Grill Kitchen Crew

Dairy-Queen-41406; Murfreesboro (TN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Dairy Queen 41406 is hiring a kitchen team member to prepare and assemble food items, operate grill and fryer equipment, and maintain cleanliness and stock in a fast-paced environment.

You will ensure adherence to health and safety standards, rotate products, and provide friendly service to customers. This role emphasizes teamwork and reliable, efficient operations.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced restaurant.
• Capable of standing for long periods and lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Knowledge of food safety and health standards.
• Ability to read order monitors and follow instructions.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and assemble food items according to recipes.
• Cook on grill and fryer following safety standards.
• Wrap, stock, and rotate products in a clean area.
• Assist in maintaining cleanliness of work area and dining area.
• Provide friendly service and handle customer requests.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Ability to work under pressure

Reading order monitors

Physical stamina

Food handling

Tools

Grill equipment

Fryer equipment

Temperature control tools

Job description

Description

Purpose of Job

Execute all kitchen operations, ensuring all prepared foods meet restaurant safety and health standards. Cooks, assembles and wraps good items, stocks all needed products and preparation materials in a clean and safe manner.

Essential Functions

• Communicate clearly, quickly and politely with co-workers to ensure correct order is served to the customers.
• Quickly and accurately prepares food products following restaurant, health and safety standards andprocedures quickly and accurately.
• Be pleasant and alert to customer needs.
• Properly and safely operates and maintains restaurant equipment including grill, fryer, freezer andother related cooking equipment while following all health and safety standards.
• Work as a “team” member to assure constant and consistent quality, service, cleanliness and value
  to each customer.
• Clean work area, organize and stock needed items. Move various food, paper and cleaning items from
  other sections of building (or outside building) to immediate work area.
• Stocks and executes proper rotation of products.
• Completes assigned prep work for stocking and set up of grill area. Controls food production
  process.
• Breaks down and cleans grill area thoroughly every day as assigned by a manager or shift leader.
• Wash counters, tables, restrooms, trash receptacles, gather trash and remove from dining/serviceareas to proper receptacle, sweep, mop, stock and other cleaning tasks.
• Occasional need to be outof building (i.e., parking lot, freezer, trash container areas, etc.) for parking lot pick-up,trash removal and other maintenance and cleaning activities.
• Informs immediate supervisor promptly of all problems or unusual matters of significance.
  
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as requested by management staff or shift leaders.
  

Accountability

• Operates grill area in accordance with established standards, policies and procedures.
• Responsible for quick, accurate and safe food production process.
• Assists in the success of the restaurant by ensuring guest satisfaction through adhering to standards for quality, value, service and cleanliness.
• Maintains a positive working relationship with all restaurant employees and customers to foster and promote a cooperative and pleasant working climate.
• Communicates all significant issues, both positive and negative, with management staff.

Requirements

Qualification Standards

• Qualified candidates must have excellent customer service skills; exhibit good manners, proper personal hygiene, positive attitude, and promptness.
• Must be able to perform under pressure in a high volume restaurant including moving and responding quickly for long periods of time.
• Travel quickly in customer service area as much as three times for each customer up to as many as 40 customers per hour of shift.
• Must be able to work in and out of different temperature ranges.
• Ability to handle raw, frozen and cooked food products as well as products in and out of temperature danger zone (41-140F).
• Capability to stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Interact with the public and co-workers constantly during shifts.
• Must be able to read order monitors.
• Recall and communication of products and contents.
• Practice established food handling procedures and meet any local health regulations.
• Exhibit and use good manners, proper personal hygiene, positive attitude, and promptness.