Line Cook/Prep Cook

About us

Simit Hospitality Group owns 2 restaurants; SIMIT & CHAI and PASAJ. We pride ourselves in providing unique experiences in two different settings, focusing on elevated Brunch dishes with French inspired Turkish pastries. We aim to create the best environment for both our customers and employees. We focus on Team harmony when we are hiring co-workers. Our bakery team bakes our specialty bagels – SIMIT and all other pastries in our commissary kitchen from scratch. Our hot kitchen team cooks unique brunch dishes like Mücver Benedict, Shakshouka, Çılbır with mostly locally sourced ingredients as well as some authentic Turkish products imported from Turkey. Our Front of the house team focuses on customer experience while crafting the best beverages. We are a big family that is dedicated to serving our customers with the BEST of everything. If you want to be a part of a great team, you’re in luck, because we are hiring!

PASAJ is looking to hire Line Cooks. We are a Brunch restaurant / Bakery specializing Turkish /North American fusion cuisine and Turkish Pastries. As a candidate you’ll be responsible for;

• Follow recipes and presentation specifications
• Preparing and plating food by the methods specified in a timely manner
• Maintaining a clean work station throughout service
• Operate standard kitchen equipment safely and efficiently
• Follow and complete daily prep lists made by chefs
• Basic prep duties such as preparing sauces, chopping vegetables, herbs, portion deli, making batter etc.
• Follow the first in first out (FIFO) method to maximize freshness – label and store food properly
• Manage new shipments of food and organize all orders as they arrive

We expect you to;

• Have at least 2 years experience in a restaurant kitchen
• Have a Food Handler Certificate
• Be Punctual
• Be Reliable
• Be a Team player
• Be able to lift 20lbs
• Be able to work standing up for the entire shift

We’ll be conducting interviews in 2 phases;

1. Zoom interview

2. Staj ( in person trial for hands on kitchen tasks) apx 1 hr

Only eligible candidates will be contacted.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: $16.00-$20.00 per hour

Additional pay:

• Tips

Benefits:

• Discounted or free food
• Store discount

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends

COVID-19 considerations:

• Employee and guest COVID-19 self assessment enforced
• Company Pandemic Policy and Safety Plan in place
• Mask use for staff and guests enforced
• Frequent sanitation of high contact areas throughout service

Experience:

• Culinary: 1 year (preferred)
• cooking: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Food Safe, SafeCheck, Food Handler or equivalent (preferred)

Work remotely:

• No