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Good Eggs
Oakland, CA, USA
Posted on Jul 29, 2024
About Good Eggs
At our core, we represent radical freshness, impeccable quality, curated selections and exceptional service. Picked yesterday, baked this morning, by the people we know and trust. We go straight to the source and bring only the best right to you. We're Good Eggs.
About the Role
At Good Eggs, our cooks produce the highest quality food for our customers, using the freshest, local ingredients and batch cooking techniques. In addition, as a cook you will be expected to support the kitchen team, including sometimes doing prep work and packaging our products as needed.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Using batch cooking, produce the highest quality food for the Good Eggs Kitchen program.
- Maintain the highest food safety standards.
- Be an active participant in reducing costs and food waste.
- Adhere to all occupational safety guidelines in a commercial kitchen.
- Practices FIFO rotation and checking dates for quality and freshness.
- Maintains kitchen equipment in line with manufacturer guidelines and safety standards.
- Perform other back of house duties as required
Qualifications
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Minimum 2 years cooking experience, preferably with batch cooking requirements.
- Passion for local food & solid understanding of healthy cooking.
- Personable, approachable and able to accommodate a wide-variety of food preferences.
- Energetic, hard working & committed to the success of the team.
- Organized, with strong time management skills and a sense of urgency in the kitchen.
- Strong awareness of what’s happening in the kitchen and ability to see the bigger picture of what needs to get done.
- Strong communicator in the kitchen.
- Comfortable with a dynamic environment.
Working Conditions
- Flexible schedule needed
- Job hazards may include slips and falls, cuts, and burns, but injuries are seldom serious.
- Will be going in and out of freezer or refrigerator as needed
- Busy, fast paced Kitchen
Physical Requirements
- We characterize this role as physically demanding. Must be able to perform physical activities requiring considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as lifting, walking, balancing, stooping, bending, pushing, pulling carts, and handling materials.
- Must be able to regularly lift, carry and push and pull between 30 to 50 pounds.
- Walking: Up to 5 hours per day
- Standing: Up to 8 hours per day
- Ability to work for extended periods of time in refrigeration and a freezer (-10F)
- Seating: Up to 1 hour per day
- Reaching: Up, down, or laterally, up to 8 hours per day
- Please be aware that you are required to wear PPE for Covid-19, food safety, local, state, or federal laws, related PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) as mandated by Company Policy.
- Must be able to work in a multitude of environments.
Successful candidates for this role will be required to undergo a background check.
The Good Eggs Compensation Philosophy:
We offer competitive compensation based on market rates, evaluated bi-annually. Our final offer is based on years of experience, length of time with title, and demonstrated impact while in previous roles, combined with our compensation philosophy.
Good Eggs provides equal employment opportunities for team members and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military status or disability in accordance with local, state and federal guidelines. We hire and promote individuals based on their qualifications for the position to be filled. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Good Eggs uses E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires.