Description

Are you passionate about cooking and creating delicious dishes? Do you love the exciting and fast-paced environment of a restaurant kitchen? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you! Popeyes is looking for energetic and enthusiastic in dividuals to join our cooking team and bring the joy of our famous Louisiana-inspired flavors to our customers. Join us and become a part of the Popeyes family, where cooking is not just a job, but a fun and flavorful experience!

Popeyes restaurant is hiring a Cook for the Long Beach, CA location. Come join our family and apply on website, select careers and search for 3352,

This position will prepare, package and deliver food to dine-in and carryout customers. Responsible for exhibiting a friendly, enthusiastic attitude while performing job assignments, showing a caring attitude for customers and fellow employees, and maintaining the company's operational quality and cleanliness standards.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Promotes Company Mission, Vision and Core Values.
• Prepares and presents quality products at all times and maintains a neat and clean work area in accordance with brand standards.
• Maintains adequately stocked workstations, restocking as needed.
• Meets reasonable expectations established by the Operations Standards Manuals.
• Ability to learn in a fast paced environment.
• The ability to maintain cash variances at acceptable levels.
• Projects a professional appearance and a positive attitude at all times in the restaurant.
• Attends special meetings as scheduled by the Restaurant Manager.
• Adheres to all local health regulations, company policies and procedures, and brand standards.
• Completes all other job duties as requested
• Willingly assists without being asked
• Prepares, cooks and presents food to order following established company brand standards guidelines and recipe specifications
• Follows correct prepping procedures, utilizing prep charts; properly stores and rotates perishable stock
• Maintains proper food temperatures in accordance with brand standards, federal, state and local regulations
• Prepares special orders as requested
• Maintains stock to shift par levels
• Organizes and maintains work areas, coolers and storage areas
• Assists as needed with product inventory and deliveries
• Cleans and takes proper care of ranges, ovens, broilers, fryers, griddles, utensils and other equipment
• Adheres to all safe food handling principles
• Completes side work and deep cleaning assignments correctly and in a timely manner
• Possesses strong product and menu knowledge
• Monitors waste and other food cost controls
• Addresses complaints and concerns promptly in a courteous manner and notifies the supervisor of any issues
• Assists other team members as needed
• Provides prompt and courteous service and is cordial to all team members and guests
• Demonstrates safe cash handling procedures in accordance with policy and accurately completes cash, credit card, and discount transactions
• Suggestively sells and achieves guest check average targets
• Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.

Employee Benefits:

• We offer 401k, Medical, Dental and Vision insurance to full-time employees.
• Employee Discount - receive a 50% discount on meals during your shifts.
• FREE Beverages - receive free soft drinks, tea and water during your shifts.
• FREE Uniform - receive a brand-new uniform at orientation.
• Company-wide discount - receive a 25% discount at over 40 company-affiliated restaurants!
• Flexible Schedules - we’ll work with you because employee work/life balance matters!
• Employee Referral Bonus - refer a friend and get paid!
• Employee Assistance Program - receive confidential, personal, & web-based support on a variety of important topics such as stress management, dependent care, nutrition, legal & finances.
• Advancement - On-the-job skills training to prepare employees for upward mobility opportunities.

Qualifications

Position Qualifications:

• Must be able to observe and ensure product is prepared and presented to company Brand Standards Must have basic math skills, including understanding of units of measure.
• Must meet any state, county or municipal regulation pertaining to heaIth risk concerns about food handling Meets Popeyes uniform and grooming standards and maintains them throughout the shift.
• Must be able to pass all required tests and training requirements for the position Must be able to work a flexible schedule , including holidays, nights and weekends Must possess excellent guest service skills.
• Must be dependable and able to learn basic tasks and follow instructions.
• Must possess reasonable ability to communicate in English both orally and in writing.
• Must be able to work in a team environment.
• Places a value on diversity and shows respect for others.
• Sedentary/ Light/ medium/ heavy - (physical requirements of the job). Heavy Work: exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 15pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Constantly stand during serving customers and training.
• Frequently stoop to pick up supplies and trash.
• Consistently talk to fellow employees and customers.

Equipment:

• Fryers, batter tables, ovens, hot plates, steam wells, drink systems, corn carousels, cash registers , calculators, drive-thru communication systems, warmer lights, and filtering machines.

Environmental Conditions:

• The employee is subject to inside environmental conditions; protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes.
• The employee is subject to both environmental conditions; work activities occur both inside and outside.
• The employee is subject to extreme cold; temperatures below 32 degrees for periods of time more than one hour.
• The employee is exposed to hazards, which includes a variety of physical conditions, such as moving mechanical parts, electrical current, and exposure to high heat of chemicals.
• The employee is subject to one or more of the following conditions: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gasses or poor ventilation.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employees assigned to this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or tasks which may be required to be performed in this position. Employer may amend, change, or modify the responsibilities and duties of this position to meet business needs as necessary. This job description does not constitute a contract for employment and may be changed at the discretion of the employer with or without notice.

Denco Family, Inc is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law