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Early Morning Cook Jobs (NOW HIRING)

The Early Morning Prep Cook is responsible for initiating daily kitchen operations before opening hours. This role involves receiving morning deliveries, washing, chopping, and preparing raw ...

Cook II- Breakfast Shift

Rising Sun, IN · On-site

$13.75 - $18/hr

Description Early Morning Cook Essential Job Functions: Follows recipe specifications and maintains high quality and consistency. Cooks in high volume and high quality environment. Works from ...

Cook II- Breakfast Shift

Rising Sun, IN · On-site

$13.25 - $17.75/hr

Description Early Morning Cook Essential Job Functions: • Follows recipe specifications and maintains high quality and consistency. • Cooks in high volume and high quality environment. • Works ...

Cook II- Breakfast Shift

Rising Sun, IN · On-site

$13.25 - $17.75/hr

Description Early Morning Cook Essential Job Functions: • Follows recipe specifications and maintains high quality and consistency. • Cooks in high volume and high quality environment. • Works ...

Full Time Cook

Charlottesville, VA · On-site

$15 - $17.50/hr

Description Full Time Early Morning Cook at the Market at Bellair Come energize your career with Tiger! The Market at Bellair is looking for an outstanding person to join our team. If you are ...

Morning Prep Cook

Malibu, CA · On-site

$20 - $21/hr

Early Morning Shift (typically between 5:00 AM and 3:00 PM, varies by seasonality) Position Summary The Morning Prep Cook is responsible for preparing ingredients and food items required for daily ...

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Rise and Shine Cook

Middletown, PA · On-site

$10 - $13/hr

Early Bird Breakfast Cook! Are you a morning person who loves bringing high energy to the kitchen? Do you want to be the reason our guests start their day with a smile (and a legendary Made From ...

Morning Prep Cook

Malibu, CA · On-site

$20 - $21/hr

Early Morning Shift (typically between 5:00 AM and 3:00 PM, varies by seasonality) Position Summary The Morning Prep Cook is responsible for preparing ingredients and food items required for daily ...

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Morning/Day Cook

Saint Louis, MO · On-site

$17 - $20/hr

Morning/Day Cook The Clover and the Bee | Webster Groves, MO Early Morning and Daytime Shifts The Clover and the Bee is looking for a dependable cook to join our morning and daytime kitchen team.

Full Time Cook

Charlottesville, VA · On-site

$14 - $16.50/hr

Job Type Full-time Description Full Time Early Morning Cook at the Market at Bellair Come energize your career with Tiger! The Market at Bellair is looking for an outstanding person to join our team.

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As of Sep 11, 2026, the average hourly pay for early morning cook in the United States is $16.03, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $13.46 and $18.03 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Infographic showing various Early Morning Cook job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 78% Full Time, 19% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 93% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 5% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $33,340 per year, or $16 per hour.

Restaurant- Early morning Grill cook

Spring Lake, NC • On-site

McDonald's
Food Services and Drinking Places • 10K+ employees

$9.50 - $13/hr

Full-time, Part-time

Retirement

Re-posted 7 days ago


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5.1

Company rating: 5.1 out of 10

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Job description

Description:
$500.00 sign on bonus for full time (40hrs) after 90 days with perfect attendance. Part time will be proportionally less. Wages for this position is between $9.50 to $13.00 per hour. As a restaurant early morning cook you will responsible for cooking and assembling customers orders in accordance with our food safety and quality guidelines. In addition you will be expected to keep your station stocked and clean.
We offer free money for college up to $2500.00 per year, free uniforms, flexible scheduling, We offer free meals when you are working and 30% when your not, 401 K after one year of continuous employment, and more!
Additional Info:
This job posting is for a position in a restaurant owned and operated by an independent franchisee, not McDonald's Corporation or McDonald's USA, LLC. This means the independent franchisee, and not McDonald's Corporation or McDonald's USA, LLC, is alone responsible for all employment related matters in the restaurant including, among other things, setting any requirements for this job and all decisions concerning hiring, firing, discipline, supervisions, staffing and scheduling. McDonald's Corporation or McDonald's USA, LLC will not receive a copy of any application you submit for this job posting and will have no control over whether you receive an interview and/or are ultimately hired, does not control and is not responsible for the employment policies and practices of independent franchisees, and does not employ independent franchisees' employees. If you are hired for this job posting, the independent franchisee, and not McDonald's Corporation or McDonald's USA, LLC, will be your employer.
This job posting contains some general information about what it is like to work in a McDonald's restaurant, but is not a complete job description. People who work in a McDonald's restaurant perform a number of different tasks every day, and this posting does not list all of the essential functions of the job.

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What began as a small drive-in restaurant in San Bernardino, California and has grown into an American icon that proudly serves 63 million customers every day around the globe. While much has changed over the last six decades, Ray Kroc's original commitment to Quality, Service, Cleanliness and Value has endured and made McDonald's a trusted favorite for over 65 years.

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10,000+ Employees

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Chicago, IL, US