At Mustard Seed Market & Cafe, we believe what you put in and on your body matters. That’s why everything on our shelves is made with real, natural ingredients, without the artificial additives. We’re committed to ingredient transparency so you can make informed choices for yourself and your family. It’s all part of our mission since 1981 to support a healthier lifestyle, every step of the way.

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Line Cook who has a passion for scratch cooking, experience with vegan, vegetarian, and other diet restrictive dishes, and is comfortable operating in a fast-casual cafe dining setting. Our Line Cook will be expected to prepare, cook, garnish, and plate products served in the Café. They are responsible for maintaining a sanitary kitchen workstation. Good knife skills with well-developed prep, sauté, fry, and grill skills are foundational for success in this role. 

*OPEN AVAILABILITY IS REQUIRED INCLUDING WORKING NIGHTS*

Responsibilities

• Complies with all portion sizes, quality, ingredient standards, department rules, policies and procedures.
• Follows recipe specifications to prepare menu items in accordance with pre-determined costs.
• Prepares items for cooking by peeling, paring, coring, portioning, washing, sectioning, zesting, cutting, or scoring.
• Cooks all food items by braising, poaching, simmering, boiling, frying, baking, roasting, stir-frying, blanching, or broiling.
• Covers, dates and neatly stores and rotates all products.
• Requisitions items needed to produce food choices, notifies stewards as ordering needs occur.
• Maintains sanitary workstation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions

Works in a non-smoking, normal store environment where there is not physical discomfort due to temperature, dust, noise, etc.

Equipment Operated    

• Professional kitchen equipment
• Knives
• Ovens
• Slicer

Education And Experience (E = Essential D = Desired)

• High school education or equivalent is required
• 2+ years of line cook experience is highly desired
• Degree from a post-secondary culinary arts training program is highly desired
• ServSafe Certification(s) are a plus

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Knife Skills
• Prep, Sauté, Fry, Grill Station Skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Written & Verbal skills

Physical Requirements

• Bending
• Reading
• Walking
• Carrying 50 lbs.
• Reaching
• Telephone Usage
• Hearing (Auditory)
• Writing
• Lifting 50 lbs.
• Sight or peripheral Vision 
• Grasping
• Operating Equipment
• Communication (Verbal) 
• Standing