Kitchen Cook I (Full Time, Flexible Schedule)

Adams Fairacre Farms, Inc.; City of Middletown (NY); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off

Employee discount

Job summary

Adams is hiring a Cook I to join our kitchen team. You will be responsible for food preparation, maintaining safety and quality standards, and delivering friendly service to customers. The position requires teamwork, reliability, and a passion for Adams’ products.

You will work in a fast-paced environment, follow recipes and sanitation guidelines, and help ensure every dish meets our high standards before it reaches the customer.

Qualifications

• Kitchen professional experience is required.
• Knowledge of kitchen operations and recipes.
• Excellent customer service skills for all customers.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a team and managers.
• Demonstrate enthusiasm and knowledge about Adams’ products and quality.

Responsibilities

• Provide friendly, polite, and knowledgeable assistance to customers.
• Prepare food: chop vegetables, trim meat, breading, and salads according to recipes.
• Prepare hot sandwiches, breakfast items, and catering orders for events and holidays.
• Maintain Adams’ quality standards: safe temperatures, proper labeling, and attractive presentation.
• Rotate stock to ensure freshness and restock as needed based on inventory.
• Follow opening/closing procedures, including equipment setup/shutdown and end-of-day cleaning.
• Receive, check, and store deliveries; match inventory to invoices.
• Keep kitchen, service, and display areas clean and compliant with safety standards.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Kitchen operations

Customer service

Team collaboration

Enthusiasm for Adams

Culture and values

Job description

Description

Kitchen
Job Description

Reports To: Kitchen Manager

Cook I

Who we are at Adams

At Adams, we prioritize creating a warm and welcoming environment for both our customers and team members. We believe exceptional customer service goes beyond meeting needs—it’s about treating everyone with genuine respect, kindness, and appreciation. Each team member is expected to greet customers personally, serve them with friendly, polite, and knowledgeable assistance, and always put customer needs above other tasks. Additionally, we value a workplace where employees treat each other with the same courtesy and respect as our customers, fostering a collaborative and supportive atmosphere that reflects our commitment to service excellence.

What we’re looking for

Adams Employees are expected to provide friendly service to our valuable customers, ensuring that each experience reflects the commitment to providing quality products that Adams is known for. For the Cook 1, this means preparing high-quality meals with consistency and attention to detail, following all recipes, safety, and sanitation guidelines, while working efficiently to meet production schedules and customer demand. It also means maintaining a clean and organized workspace, collaborating with team members, and ensuring every dish meets Adams’ standards before it reaches the customer.

Your Day-to-Day

• Ensure customers receive the best service by providing friendly, polite, and knowledgeable assistance; greet and thank them personally.
• Perform food preparation, including chopping vegetables, trimming meat, breading products, and composing salads according to recipes.
• Prepare hot sandwiches, breakfast items, and catering orders for events, holidays, and special occasions.
• Maintain Adams’ quality standards by ensuring all food is served at a safe temperature, properly labeled, and attractively presented.
• Rotate stock to ensure freshness, keep cases and bars full, and restock as needed based on inventory.
• Follow opening or closing procedures, including equipment setup/shutdown, product preparation, and end-of-day cleaning.
• Receive, check, and store deliveries, match inventory to invoices.
• Keep all kitchen, service, and display areas clean, organized, and compliant with safety and sanitation standards.

What you bring to the Farm

• Kitchen professional experience
• Knowledge of the operations of the Kitchen and the recipes involved
• Excellent customer service skills to all our customers
• Willingness to work collaboratively and communicate with a team of co-workers and managers
• Exhibit enthusiasm, positivity and/or knowledge about Adams’ products and quality
• Ability to demonstrate and set the example for Adams’ culture and values

Working Conditions

• Must be at least 18 years old
• Follow all safety policies and procedures
• Work in a productive/fast-paced environment, especially during holidays and busier times
• Consistently move, adjust, and position items weighing up to 50 pounds
• Ability to remain in a stationary position for duration of shift
• Occasionally ascend/descend a stepstool, stepladder, and/or ladder
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers for duration of shift
• Communicate with others to exchange information
• Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks including in tight and confined spaces

Perks of the Job

At Adams, we believe in recognizing and rewarding excellent work with competitive compensation and meaningful benefits. In addition to quality compensation, at Adams you can expect generous medical, dental and vision coverage (for applicable roles), voluntary benefits like Pet Insurance, paid time off and holiday pay, flexible pay schedules with DailyPay, and best of all, our generous Employee Discount.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions – including skill sets, experience, training, certifications and other business needs.

At Adams, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each situation. We’re committed to providing a supportive and rewarding environment that helps our team members thrive—both professionally and personally.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general responsibilities of this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required for this position. It is understood that these responsibilities are subject to the needs of the business and therefore Adams retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.