Line Cook

MS Rio Grande LLC / DBA Mambo Seafood; McAllen (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional work environment

Flexible hours

Employee Perks

Free health insurance

Competitive pay

Meal discounts

Job summary

A local seafood restaurant in McAllen, Texas, is seeking a Cook to join their team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for cooking various foods following company recipes and ensuring high-quality service. This role requires a team player with a Food Handler Certificate and the ability to communicate in English. The position offers flexible hours, training, and competitive pay along with benefits like free health insurance and meal discounts.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 17 years of age.
• Prior food service industry experience is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Team player

Customer-service oriented

Basic math skills

Ability to understand English instructions

Spanish-speaking (a plus)

Education

Food Handler Certificate

Job description

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 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.

Education & Experience

• 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.

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
• Competitive pay
• Meal discounts

MS RIO GRANDE LLC dba Mambo Seafood 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.