Breakfast & Lunch Cook

Now Hiring: Daytime Breakfast and Lunch Cooks Lavish Roots

Location: Burien WA and Kent WA

Shift Available: Monday Friday 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM Enjoy your weekends off!

Pay Range: $23.00 $27.00 per hour (Based on experience skill and education)

Lavish Roots is a premier catering and hospitality company known for crafting exceptional dining experiences. We are seeking passionate and personable cooks to join our team.If youre a people person with a love for food and hospitality wed love to have you on the team. Youll play a hands-on role from the first prep of the day all the way through service and back again and youll get your weekends back in the process.

What Youll Do

Breakfast & Lunch Execution

• Set up hot and cold buffet stations before service begins each morning
• Cook and prepare breakfast items including eggs hot proteins and warm sides
• Maintain cold bar and buffet with fresh attractively displayed items throughout service
• Stock and replenish micro kitchen items (beverages snacks condiments etc.) as needed
• Monitor food levels and rotate product to maintain freshness and quality
• Support lunch setup and service as needed before end of shift
• Follow all approved recipes and presentation standards from the Lavish Roots commissary team

Guest Experience

• Warmly greet and engage with guests throughout the morning
• Accommodate requests with a friendly can-do attitude
• Provide confident answers about menu offerings and daily specials
• Create a welcoming energetic atmosphere that guests look forward to each morning

Station & Kitchen Maintenance

• Maintain cleanliness of all service areas buffet stations and the micro kitchen throughout and after service
• Follow all food safety and sanitation standards without exception
• Properly store and label all food products
• Communicate supply needs and shortages proactively to the Lavish Roots team

Team & Logistics

• Jump in to help teammates across stations and ensure seamless service flow
• Load and unload catering equipment and product at the start and end of each shift
• Drive the catering vehicle to and from the event site (valid WA drivers licence required)
• Pack and stage items at end of shift to set the next days team up for success

What Were Looking For

• A genuine love of food hospitality and morning energy
• Enthusiasm for crafting exceptional dining experiences even before 7 AM
• Comfort working independently on-site with support from a commissary team
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills youre the face of the program daily
• A proactive detail-oriented mindset you notice when something needs refilling before a guest does
• A desire to grow within a supportive advancement-oriented work environment
• 1 year of relevant experience in a restaurant catering hospitality or food service environment
• Culinary school degree or equivalent a plus!
• Reliable accountable and solution-oriented

Why Lavish Roots

Work-Life Balance

MondayFriday with early finishes no nights no weekends. Additional hours may be available as needed (see Mandatory Overtime)

Free On-Shift Meals

Fuel your morning with food made by our talented team

Career Growth

Opportunities to develop skills and advance from within

Commissary Support

Youre on-site but never alone our HQ team has your back

Robust Benefits Package

Majority company-paid medical dental & vision Commuter benefits 10 vacation days 5 sick days 12 paid holidays Annual performance-based increases

Requirements

• Valid King County Food Handler Permit (must be obtained within 10 days of start date)
• Valid Washington State MAST Alcohol Server Permit Class 12
• Non-slip shoes required
• Completion of all required company training courses
• Authorized to work in the United States
• Must successfully pass a background check in accordance with Washington States Fair Chance Employment Act RCW Chapter 49.94

Physical Demands

• Standing a minimum of 8 hours per day
• Lifting and carrying 1040 lbs of equipment and product regularly
• Heavy and repetitive hand and arm motion during food preparation and cleanup
• Standing walking bending twisting reaching above shoulders stooping kneeling and balancing
• Removing hot items from ovens and handling containers of various sizes and shapes
• Must be able to observe and detect emergency situations and distinguish product by taste texture temperature and appearance

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Duties

This job description is not designed to cover a comprehensive listing of all activities duties or responsibilities required. Duties may change at any time with or without notice.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Lavish Roots INC is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions including hiring promotion discipline and discharge are based on merit competence performance and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion marital status age national origin ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition pregnancy genetic information gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran status or any other status protected under federal state or local law.

Schedule & Availability

This is a MondayFriday position with a set daily schedule. However schedules may be adjusted based on event needs and catering demands. Any changes will be communicated with advance notice whenever possible. During busy periods additional hours beyond the scheduled shift may be required.

Mandatory Overtime

During busy periods Lavish Roots may require team members to work extended these cases overtime is considered a condition of employment and refusal to accept it when reasonable notice has been given is cause for discipline up to and including termination.

Performance Expectations

High guest satisfaction and a welcoming on-site presence

Well-stocked clean and attractively maintained stations throughout service

Adherence to food safety sanitation and presentation standards

Proactive communication with the HQ team

Professional representation of Lavish Roots at all times

Failure to meet service quality or safety standards may result in corrective action.