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About YIAYIA

YIAYIA is dedicated to family, innovation and craveable food made from fresh & natural ingredients. A modern spin on Mediterranean staples that’ll keep you and yours coming back.

 

YIAYIA Benefits

• A friendly, fun, and positive work environment, with a welcoming and supportive team
• Healthy and delicious shift meals
• Competitive wages
• The opportunity to be on the ground floor of a new brand 

At YIAYIA, we love what we do, and we try and make every day as fulfilling as the last. Our restaurants need team members to make the magic happen every day.

Everyone matters and we’re here to celebrate your growth.  

We foster a culture built on five core values:  

1. Positivity – Every one of us can change someone’s day for the better.    
2. Transparency –We use transparency to help us make decisions through open dialogue  
3. Humility – We can always find ways to improve. 
4. Fanaticism – We are passionate about the opportunity to turn every guest into a fanatic. 
5. Thoughtfulness –We go above and beyond for our guests, our teams and communities.  

Position Overview

A grill cook helps create an exceptional experience for every guest who walks through our doors. By preparing amazing food to exacting specification in our kitchen, our grill cooks are a critical part of the team that helps create YIAYIA fanatics.  

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

• Observe food safety, sanitation, and quality procedures  
• Follow recipes and procedures to maintain food quality and consistency 
• Adhere to safety and sanitation procedures and all YIAYIA standards 
• Restock cook stations and keep them clean and organized 
• Stand and/or walk for an entire shift   
• This role is constantly in motion to deliver amazing meals to our guests 
• Put deliveries away, plus any additional duties assigned 
• Ability to cross train across the restaurant to ensure rapid growth 
• May stand for long periods of time and lift up to 50 pounds 
• Assist with any additional duties assigned 

 

Qualifications

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to bend and reach overhead often 
• Must possess dexterity to handle tongs, pots/pans, and other equipment 
• Must be comfortable working in temperatures ranging from hot to cold 
• Must be comfortable working near open flames 
• May be required to work in tight spaces 
• Must maintain near constant communication with multiple people 
• Close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision is required 
• Must be able to sit, squat and kneel occasionally 
• Must be able to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner 

As an equal opportunity employer, YIAYIA considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, height, weight, marital status, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or any other characteristic or protected classes as defined by federal, provincial, or local law.