Fry Cook

Chick'n Headz, LLC; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Weekly pay

Room for growth

Flexible work schedules

Casual attire

Job summary

Chick’n Headz, LLC in Bentonville seeks an experienced Head Fry Cook to join our restaurant team. You will set up and break down frying stations, assist with prep work, and fry food to fulfill orders during your shift.

Applicants should have at least 1 year experience with deep fryers in a cook-to-order restaurant. Cooks must handle multiple orders calmly in a fast-paced kitchen, work across all shifts, and demonstrate reliable transportation and strong customer service skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience with deep fryers in a cook-to-order restaurant.
• Experience handling raw chicken.
• Able to work in a fast-paced kitchen and manage multiple orders.
• Ability to read kitchen display screen.
• Flexible to work mornings, nights, weekends, catering events.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Physical stamina to stand long hours.

Responsibilities

• Operate fryers and grills according to instructions.
• Prepare food items like poultry and fish for frying.
• Rotate product using FIFO to ensure freshness.
• Monitor time and heat to avoid under/overcooking.
• Assist in menu item preparation with coordinated timing.
• Maintain portion control and consistent cooking/presentation.
• Keep fryers, grills, and work area clean and sanitized.
• Assist in inventory stocking and restocking, and oil management.

Skills

Customer service

Multi-tasking

Punctuality

Flexibility

Education

Food Safety Certification

Tools

Kitchen display screen

Deep fryers

Job description

Company Introduction:

To be a Chick’n Head is wearing a badge of honor.We’re known for our crispy wings, dressed in our in-house sauces and our amazing catfish, but we’re much more than that.Chick’n Headz believes in Service before Sauce, meaning the Customer Experience is at the forefront of our operation.We are a fast-paced environment and we do it with a smile.Our customers and our teammates deserve the best we have to offer!

Chick'n Headz, LLC in Bentonville, AR is in search of hard-working Head Fry Cook to join our restaurant team. In this role, you will set up and break down the frying stations and assist with prep work. You will then fry food to fulfill orders throughout your shift. Applicants should have at least 1 year working with deep fryers in a cook-to-order restaurant.

Cooks must be able to mentally and physically process working multiple orders at one time.

Working in a fast-paced kitchen can be stressful, so we are looking for individuals who can remain calm under pressure. Seeking Fry Cooks and Fry Cook Leads.

Minimum Qualifications:

• HIRING FOR ALL SHIFTS.
• Must have experience handling raw chicken.
• Must have experience changing fryer oil.
• Must have experience working in a fast-paced cook-to-order environment.
• Must know how to work from a kitchen display screen.
• Must understand basic math to be able to coordinate timing of food drops.
• Flexibility to work mornings, nights, weekends, and catering events.
• Outstanding customer service skills.
• Have reliable transportation and can arrive to work on time and ready to receive the customer at the start of your shift.
• Ability to stand for long hours at a time.
• Must be adaptable to a fast-paced environment (think fast, move fast).
• Must be able to bend, stretch, twist, or reach for objects on shelves at various height levels.
• Frequently stoop or squat to reach items on low shelves or on the floor.
• Continuously reach overhead, forward, and underneath shelving, counters, tables, refrigeration, units, racks, drink dispensers, fryers, etc.
• Frequently lift and stack items up to 50 pounds from various heights to/from shelving, freezers, coolers, stock rooms, etc.
• Occasionally, lift and carry up to 30-pound bags of trash and place in dumpster outside of restaurant.
• Occasionally climb a footstool or ladder to reach items located on stock shelves, in coolers, freezers, stock rooms.

Essential Duties:

• Operate fryers and grills according to instructions.
• Prepare food items like poultry and fish for frying.
• Check food items to ensure that it is fresh.
• Rotate product using the first in, first out (FIFO) method of rotation.
• Monitor the time and heat of equipment to ensure food does not under or overcook.
• Assist in the preparation of menu items, with coordinated timing of center of plate items with sides.
• Adhere to portion control as defined by Chef.
• Maintain consistency in cooking and presentation.
• Clean and maintain fryers and grills, including changing oil.
• Inventory stocking and restocking.
• Filtering and polishing of oil management.
• Cleaning including trash disposal, mopping, sweeping, washing dishes, wiping counter-tops and sanitizing food areas.
• Work quickly and efficiently.
• Communicate effectively with other kitchen staff and FOH members.
• Must have a strong attention to detail when it comes to your work.

Experience:

• Line cook/professional cooking : min 1 year.
• Must have experience handling raw chicken.
• Must have experience working in a fast-paced cook-to-order environment.
• Must have experience changing fryer oil.
• Work in a fast-paced kitchen, utilizing equipment like deep fryers.
• Ability to read and understand a kitchen display screen and priority of food drops to ensure timing is coordinated.
• Following cooking instructions, safety procedures, and sanitary requirements.
• Handle raw meat.
• Ability to use an open or pressure fryer.
• Critical thinker.
• Think and react quickly.
• Prefer someone with short order cooking experience.
• Prefer applicants with Food Safety Certification.

Required Behaviors:

• Provide Excellent Customer Service Skills.
• Team Player – willing to assist teammates in getting the job done.
• Great attitude.
• Display a sense of urgency and pride in our work environment.
• Dependable and Reliable.
• Assist in ensuring that the restaurant is clean and adheres to Chick’n Headz sanitation guidelines.
• Willingness and openness to learn Chick’n Headz culture and guidelines.
• Must have good hygiene.

What we offer:

• Competitive Pay
• Weekly pay
• Room for growth
• Flexible work schedules
• Casual attire

Disclaimer:

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; and is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recognize that people are our finest asset. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals, regardless of race, creed, color, religion or belief, national origin, sex, ancestry, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, medical condition, gender identity or sexual orientation or any other classification protected by law.