Kitchen Main

Popeyes - 8593 - Berkeley; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 2,617,000; Full time

Job summary

Popeyes - 8593 - Berkeley is seeking a Kitchen Main/Restaurant Team Member to greet guests, take orders, and process payments with a smile. You will learn all areas of restaurant operations and help keep service fast and friendly.

You will prepare and package food, maintain dining room and restrooms, and ensure food quality and safety. This role requires reliability, teamwork, and availability for evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Experience in a fast-paced environment is helpful.
• Ability to interact with guests and coworkers in a positive, professional manner.
• Willingness to learn all restaurant areas and operate multiple stations.
• Availability for evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Education level may be low or matched with short related experience.

Responsibilities

• Greets Guests with a smile while taking orders and processing payments.
• Prepares and packages food and drink products.
• Maintains cleanliness of the restaurant, dining room, restrooms and exterior.
• Keeps health and safety standards in work areas.
• Demonstrates knowledge of Popeyes menu items.
• Monitors food quality and temperature to ensure freshness and safety.
• Unloads and stocks inventory as needed.
• Maintains punctual and regular attendance on shifts.
• Upholds integrity and promotes Popeyes culture.

Skills

Fast-paced environment

Customer service

Cross-training

Flexible scheduling

Education

Less than high school education or equivalent

Job description

A Kitchen Main is passionate about providing Guests with the best experience possible. Must be able to follow Cajun Hospitality: Smile, make eye contact, greet the Guest, repeat the order, and thank the Guest. Team members must enjoy working with people who take food seriously yet have fun preparing and serving it. Must be committed to contributing to the collaborative spirit of the team, be energized by the opportunity to learn, grow, and explore your career potential.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Greets Guests with a smile while receiving orders and processing payments
• Prepares and packages food and drink products
• Responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the restaurant, including dining room, restroom & exterior
• Maintains health and safety standards in work areas
• Demonstrate knowledge of the brand and menu items
• Check food quality and food temperature throughout the day to ensure the food is fresh and safe to serve
• Unloads and stocks inventory items as needed
• Prompt and regular attendance on assigned shifts
• Acts with integrity and honesty, and promotes the culture of Popeyes

Qualifications and skills

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to interact in a positive and professional manner with Guests and coworkers
• Willingness to learn all areas of restaurant operations & work multiple stations
• Available to work evenings, weekends and holidays
• Less than high school education; or up to one-month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equipment

Fryers, thermalizer, walk in freezer, menu boards, computers, cash registers, warmer lights, filtering machines, oven, steam units, holding cabinets, slicers, storage units, soda fountain hook up station, microwave ovens, insulated oven mitts, toasters, batter mixer cooking utensils, and drive thru communication systems.

Environmental Conditions:

• The employee is subject to inside environmental conditions, protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes.
• The employee is subject to both environmental conditions; work activities occur both inside and outside.
• The employee is subject to extreme cold temperatures below 32 degrees for periods of time.
• The employee is exposed to hazards which includes a variety of physical conditions, such as moving mechanical parts, electrical current, exposure to high heat of chemicals.
• The employee is subject to one or more of the following conditions: fumes, odors, dust, mist, gases or poor ventilation.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and be able to communicate. The employee is frequently required to walk; stoop, kneel, crouch, push and pull. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.