For over 20 years, One Off Hospitality has developed and operated some of Chicago’s most beloved places to eat and drink. More importantly, we’re a group of people – chefs, hospitality veterans, managers and creators – who believe in the power of treating our guests like family and our restaurants like home.
REPORTS TO: HEAD BAKER
FLSA: NON-EXEMPT
POSITION SUMMARY: The cafe line cook is passionate about cuisine, pays attention to detail, has strong work ethic and eager to learn. Cafe line cooks work in a fast-paced environment focusing on quality sanwiches, salads, grab and go items while also assisiting in refilling items in the display counter.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:
- Maintains a cheerful, courteous disposition and a neat, clean and professional image
- With minimal assistance, be able to set up and work multiple stations at an acceptable level
- With assistance, able to perform prep tasks assigned by the head baker and managers in a timely fashion
- Completes required mise en place or prep list in a timely fashion
- Sets up station as required for all scheduled services
- Operates, maintains and properly cleans kitchen equipment
- Maintains and cleans their required tools
- Works efficiently with a constant sense of urgency
- Assists in refilling display counter with pastry/bread offerings, refilling grab and go items, salads, tartines, make sandwiches to order, etc.
- Keeps immediate supervisor promptly and fully informed of all problems or unusual matters of significance
- Able to work a flexible schedule as business dictates
- Performs shift change and/or opening or closing duties
- Adheres to all company safety and sanitation policies and procedures
- Assists other team members as needed or when business needs dictates
Minimum Qualifications (Education, Experience, Skills)
- Culinary school graduate or equal work experience required
- Food Handler Certification required
- Ability to handle stress under pressure
- Willingness to maintain a clean, healthy, and safe working environment
- Ability to coordinate multiple activities with attention to detail
- Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Ability to work early mornings, 6am-2pm
- Ability to be flexible with job demands and open minded when being asked to complete tasks
- Ability to operate and use all equipment necessary to run the restaurant
- Ability to move or handle equipment throughout the restaurant generally weighing 0-50 pounds
- Ability to work varied hours/days as business dictates
- Ability to stand for up to 8-10 hours a day in a hot environment
- Must be able to tolerate potential allergens: peanut products, egg, dairy, gluten, soy, seafood and shellfish
One Off Hospitality provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.