Line Cook - Portland, United States - Groundwork Coffee

Description

** December 07, 2021**

**Line Cook**

Line Cook Groundwork Coffee specializes in batch-roasted, certified organic coffees and artisanal teas. From our humble roots as a rare book store and cafe back in 1990, Groundwork would go on to become one of the first certified organic coffee roasters in Southern California, as well as the largest organic coffee roaster in Los Angeles. A truly local pioneer in fair trade and fairly traded coffee and tea sourcing, we remain committed to sustainable business practices, including maintaining direct relationships with growers and importers who promote responsible coffee and tea production.

Now, nearly 30 years later thanks to the neighbors and friends weve been fortunate enough to serve we have opened 10 cafs along the West Coast, we have two very busy roasteries in Los Angeles and Portland, and we produce a growing line of delicious cold brew coffees. Weve also been profoundly lucky to see the development of dozens of new organic coffee farms around the world and are proud to continue sharing their exceptional coffees with you. From the ground up, Groundwork is steadfast in its commitment to the values of quality, sustainability and community.

**About You:** We are looking to hire an efficient and quality-obsessed Line Cook to join our growing team and jump-start their career. Leveraging your knowledge of breakfast and lunch items (such as omelets, scrambles, breakfast burritos, and sandwiches), youll wear many hats and do everything from station set up and maintaining cleanliness to running food to the FOH, station break down, and dishwashing. As a Groundwork Line Cook, you will work a full-time schedule, and must be both detail-oriented and able to multi-task. If you love a great cup of coffee (or tea), embody a positive can-do attitude, and are enthusiastic about your craft, then please apply today

**What Youll Do:**

Understand, read, and execute the production schedule

Ensure appropriate health and safety standards and Food Handler practices

Monitor equipment performance, demonstrate use of new equipment

Inventory management

Prepare a variety of meat, egg, and vegetaraian type Breakfast and Brunch meals and food items using standaedized recipes for cooking in ovens, grills, pans and a variety of other kitchen equipment

Assume 100% responsibility for quality of products served

Know and comply consistently with our standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards and kitchen rules, policies and procedures

Stocks and maintains sufficient levels of food products at line stations to assure a smooth service period;

Portion food products prior to cooking according to standard portion sizes and recipe specifications

Maintain a clean and sanitary work station area including tables, shelves, grills, flat top range and refrigeration equipment

Prepare item for grilling, frying, sauting or other cooking methods by portioning, battering, breading, seasoning and/or marinating

Follow proper plate presentation and garnish set up for all dishes

Handle, store and rotate all products properly;

Complete required tasks within assigned time frame

Performs related duties such as helping to wash dishes as needed, preparing recycling, cleaning around the establishment and help with any other projects as assigned by the Chef

If a meal is returned for any reason, correct the problem and report the return to the Chef

**What It Takes To Rock This Role:**

Line cook experience is a plus

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Ability to listen effectively

Valid ServSafe certification

Must be able to lift at least 50lbs

Fluent in spoken and written English

Ability to operate machinery including but not limited to; mixers, blenders, slicers, toasters, ovens, proofers, sandwich presses, and microwaves

**Why Groundwork:**We strive to be the best place our employees have ever worked, and to produce the best coffee our customers have ever sipped. As a part of our team, youll be working with people who are down-to-earth, friendly, and passionate in a casual, caffeinated, and fun retail environment.

**Groundwork Perks:****Benefits are offered to eligible employees and are subject to change.*

**Free Coffee to Take Home:** 1 pound Bulk Coffee or Pound Loose Leaf Tea

**Employee Discount Program:** Discounts on Food, Beverage, & Merchandise

**Health Benefits:** Medical, Dental, Vision, Voluntary Life Insurance

**Paid Time Off:** Including Sick Hours, Vacation, and Holidays

**Commuter Program:** Substantially Subsidized HOP Pass

*Groundwork is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regards to race, color, age, sex, ancestry, marital status, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, present or past history of mental disability, genetic information or any other classification protected by state or federal law.* ****

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To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortiums (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible to blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.

This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the websites UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.

Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the websites HTML, adapts its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.

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**Screen-reader optimization:** we run a process that learns the websites components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website. In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels; descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups), and others.

Additionally, the background process scans all of the websites images. It provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag for images that are not described. It will also extract texts embedded within the image using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology. To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to