Performance Line Cook

- EXOS Human Capital; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee meals

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

EXOS is seeking a Performance Cook to join our team. Responsibilities include maintaining kitchen equipment, prepping healthy daily items, and following EXOS nutrition principles.

The role requires the ability to work nights and weekends for events, with a focus on safety, sanitation, and teamwork in an open kitchen environment. Training emphasizes precision, recipes, and standards across all stations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years restaurant experience as a prep and/or line cook.
• Kitchen-minded, self-motivated, driven, organized, and clean.
• Ability to receive feedback and take instructions.
• Understanding of professional cooking, knife handling skills, and cuisines.
• Understanding and knowledge of safety, sanitation and food handling procedures.
• Excellent customer service and a hospitable attitude.
• Professional communication skills.
• Culinary Nutrition degree and background preferred.
• Understanding of Exchange System.
• Familiarity with ESHA Food Processor.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to work calmly under pressure in an open kitchen.
• Must read, understand and follow basic cooking directions.
• Must be able to work some catering events, nights, and weekends during high season.
• Commitment to quality service.

Responsibilities

• Maintain equipment, including refrigerators, stoves, ice machines, dishwasher, etc.
• Perform other duties as directed by the Executive Chef.
• Must be able to work catering events, nights, and weekends as needed by client request.
• Ensure that the kitchen and surrounding areas are sanitized and clean in accordance with health codes.
• Prep creative, simple, health oriented menu items daily, following EXOS nutrition principles.
• Follow recipes, portion controls, and procedures as established by the EXOS kitchen.
• Clean and maintain station up to standards with safety and sanitation.
• Display creativity with foods and willingness to learn.
• Answer, report, and follow Executive or Sous Chef's instructions.
• Assist with cleaning, sanitation, and organization of kitchen, walk-ins, and storage.
• Perform additional responsibilities as requested by the chef or sous chef.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Two years restaurant experience

Cooking skills

Knife handling

Safety & sanitation

Team player

Education

Culinary Nutrition degree

Tools

ESHA Food Processor

Job description

Responsibilities

We're seeking a Performance Cook to join our team. The Performance Cook's duties will include:

• Maintain equipment, including refrigerators, stoves, ice machines, dish washer, etc..
• Perform other duties as directed by the Executive Chef
• Must be able to work catering events, nights, and weekends as needed by client request.
• Ensure that the kitchen and surrounding areas are sanitized and clean in accordance with company standards and health code regulations
• Ability to prep creative, simple, health oriented menu items on a daily basis, implementing EXOS' nutrition principles, in a sanitary and timely manner
• Follows recipes, portion controls, and procedures as established by the EXOS kitchen
• Cleans and maintains station up to standards while practicing exceptional safety, sanitation and organizational skills
• Posesses' creativity, desirability to learn, and has uttermost respect for food
• Answers, reports, and follows Executive or Sous Chef's instructions
• Assists with the cleaning, sanitation, and organization of the kitchen, walk-in coolers, and storage areas
• Performs additional responsibilities as requested by the chef or sous chef at any time
• Other duties as assigned

Position Reports to: Performance Executive Chef and Performance Sous Chef

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 year's restaurant experience as a prep and/or line cook
• Kitchen sensed, self-motivated, driven, organized, and clean
• Ability to receive feedback and take instructions
• Understanding of professional cooking, knife handling skills, and various cuisines
• Understanding and knowledge of safety, sanitation and food handling procedures
• Excellent customer service and a hospitable attitude
• Professional communication skills
• Culinary Nutrition degree and background preferred
• Understanding of Exchange System
• Familiarity and experience with ESHA Food Processor
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure in an open kitchen environment
• Must be able to read, understand, and follow basic cooking directions
• Must be able to work some catering events, nights, and weekends during high season
• Commitment to quality service

Working Conditions

Generally in an indoor open kitchen setting.

Daily use of ESHA Food Processor and basic word, and excel computer programs.

Varying schedule to include evenings, some holidays, weekends, and extended hours as business dictates.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to heat/cold from the mechanical equipment.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Uphold the EXOS Mission Statement, objectives, nutrition principles, and all future direction set forth by the EXOS management.

Abide by all policies and procedures set forth in the EXOS Policies and Procedures Manual.

WHO WE ARE

For nearly 30 years, Exos has been dedicated to getting people ready for the moments that matter by promoting a holistic approach to health. As an elite coaching company, Exos applies its evidence-based methodology to programming designed to unlock the potential in everyone from corporate employees, to elite athletes, military operators, and beyond.

Simply put, we "get you ready" for the moments that matter - whether that's striving to excel at work, or training for a major athletic event. How do we do it? Our employer solutions include fitness center management, on-site coaching and classes, and the Exos app, as well as immersive team-building experiences, executive coaching, and personal development programming. Our professional athlete training programs propel elite athletes to new heights in the NFL combine and NBA Draft each year, and our practitioner education courses and workshops provide industry professionals ongoing opportunities for development.

We've never been the type to accept the status quo. We're all about studying, learning, innovating, and making waves. And we feel that it's our responsibility to help others because we know there's a better way. That better way is Exos Readiness.

We are an equal opportunity employer

EXOS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace for all. We invite applicants from a wide variety of identities, ideas, perspectives and experiences and encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Exos of