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Catered Creations, Inc.•Grand Rapids, MI

102d•Onsite

About The Position

Catered Creations is hiring a Catering Line Cook to own hot-food production for multiple catered events. This is a quiet, focused back-of-house role where you will work most days in a small kitchen with the Executive Chef. The role offers steady hours, no late-night bar rush, and a low-drama kitchen environment. There is a clear path to advancement, with potential to reach $23/hr and then Sous Chef based on performance. The position involves working from detailed job sheets and a whiteboard plan, prepping and storing hot items, firing hot food in commercial ovens, managing holding temps, and staging for loading. Responsibilities also include helping pull and load vans, working BOH at events when scheduled, and assisting with prep, dishes, cleaning, and trash as needed. The schedule is client-driven, typically involving weekday kitchen prep and corporate catering, with frequent event days on Fridays and Saturdays from May to December. The slower season from January to March involves fewer weekend shifts and mostly weekday prep with smaller events. Expect 1-2 days off per week, not always Saturday or Sunday.

Requirements

Experience cooking hot food in commercial ovens in a professional kitchen
Able to stand for long shifts and lift/carry 40-60+ lbs
Comfortable working most Fridays and Saturdays May-December
Comfortable working overtime
Valid driver’s license and insurable driving record
Authorized to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

Experience with hot food in high-volume banquet, catering, or production kitchens
Comfortable on hot stations and commercial ovens, not just cold prep
Self-motivated, takes pride in clean, on-time execution, and wants to be trusted to run their lane
Interested in growing into a Sous Chef role in a small, stable kitchen

Responsibilities

Prep hot items and store them on correctly labeled racks/shelves for each event
On event days, pull the right racks, wrap and label pans and Cambros (event, item, counts)
Fire hot food in commercial ovens so it cooks evenly and is ready on time
Transfer hot pans into the correct Cambros, manage holding temps, and stage for loading
Help pull and load vans
Work BOH at events when scheduled
Jump in on prep, dishes, cleaning, and trash as needed