Job Overview
We’re looking for a highly organized Prep / Line Cook to join our kitchen team at our Crocker Art Museum location! We’re looking for someone who brings passion, reliability, and a genuine love of food to a position with strong potential for growth and leadership.
This role combines daily food prep, line cooking, kitchen organization, food safety, and hospitality. You’ll help prepare food for our café and catering program, work the line during busy lunch service, and help us continue developing our kitchen systems and menu.
The right candidate will have the opportunity to grow quickly into a Kitchen Lead role, taking on additional responsibility for kitchen operations, menu development, training, ordering, and production. We want to give you the opportunity to prove yourself, learn our operation, and earn additional responsibility as you grow.
We’re looking for someone proactive in the kitchen—someone who notices what needs to be done, keeps things organized, and can solve problems without needing constant direction. Extreme organization and attention to detail are an absolute must. We value people who notice gaps, step in confidently, and help move the business forward.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare ingredients and food items according to established recipes and quality standards
- Work the line during busy breakfast and lunch service
- Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient kitchen throughout the shift
- Open and close the kitchen, including prep, cleaning, stocking, and end-of-day procedures
- Follow all food safety, sanitation, and temperature-control procedures
- Help maintain accurate prep lists, production quantities, and kitchen inventory
- Assist with catering and special events
- Help develop and test new menu items
- Maintain consistent quality, presentation, and portioning
- Work closely with the café team to ensure smooth service and excellent hospitality
- Cross-train as a barista and assist with café operations as needed
- Help identify opportunities to improve kitchen systems, organization, and efficiency
- As you grow into a Kitchen Lead role, take on additional responsibility for kitchen organization, ordering, production planning, training, menu development, and daily kitchen operations
- Potential opportunity to assist in growing and overseeing our bakery and pastry program
Experience & Qualifications
- 1+ year of professional kitchen, restaurant, café, catering, or food-service experience preferred
- Experience with prep cooking and/or line cooking strongly preferred
- Food handler certification or willingness to obtain one
- Comfortable working independently and making decisions in a fast-paced kitchen
- Strong attention to detail and organization
- Ability to maintain a clean and efficient workstation throughout service
- Comfortable learning new recipes, equipment, and systems
- Leadership or supervisory experience is a plus, but not required
- Specialty coffee or barista experience is a plus
- Genuine interest in growing into a leadership role is a major plus
Traits That Make You a Great Fit
- Extremely organized and detail-oriented
- Takes ownership and follows through without being reminded
- Calm, focused, and effective during a busy rush
- Cares deeply about food quality and presentation
- Keeps a clean, orderly kitchen
- Warm, positive, and easy to work with
- Brings solutions instead of problems
- Excited by the opportunity to grow with a small, growing company
Schedule & Compensation
- Approximately 30–35 hours per week
- Thursday through Sunday availability is absolutely required
- $19.00 per hour starting rate, plus tips averaging $6–$8 per hour
- 4% 401(k) match
- PTO + 5 paid holidays
- Strong opportunities for growth and expanded leadership responsibilities
About Anchor & Tree Coffee Roasting
Anchor & Tree Coffee Roasting is a family-owned coffee roastery and café built around creativity, sustainability, and community. We have two locations in downtown and midtown Sacramento.
We’re passionate about creating memorable experiences for our guests—from exceptional coffee and thoughtfully prepared food to the atmosphere we create in our cafés. We roast some of Sacramento's best coffee beans on an all-electric, eco-friendly roaster.
Better coffee, better world.
Pay: From $19.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Employee discount
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
