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title: Cook at The Common Market Co-Op in Frederick, MD
description: The Common Market Co-Op is hiring for the Cook role in Frederick, MD. Pays $17–$19
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date: 2026-09-28T19:16:38Z
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| **Company** | The Common Market Co-Op |
| **Location** | Frederick, MD |
| **Salary** | $17/hr - $19/hr |
| **Posted** | Sep 28, 2026 |
## Description

**DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**

- Supports the co-op’s core values and aligns with the Co-op Code of Conduct.
- Prepares food according to recipes and best discretion.
- Cleans and inspects equipment, kitchen appliances, and work areas to ensure cleanliness and functional operation.
- Ensures food is stored and cooked at correct temperatures by regulating temperatures of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
- Ensures freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
- Completes shrink log daily.
- Follows Health Department Regulations and department sanitation and safety procedures.
- Removes trash, compost, and recyclables promptly.
- Attends to spills and keeps appropriate prep/storage areas in a clean, orderly condition.
- Uses equipment safely and follows safe knife-handling procedures.
- Remains productive throughout shift, completing tasks efficiently.
- Follows all standard procedures, including opening and closing processes.
- Completes temperature logs, labeling, and dating all stored products.
- Provides attentive, timely, and friendly service to all internal and external customers at all times.
- Others duties as assigned.

**PREREQUISITES**

- High School Diploma or equivalent education or experience preferred.
- A minimum of one (1) year’s experience cooking in a kitchen environment.
- A minimum of one (1) year’s experience and familiarity with natural foods strongly preferred.
- Solid numbers skills to accurately measure ingredients and determine baking durations.
- Strong reading skills to interpret and follow recipes accurately.
- Knowledgeable of proper food-handling procedures.
- Practical cooking skills.
- Desire to work cooperatively with others in a team.
- Capacity to maintain composure and adapt as needed to unexpected challenges, changes, or stressful situations.
- Ability to receive constructive criticism gracefully.
- Creativity for developing new products or creating new recipes.

**ENVIRONMENTAL & PHYSICAL DEMANDS**

- Flexibility to work any shift, including mornings, middays, evenings, weekends.
- Must wear closed-toe, skid-resistant shoes; a head covering (hat, bandanna, etc.); and long pants.
- Ability to work in varying temperatures (approximately 40°F – 95°F).
- Ability to stand for long periods at a time.
- Ability to bend, stoop, reach, kneel, twist, and climb.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds unassisted.
- Reliable access to transportation.
## Skills

- Cleanliness
- Cooking
- Attentive
- Discretion
- Baking
- Stock Rotation
- Sanitation
- Store Opening/Closing Procedures
- Kilns
- Safety Procedures
- Composure
- Knife Handling
- Food Safety

## How to Apply

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