Fry Cook
$31,200–$41,600 year
On-siteBentonville, Arkansas, United States
Job Summary
Set up and break down frying stations, then fry poultry and fish to fulfill cook-to-order restaurant orders while monitoring equipment time and heat to prevent under or overcooking. Prepare menu items with coordinated timing, adhere to portion control, and rotate products using the first-in, first-out method. Clean fryers and grills, change oil, filter and polish, manage inventory, and handle trash disposal while maintaining sanitation guidelines. Operate kitchen display screens to coordinate food drops and communicate effectively with kitchen staff and front-of-house members. Work quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced environment, handling raw chicken and lifting items up to 50 pounds.
Required Qualifications
- At least 1 year working with deep fryers in a cook-to-order restaurant
- Must have experience handling raw chicken
- Must have experience changing fryer oil
- Must have experience working in a fast-paced cook-to-order environment
- Must know how to work from a kitchen display screen
- Must understand basic math to be able to coordinate timing of food drops
- Flexibility to work mornings, nights, weekends, and catering events
- Outstanding customer service skills
- Have reliable transportation and can arrive to work on time and ready to receive the customer at the start of your shift
- Ability to stand for long hours at a time
- Must be adaptable to a fast-paced environment
- Must be able to bend, stretch, twist, or reach for objects on shelves at various height levels
- Frequently stoop or squat to reach items on low shelves or on the floor
- Continuously reach overhead, forward, and underneath shelving, counters, tables, refrigeration, units, racks, drink dispensers, fryers, etc
- Frequently lift and stack items up to 50 pounds from various heights to/from shelving, freezers, coolers, stock rooms, etc
- Occasionally, lift and carry up to 30-pound bags of trash and place in dumpster outside of restaurant
- Occasionally climb a footstool or ladder to reach items located on stock shelves, in coolers, freezers, stock rooms
- Ability to use an open or pressure fryer
- Handle raw meat
- Critical thinker
- Think and react quickly
- Must have good hygiene
- Must have a strong attention to detail when it comes to your work
- Must have experience working in a fast-paced kitchen
- Ability to read and understand a kitchen display screen and priority of food drops to ensure timing is coordinated
- Following cooking instructions, safety procedures, and sanitary requirements
- Provide Excellent Customer Service Skills
- Team Player – willing to assist teammates in getting the job done
- Great attitude
- Display a sense of urgency and pride in our work environment
- Dependable and Reliable
- Willingness and openness to learn Chick'n Headz culture and guidelines
Desired Qualifications
- Prefer someone with short order cooking experience
- Prefer applicants with Food Safety Certification
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