, campus dining, senior dining, corporate dining and catering, , and vending and office beverage services to clients in our growing nationwide footprint. Taher, Inc. maintains a consistent presence in Food Service Management's Top 25 companies.

Location

Qualifications and Skills:

• Previous food service experience preferred
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Ability to adapt and change in a fast-paced environment
• Able to do simple arithmetic
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Be able to lift 30 Lbs.and stand for extended periods of time
• Dependable, Punctual
• Ability to follow all safe food handling requirements
• Successfully pass a criminal background check

EOE/AA

Shift

Regular/ Temporary

Regular

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