Cook - Prep and Fry Station - Full-time / Part-time

Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q® is a rapidly growing restaurant and franchise company with over 30 locations in North Carolina. We offer a fast-paced and rewarding work environment, hands-on training, and a performance-based career advancement program. With multiple locations on the horizon, the opportunities for advancement are endless and you control your own destiny. Grounded in our roots of family recipes and southern hospitality, we believe that keeping it simple is the key to success. We strive to serve great food fast in a clean restaurant while showing our guests that we are grateful to serve them. Fresh food is made by hand daily in each store and we couldn't be more proud of that. We opened our first restaurant over 50 years ago and the core values that made us great are still a driving force in our growth today.The Fry Cook is responsible for serving customers by cooking fresh and hot fries and hushpuppies. There is a technique to this process that sets our food apart from that of other restaurants. To ensure the freshest, hottest food for our customers, the Fry Cook must be aware of the flow of business. They are also responsible for breading and frying shrimp and cooking hot dogs to order. The Prep Cook is responsible for serving the customers by preparing great food. Depending on the store and personnel, this person could make Bar-B-Q, Cole slaw, potato salad, baked beans, Brunswick stew and fry chicken. They must know how to cook and follow a recipe, so experience in these areas is a plus. They are responsible for heating prepared food to temperature in order to keep the steam table stocked at appropriate levels depending on the time of day. This position is also in charge of keeping the kitchen clean throughout the day, which includes washing dishes and keeping the floors and all work areas clean.