Prep / Line Cook Mighty Bread Company Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia, PA; Philadelphia (PA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Mighty Bread Company, a renowned retail bakery and café, is seeking a line cook to join their dedicated team. The ideal candidate will possess a strong culinary background, attention to detail, and thrive in a collaborative environment. This full-time role includes both prep and line shifts, with a focus on quality execution in a supportive atmosphere. Employees enjoy daytime hours, health benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Room for learning and growth

Qualifications

• Strong culinary background preferred.
• Eagerness to learn and grow in a team environment.
• Positive and hardworking attitude.

Responsibilities

• Perform all kitchen prep tasks including vegetable prep and sauces.
• Execute menu items to the Mighty Bread quality standards.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety in the work area.

Skills

Culinary skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Organizational skills

Tools

Kitchen tools

Job description

Mighty Bread Company is a James Beard nominated retail bakery and café in East Passyunk. We are looking for a line cook to add to our growing team.

Are you a cook looking for a reasonable schedule, benefits, and a fun, non-toxic work environment?? Join our passionate, hardworking team as we take our beloved neighborhood cafe and bakery to the next level.

This position is full time. Some days are dedicated prep shifts and some days are shifts on the line. Monday a must, other days tbd. We need an all-stations cook and yes, we’re talking brunch. If you have experience in this area that’s a plus but it is not required.

Ideal candidate has a strong culinary background, is detail oriented, a team player, and very well organized. If you are eager to learn, positive and hardworking, let's hang.

Daytime hours, healthcare and PTO, room to learn a business top to bottom and grow professionally in a positive work environment with an all-star team. Weekends are a must! Neat freaks encouraged, egomaniacs need not apply.

Essential functions of hybrid prep cook / line cook role:

• Train thoroughly to be able to execute all kitchen prep tasks, including:
  • Vegetable prep
  • Using meat slicer for meats and cheese
  • Vinaigrettes and sauces
  • Packaging of kitchen retail goods for wholesale and café sale
  • Soups
• Train thoroughly to execute menu items across all stations to Mighty Bread’s quality standards
• Ability to give attention to multiple tasks at a given time.
• Advanced organizational skills
• A very high level of attention to detail and quality.
• Keeps workspaces safe and clean, including food safety procedures, scrubbing and sanitizing surfaces, sweeping and mopping floors, removing recycling and trash, etc.
• Positively responds to direction, feedback, and requests for assistance from co-workers and managers
• Takes initiative to help other members of the kitchen team
• Engages in department operations by using Slack and kitchen prep sheets and order guides.

Physical requirements of this role:

• Service is 8 hours long! This is longer than most dinner service restaurants.
• Ability to stand, bend, and lift for a full shift.
• Dexterity and accuracy with knives, slicers and other kitchen tools.
• Ability to work safely in narrow environments with other people.

Success in this role looks like:

• Accurate, consistent, and tidy execution of all menu items to the Mighty Bread standard set by chef and sous chef.
• Accurate, consistent, and tidy execution of all prep items to Mighty Bread standard set by chef, sous chef and prep lead.
• Ability to self direct to the most urgent tasks, prioritizing the customer experience at all times.
• Positive, direct, and thorough communication with all Mighty Bread staff and managers across departments.
• A very high level of attention to detail
• Insistence on quality and cleanliness in all work.
• Thinking ahead to maintain good stock of all prep items
• High level of awareness for ingredient inventory and ordering schedules.