Line Cook - Fast-Paced Kitchen & Team Player

ADP, Inc.; North Branch (MN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

ADP, Inc. is seeking a Cook for our North Branch, MN kitchen. The role involves preparing, seasoning, and cooking salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foods according to menu specifications.

You will weigh and measure ingredients, operate kitchen equipment, maintain high hygiene standards per MN Department of Health, and log quality and HACCP-related records. Weekend and night shifts may be required to support busy service periods.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience cooking in a professional kitchen.
• Knowledge of standards of food preparations and serving, storage of food and kitchen procedures.
• Professional communication skills required.
• Ability to take direction.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to work in a fast, efficiently and stay focused under pressure.
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, mornings, and nights.
• Ability to perform light physical tasks, exerting up to 25lbs of force on occasion.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook food as the menu indicates; utilizing boiling, fryers, broiling, steaming or roasting of meat, poultry, seafood, fish, vegetables, salads, soups and gravies.
• Prepare food; including washing, peeling and chopping.
• Weigh, measure and mix ingredients according to recipes using various kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Operate grinders, tenderizers, ranges, fryers, broilers, and toasters.
• Disassemble, clean, and reassemble kitchen equipment.
• Ensure all equipment used is well maintained, in good working order and to log any defects and report the kitchen manager.
• Ensure that a good standard of hygiene of cleanliness is maintained throughout the kitchen, to meet the standards of MN Department of Health.
• Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, or serving area to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices.
• Carry out good food management, temperature control and HACCP documentation according to current Food Hygiene regulations!
• Monitor product use throughout the serving period to prevent overproduction or early depletion.

Skills

Experience in professional kitchen

Food preparation standards

Communication skills

Take direction

Team collaboration

Work under pressure

Weekend/holiday/night shifts

Physical stamina

Job description

ADP, Inc. is seeking a Cook for our North Branch, MN kitchen. The role involves preparing, seasoning, and cooking salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foods according to menu specifications.

You will weigh and measure ingredients, operate kitchen equipment, maintain high hygiene standards per MN Department of Health, and log quality and HACCP-related records. Weekend and night shifts may be required to support busy service periods.