Cook - Milwaukie, OR

Salary:

$20-$21/hr.

(2) Full-time Schedules Available:

• Thursday - Monday, 6:00 am - 2:30 pm (Days off: Tuesday & Wednesday)
• Saturday - Wednesday, 6:00 am - 2:30 pm (Days off: Thursday & Friday)

About Elephants

A locally owned company since 1979, Elephants Delicatessen pioneered the gourmet food industry in the Pacific Northwest and now has six Portland-metro area retail locations and a busy catering company, all serving great local foods prepared from scratch. A certified B Corporation, Elephants Delicatessen prides itself on sustainable practices and voluntarily meets a higher standard of transparency and accountability, using the power of business as a force for good.

About the job

Elephants offers great local foods from scratch every day, and much of that food is prepared at our new Milwaukie Production Kitchen. To accomplish this goal, we rely on an exceptional group of food professionals to produce high-quality food products 24/7. We are a speedy team that is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our stores and customers.

This is a fast-paced, high-volume workplace where you will work to make a wide variety of high-quality food for our wholesale clients! Our Chefs are learning and working to build a solid career in the culinary industry. We develop and reward hard workers. If you have the drive to constantly improve, a sense of urgency, and are open to growing with us - this is a job for you!

We are looking for people who have a few years of professional cooking experience and excellent knife skills. In addition, you must be able to read and write in English and basic Spanish is a plus! Come cook like a pro!

A food handler's card is required for this position.

Elephants Delicatessen is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion.

What we offer

• Paid vacation and sick time
• Kaiser Medical coverage with alternative care as a bonus (acupuncture, chiropractic, massage therapy, etc.)
• Dental, FSA (Flexible Spending Accounts), and 401k with 4% company match after a length of service requirement
• Training that will fast-track your culinary/hospitality career
• Free counseling and financial services
• Opportunities for advancement
• Discounts on our delicious made-from-scratch food
• Pet insurance
• Chance to win employee raffles
• Discounts at Sketchers, Shoes for Crews, Verizon, Sprint, select B Corporations, and many more
• A commitment to inclusion, diversity, community involvement, employee well-being, and environmental protection.

Elephants Delicatessen provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.