line cooks

CULINARY KITCHEN COOKS– LINE COOKS / FOOD PREP ASSOCIATES

Merrimack Food Systems. Merrimack Premium Outlets Food Court, Merrimack, NH

Starting at $11/hour.  We are looking for motivated, energetic, and fun co-workers to join our team.  We are hiring for a variety of positions to round out our staff for the upcoming  season.  Our goal is to find individuals that thrive in a fast paced, ever changing environment.

MSE Branded Foods operates several different concepts under one roof inside the food court at the Merrimack Premium Outlets.  Part-time, full-time, and seasonal positions are available.

Job Summary

The Cook and BOH Team Members are responsible for preparing food for utilization and preparing all food orders in a timely manner according to the company recipes, serving portions and guest special requests.  BOH members will communicate with each other and with FOH service team to fulfill guest food orders and ensure the food meets the guest’s expectations.

Essential Duties, Responsibilities and Characteristics for job placement:

• Maintain a gracious, pleasant and friendly attitude while contributing to a team-work based environment.
• Be customer service oriented and detail oriented
• Demonstrate ability to comprehend and follow both written and oral instructions
• Adhere to the company dress and appearance policy
• Ensure the highest quality preparation and presentation of food items
• Grill, deep fry, bake, broil, steam and microwave raw and prepared food.
• Measure and assemble ingredients and cooked items according recipes and menu specifications
• Wash and clean fruit and vegetables for peeling, dicing, shredding or slicing using kitchen hand-utensils and electric equipment
• Responsible for set-up, cleanliness and organization of the work area beginning, during and the end of each shift
• Position requires slip-resistant shoes

Qualifications

High School Diploma or High School equivalency preferred

Experience in Food Preparation/ Service preferred –but not required for consideration

*May be required to submit to E-Verify screening and pass a background check as required by Homeland Security and/or MSE Branded Foods as a condition of employment.

Physical Requirements

This position requires regular attendance as scheduled in accordance with company labor needs; requires the ability to stand or walk for hours at a time; frequently required to hear, speak, walk, crawl, climb, stand, reach, bend, balance, kneel, stoop, lift and carry items up to 50 lbs.; requires the ability to tolerate significant changes in temperature, and frequent immersion of hands in water and cleaning or sanitizing solutions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability of adjust focus.  Must be able to read and write and speak the English language.