Prep Cook​/Line Cook

Schmidt’s Restaurant und Sausage Haus is looking for enthusiastic, high energy, prep cooks who enjoy a challenge. This is a full-time position that offers 30-40 hours weekly. Our family owned and operated business has over 130 years in the food service industry.

• Assist in food preparation, chopping vegetables, making salads, soups, and entrees
• Ensuring proper food storage
• Learning and following designated cooking methods and recipes to ensure consistency in menu items.
• Strives to learn to learn and improve cooking skills, expand knowledge of food products and techniques.
• Assist with cleaning, sanitation, organization of kitchen, walk‑in coolers, and storage areas.
• Additional responsibilities as requested by the management team.

• Kitchen experience helpful, but not required
• Ability to take direction and work in a team environment
• Ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure
• Ability to stand and work 8–10‑hour shifts
• Ability to lift 40 pounds to chest height
• Organized, friendly, and energetic
• Open availability for shifts Monday – Sunday as early as 8:00 am including evenings, weekends, some holidays (we are closed Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving)
• Reliable transportation

We offer a great culture and team of people. We are a leader in the restaurant, banquet, food truck, fairs and festivals industry and have learned a thing or two about hospitality through the last 130 years! We will do everything we can to help you be successful. We believe everyone is a leader regardless of title and people (both team and guests) are our priority.

• Ability to receive overtime pay
• Free shift meal
• Team member discounts
• Eligible for health, dental, vision and life insurance after six months
• Eligible for 401k after one year
• Vacation accrual after one year
• Starting at $17.00 and up based on experience
• $150 Bonus after probation period (90 days)
• Up to $1 raise after probation period (90 days)
• Bonus after one year