Line Cook

Mambo Seafood Restaurants; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional work environment

Training and Development

Flexible hours

Employee Perks

Free health insurance

Dental benefits available

Meal discounts

Competitive pay

Job summary

An iconic restaurant brand in Pasadena is seeking a Cook to join their team. The ideal candidate will prepare and cook a variety of foods according to established recipes and standards while ensuring food quality and safety. You must be at least 17 years old and possess a Food Handler Certificate. Teamwork and customer service orientation are essential. The position offers a professional work environment with flexible hours, training, and competitive pay with additional employee perks.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Prior food service industry experience is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a welcoming and professional approach with coworkers.
• Cook various foods in accordance with company recipes.
• Ensure food quality and timely service.
• Comply with food safety standards.

Skills

Team player

Customer service oriented

Ability to follow recipes

Basic personal computer skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Food Handler Certificate

Job description

Come join the team! Mambo Seafood is a high-volume iconic Houston restaurant brand that has been in business since 1996. Mambo has 13 restaurants in the Greater Houston area, three locations 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 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

• 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.

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.