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Cook

@ Mary Browns

Truro, Nova Scotia

Full-time
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Overview

Mary Browns is hiring a full-time cook and prep worker under the Restaurant Manager. The role covers food preparation and cooking to company standards, food safety, storage rotation, inventory assistance and kitchen opening and closing duties. The posting states the position is for an existing vacancy.

Responsibilities:

  • Prepare and cook food to Mary Brown's standards
  • Maintain food rotation and storage to limit waste
  • Keep work areas and equipment clean and sanitary
  • Check and receive deliveries, applying FIFO
  • Assist with inventory and kitchen opening and closing

Requirements summary:

  • Follow food safety and labelling procedures
  • Stand, lift and move up to 50 pounds
  • Push carts of 60 to 80 pounds
  • Show professionalism and courtesy to customers

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Source and dates

Employer career site / ATS feed · adp

Employer posting date
2026-08-13
First seen by our source
2026-10-08
Source record updated
2026-11-14

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Job details

SeniorityEntry level
DepartmentFood & beverage
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingRestaurant or kitchen
PositionMostly standing
Physical demandsphysical moderate · lift 50 lb · computer none

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Mary Browns

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Full company description

Mary Brown's Chicken has over 300 locations across Canada and is growing. The brand is 100 per cent Canadian-owned, being first established in St. John's Newfoundland in 1969. The brand started out with only three stores but as its reputation grew for quality, mouth-watering food, so did the franchise. Mary Brown's is renowned for its Big Mary®, named Canada's Best Chicken Sandwich, and made-fresh methodology including hand cutting and hand breading its Signature Chicken and Taters from farm-fresh Canadian ingredients. Mary Brown's boasts 20 years of consecutive same-store sales growth and has been awarded the Canadian Franchise Association's Franchisees' Choice Designation for 15 consecutive years. The company went international in 2024, opening stores in the UK and Mexico, and most recently India.

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People associated on LinkedIn
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Reported office locations
  • 100 Renfrew Dr, Markham, Ontario L3R, CA
Business categories
  • Food and Beverage
  • Food Processing
Other recorded names
  • Mary Browns
  • Mary Brown's Chicken
Profile identifies a recruitment agency
No
Reported total investment
0

Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.

Mary Brown's Chicken has over 300 locations across Canada and is growing. The brand is 100 per cent Canadian-owned, being first established in St. John's Newfoundland in 1969. The brand started out with only three stores but as its reputation grew for quality, mouth-watering food, so did the franchise. Mary Brown's is renowned for its Big Mary®, named Canada's Best Chicken Sandwich, and made-fresh methodology…

FieldValue
IndustryFood and Beverage Services
Company size501-1,000 employees
HeadquartersMarkham, Ontario
Organization typePrivately Held
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Job description

MARY BROWNS

The Cook/Prep, under the direction of the Restaurant Manager, will primarily be responsible for ensuring all preparation and cooking are performed according to Mary Brown’s Standards. They must consistently deliver freshness, superior quality, and appealing presentation of all food products at all times.

Essential functions

Main Heading:

  • Ensure all food are prepared and cooked according to Mary Brown’s guidelines. Maintains established food rotations in storage in order to minimize spoilage and waste.
  • Review daily prep list and maintain level of food production to cater to peak demands. Ensures safe and sanitary practices are adhered to in accordance with company and facility policies.
  • Follows all proper food safety procedures during preparation and cooking including maintaining all required labels and logs.
  • Ensures that all food is cooked and served in the right condition, at the right temperature and at the right time.
  • Maintains all related work areas and equipment in a clean and sanitary condition. Perform cleaning duties such as sweeping, mopping as well as cleaning of equipment throughout shift.
  • Clean and sanitize all required tools and equipment as required – daily, weekly, monthly Reports damaged and/or inoperable equipment and fixtures to manager on duty.
  • Assist in taking inventory.
  • Check and verifies all deliveries. Record delivery temperature and put away the orders according to FIFO (first in first out) method.
  • Perform morning kitchen set up and/or evening kitchen shut down duties. Performs other work-related duties as assigned.
  • Demonstrate professionalism, courtesy and respect for customers in all front of the house situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is required to walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee may be required to push a cart weighing 60 to 80 pounds. Potential for superficial cuts and burns.

Work Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, extreme cold and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The duties of this position may change from time to time. Mary Brown’s reserves the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at its discretion contingent on business need. This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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