Production Cook, Belfast

Production Cook
The Belfast Community Co-op is hiring for a Production Cook.
The ideal candidate would have production experience, is hardworking, and excited to create a positive customer experience.
Belfast Community Co-op's mission is to bring locally sourced, reasonably priced, organic and natural products to all while fostering an environment where everyone is truly welcome.
The starting wage range is $17 - $19 hourly, experience depending.
This is a Full Time position (30+ hours weekly) - Morning and weekend availability will be required.
Production Cooks are responsible for prepping, executing, and packaging recipes according to a daily production list, stocking and rotating product, monitoring temperatures in hot and cold holding areas, and participating in cleaning activities as assigned.
Production Cooks work with a rotation of recipes that include heat-and-eat and ready-to-consume items that change with the seasons and with the evolving capabilities of the Co-op kitchen.
Production cooks spend the majority of their time on food preparation and production while performing other tasks as assigned.
Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to:
Ensures that all product ingredients meet department standards.
Completes recipes in a timely manner.
Completes daily production list
Contributes on various stations as requested.
May work on a hot or cold station.
Uses kitchen equipment safely and efficiently to complete tasks
Preps ingredients as directed, in a manner that maintains product integrity and adheres to food safety guidelines
Packages completed products according to department SOPs
Belfast Community Co-op Worker Benefits include:
Sponsored Co-op Ownership/ Equity Share
Generous Store Discount
In-Store Charge Account
Paid Sick Time
Paid/Earned Vacation Time
Retirement Account with Employer Matching
Regular Free-to-Staff Food and Wellness Items
CSA/Farmers Market Reimbursement
Education Credits (PTO for exploring interests related to work)
Professional Development & Continual Training Opportunities
Full Time Workers (30 hours or more) are also eligible for insurance benefits including:
Co-op Subsidized Health Insurance Plans
HSA plans with Matching
Dental insurance
Vision Insurance
Fully Paid Life Insurance
Voluntary Life Insurance
Short Term Disability
Requirements
Minimum:
Ability communicate effectively in a high-volume work environment
Ability to assess and prioritize tasks based on external indicators
Ability to work safely in an commercial kitchen environment
Preferred:
Experience with dishwashing in a commercial kitchen environment
Knowledge of food safety guidelines
Basic knife skills
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT (in a usual workday)
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
Reasonable accommodations may be made.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle, feel, and for fine manipulation.
The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
This position requires frequent interaction with the public, in person and over the telephone.
The Belfast Community Co-op is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.