Production Cook/ Prep Cook

Border Grill; West Ishpeming (MI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Paid training

Job summary

Mama Russo's is seeking a Production Cook to help with the production of grocery-store retail items and support catering production in Ishpeming. You will work in a fast-paced kitchen, following USDA guidelines to ensure safe, high-quality products.

Join a long-standing family operation focused on quality and regional offerings, with flexible scheduling and paid training to help you grow in a hands-on role across deli and retail production.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of line cook or institutional kitchen experience.
• Experience with a range of kitchen equipment including ovens, steam kettles, and meat slicers.

Responsibilities

• Helping with dishes, maintaining a clean and sanitized kitchen and work area.
• Daily and weekly cleaning tasks, sweeping and mopping at end of shift.
• Follow USDA guidelines for the production facility.

Skills

Line cook experience

Institutional kitchen experience

Kitchen equipment experience

Tools

Ovens

Steam kettles

Knives

Mixers

Stoves

Scales

Meat grinder

Food processors

Meat slicer

Job description

Mama Russo's Production Cook

Mama Russo's in Ishpeming is seeking a highly skilled Production Cook to join our team. As a Production Cook, you will play a key role in helping with the production of retail items sold in grocery stores. You will also have the opportunity to learn deli salad production and catering production.

Responsibilities:

• Helping with dishes, maintaining a clean and sanitized kitchen and work area
• Helping out with daily and weekly cleaning tasks, sweeping and mopping at the end of the work day and any other tasks that need to be done on a daily basis
• Must be willing to follow USDA guidelines and rules for the production facility.

Requirements:

• Must have at least 1 year experience as a line cook or cook in an institutional setting
• Experience working with a variety of kitchen equipment to include ovens, steam kettles, knives, mixers, stoves, scales, meat grinder, food processors, meat slicer

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid training

Focus Consumer Products goal is to maintain the vision that John and Jean had in 2002. The recipes the Upper Peninsula has come to know and love will remain along with the existing product offerings, recipes, and commitment to both the catering and retail business. The FCP team will strive to grow upon the foundation dating back to the 1930's with a commitment to grow product offerings with an eye on honoring the Russo name that has come to mean quality across the region for almost 90 years.