Website Trek Bicycle
Employer Snapshot (Cycle-Jobs Insight)
- Transparency Score: 3.9 / 5 — Good (Industry avg: 3.2 / 5)
- Company Size: large
- Ownership: Privately held
- Glassdoor: ⭐ ⭐ 3.5 / 5
- HR Index: 72.38% ▲ (Industry avg: 53.14%)
- Commitment: Committed to sustainable mobility
- Official Salary: N/A
- Estimated Salary (Cycle-Jobs): 🇺🇸 32,000-38,000 USD / year
Company Overview
Trek is an awesome place to work, with amazing benefits for all employees. We build only products we love, provide incredible hospitality to our customers, and change the world by getting more people on bikes. When you’re on our team, you’re taken care of, encouraged to learn and grow, and given lots of opportunities to do so. Trek values diversity and inclusion, and was named to Fortune Magazine’s list of Top 100 Best Companies to Work For.
Role Description
The Line Cook is responsible for preparing and serving food in the cafe, ensuring quality and safety standards are met. This role supports daily kitchen operations, collaborates with team members, and contributes to a positive dining experience for customers. The position plays a key part in maintaining a welcoming and efficient food service environment.
Position Snapshot
- Seniority: Entry-level
- Function: Operations
- Department: Operations
- Contract type: Full-time
- Work model: On-site
- Remote policy: On-site (strict)
Description
Essential duties include assisting in opening the cafe, preparing breakfast, coffee, deli sandwiches, and grab-n-go items, prepping daily pars, stocking and rotating products, assisting lead line cooks, setting up stations, serving customers breakfast and lunch, and closing down the line. Marginal and secondary duties include attending staff meetings, backing up other kitchen staff, operating kitchen equipment, covering salad bar and prep, maintaining cafe areas, tracking inventory, assisting in Trek events, and stocking coolers as directed.
Responsibilities
- Assist in opening the cafe with other line cooks, salad bar/coffee area and main kitchen as needed.
- Prepare breakfast set-up, brew coffee, dishes and daily pre-made food.
- Prepare deli sandwiches for grab-n-go cooler using a variety of breads, meats, veggies, sauces and techniques.
- Prepare additional grab-n-go items as necessary.
- Prep daily pars: duties include all line and BOH prep.
- General stocking and rotation of product.
- Assist lead line cooks when needed.
- Set up “Wrap of the Day”.
- Keep station clean and prepped for service.
- Request projects to assist café manager or café leads future menu items and catering orders.
- Serve customers breakfast and lunch utilizing all stations in a timely and productive manner (flat top, deli station and hot line daily entrees).
- Breakdown, scrub and close down the line.
- Dish soap scrub & towel wipe all flat surfaces, wipe down steel cabinets with stainless steel cleaner, bleach & scrub white cutting board 2x/week and once over grill.
- Label, date and store all prepped items properly to insure freshness and safety of food.
- Attend staff meetings.
- Back up other kitchen staff.
- Operate kitchen equipment including dishwasher, slicer, mixer, oven, flat-grill, char-grill etc.
- Coverage of salad bar and prep.
- Overlooking and assisting in upkeep of main area café.
- Keeping track of nearby inventory and reporting needed items on the written order or prep list.
- Assisting in Trek events (as needed, requested, or volunteered).
- Stocks beverages, snacks and sandwiches in Grab and Go cooler upon direction.
Location
This position is based in
Waterloo, WI 53594, USA
Compensation
Salary information not provided by employer.
Benefits
Flexible and fun company culture, Competitive health care, PPO & HDHP medical plan options, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Free life insurance & optional term life insurance, Competitive vacation package, 401(k) with match and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP), 12 weeks of maternity leave with 100% pay, Flexible holiday schedule – 10 company holidays, Tuition Reimbursement up to $15,000! (Undergraduate & Masters programs), Employee discounts on all product, Deep partner retail discounts
Additional Information
- Equipment provided: Dishwasher, slicer, mixer, oven, flat-grill, char-grill
- Languages: English
- Diversity & Inclusion: We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer. Trek strictly prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions, transfer, job assignments, benefits, layoff, and termination. Trek is a place where you’re valued for being you. Every person has a unique history and life experience to bring to the table. We respect that. It’s what makes us who we are.
- Flexibility: Flexible and fun company culture, Flexible holiday schedule, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Team & Reporting: Assist lead line cooks, report to café manager or café leads, collaborate with other kitchen staff and team members.
Application Details
Posted: May 9, 2026
Trek114806
To apply, please visit the following URL:https://trekbikes.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/TREK/job/Waterloo-Wisconsin/Line-Cook_Trek114806→
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