Line Cook

Mambo Seafood Restaurants; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Mambo Seafood Restaurants is seeking a Line Cook to join their team in Houston. The role involves cooking various foods, maintaining kitchen standards, and ensuring food safety. Ideal candidates should have a high school diploma, a Food Handler Certificate, and a passion for customer service. Join a vibrant team in a fast-paced, high-volume environment with competitive pay and benefits.

Benefits

Professional work environment

Training and Development

Flexible hours

Employee Perks

Free health insurance

Dental benefits available

Meal discounts

Qualifications

• Must be at least 17 years of age.
• Ability to speak, write and understand simple instructions in English.
• Spanish-speaking is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Cooks various foods in accordance with Company recipes.
• Ensures food orders leave the kitchen in high quality and timely.
• Complies with food safety and sanitation standards.

Skills

Team Player

Customer-Service Oriented

Basic Cooking Skills

Education

High school diploma or GED preferred

Food Handler Certificate

Job description

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Mambo Seafood Restaurants provided pay range

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Base pay range

$11.00/hr - $14.00/hr

Come join the team!

Mambo Seafood is a high-volume iconic Houston restaurant brand that has been in business since 1996. Mambo has 12 restaurants in the Greater Houston area, one location in San Antonio, and one franchised operation in the Rio Grande Valley. Mambo Seafood is poised for rapid growth!

Summary

The Cook is a vital part of the restaurant operations. The Cook adheres to the Company’s recipes, portions, cooking methods, policies and procedures. The Cook will anticipate and exceed expectations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintains a welcoming and position and professional approach with coworkers.
• Practices Company food quality principles.
• Cooks various foods in accordance with Company recipes, policies, and procedures.
• Ensures that food orders leave the kitchen simultaneously, in high quality and in a timely fashion.
• Sets up and maintains sufficient level of products at workstation.
• Stocks inventory and stores and rotates food products and ingredients properly.
• Complies with food safety and sanitation standards and maintains sanitary and safe work area.
• Other duties as assigned. | Qualifications
  
  

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
• Must be at least 17 years of age.
• Ability to speak, write and understand simple instructions in English.
• Spanish-speaking is a plus, but not required.
• Must have a Food Handler Certificate.
• Prior food service industry experience is helpful, but not required.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers.
• Must be a team player and customer-service oriented.
  
  

Computer Skills

• Basic personal computer skills are a plus.
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Stands and walks on uneven, slippery, and/or wet surface for at least 8 consecutive hours.
• Speaks and listens in-person to staff regarding food and safety matters for at least 8 consecutive hours.
• Reads food safety measuring devices.
• Routinely lifts, stoops, kneels, bends, pushes, and pulls up to 50 pounds, and reaches overhead.
• Routinely carries full-service tray.
• Cuts, measures, and mixes food items in a wet environment.
• Performs moderately strenuous activity for at least 8 consecutive hours.
• Performs other physical requirements necessary to perform duties and responsibilities.
  
  

Working Environment

• Moderate noise, fast pace, high traffic, high temperatures and ability to tolerate cleaning solutions.
  
  

We Offer The Following Benefits

• Professional work environment
• Training and Development
• Flexible hours
• Employee Perks
• Free health insurance
• Dental benefits available
• Competitive pay
• Meal discounts and more!
  
  

Mambo Restaurants is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Services

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