Line Cook/Counter Service Person

Line Cook/Counter Service Person

Viking Soul Food

vikingsoulfood

KITCHEN

FULL-TIME

19-20/HR + TIPS

PORTLAND

Join our friendly team and help serve up some of the most unique food in Portland

Viking Soul Food is hiring a cook and counter person to help us run our little shop on Woodstock Blvd.

What we need from you:

*High quality kitchen andanizational experience. If you have worked anyw w you had to juggle customer service with food prep, you will excel at our shop.

*Weekend availability is essential (Saturday and Sunday)

*Organization and attention to detail, proven ability to proactively prioritize needs and effectively maintain quality standards in a fast paced environment.

*Excellent interpersonal andmunication skills.

*Energetic approach to both food and customer service, willingness to work on positivity and gratitude even when that feels hard.

What the job entails:

*General kitchen prep work and execution of dishes to order on the line. This includes tasting all menu items, including items with meat and dairy.

*Counter service, expediting and serving simple beverages including alcohol. This includes using a point of sale system and cash handling.

*Schedule will be 4 days/week, days and early evenings with shifts running from 5 to 8 hours.

*We run with a small crew, so duties and tips are d. You will be involved in food prep and execution of menu items, taking orders and serving customers as well as dishwashing and general cleaning.

*We specialize in Scandinavian inspired food, but really it is just cooking and 95% of it is the same as any other professional kitchen:anization, tasting, work ethic, accountability.

What we offer:

*A fun and unusual work environment that emphasizes support and work life balance.

*Unbelievably tasty Nordic food in the form of shift meals, plus 50% discount for you and friends on days off.

*A regular and reasonable weekly schedule that doesn't change, as much as is possible. We respect that you have a life and we need you to be able to enjoy it.

*Opportunities to grow your skills in both cooking and management.

*We do not believe the customer is always right. We do believe that positive customer interactions are a 2 way street. Abusive, unreasonable, or openly bigoted patrons will be instructed not to return, and we will have your back in the event that you feel unsafe.

*Paid time off

Pay:

*$19/hr based on experience, plus tips (between $8-12 per hour additional)

Some helpful notes:

* Ditch the ego. If you realize that we are out just trying to serve excellent food and have the best day we can, you'll be off to a strong start with our team. Show up with gratitude, and make it nice for you and those around you - whether customers, delivery drivers or work mates. Despite popular opinion, we think that working in food service can, and should be highly enjoyable and rewarding, and some of that starts with you.

* Our product and concept are highly unusual, so you'll often find yourself in the position of explaining our food to neers; we hope you'll enjoy being an ambassador for both our food and our values.

* We believe that conflict resolution gives us the opportunity to be clear about our intentions, wants, needs, likes, and dislikes. We aremitted to facilitating functional and non toxicmunication styles, and we want to hear from you when something isn't working, or you have an idea for how to improve both operations, and interpersonal relations.

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Viking Soul Food - 4422 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR, 97206