**Job Title: Cook** **Job Description** Prepare high-quality food items from recipes and instructions to meet production, delivery, and service schedules. Serve meals or prepare for delivery using correct portioning, meeting outlined standards, ensuring that food is at the correct temperature and is attractive and tasty. Taste all prepared food items, clean the kitchen after preparation and serving, maintaining high standards of cleanliness. Store or discard excess food in accordance with safe food-handling procedures. Keep refrigerators and storerooms clean and neat. Ensure food and supply items are properly stored. Operate and maintain kitchen equipment as instructed. **Responsibilities** + Prepare high-quality food items from recipes and instructions. + Serve meals or prepare for delivery using correct portioning. + Ensure food meets outlined standards and is at the correct temperature. + Taste all prepared food items. + Clean the kitchen after preparation and serving. + Store or discard excess food following safe food-handling procedures. + Maintain cleanliness of refrigerators and storerooms. + Ensure proper storage of food and supply items. + Operate and maintain kitchen equipment as instructed. **Essential Skills** + Food safety + Food handling + Food preparation + Line cook experience + Cooking skills **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Experience with POS systems + Understanding of sanitation standards + Retail experience + Dishwashing skills **Why Work Here?** This is a Contract-to-Hire opportunity with the potential to join a union based on performance. There is the opportunity to transfer anywhere within the company after one year of employment. Enjoy a free meal while on shift and access to extensive benefits, including training and development opportunities, a retirement plan, health and wellness programs, and various insurance options. **Work Environment** The work schedule is Monday to Friday from 10:30 am to 7 pm. After 3:30 pm, you will be working independently. The position requires wearing nonslip shoes and black pants (no leggings), and shirts will be provided. **Job Type & Location** This is a Permanent position based out of Rochester, NY. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $17.00 - $20.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Rochester,NY. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Feb 24, 2026. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.