Playa Vista Kitchen Team

HomeState Hospitalities•Los Angeles, CA

7h•Onsite

About The Position

HomeState is a Tex Mex kitchen in Southern California that emphasizes hospitality, care for guests and coworkers, and high standards in safety and service. The Kitchen Team Member works across kitchen stations, including prep, line, grill, dish, and tortilla, and helps deliver quality food and welcoming service. The role includes food preparation and cooking, receiving and storing deliveries, maintaining product quality and stock levels, cleaning and sanitizing kitchen and restaurant areas, and working collaboratively with the team. The position also requires regular attendance at scheduled shifts, training, and meetings. Line-cook duties include monitoring cooking temperatures and completing line checks; tasting, rotating, storing, and labeling products; carrying products and kitchen items between storage and work areas; keeping line stations stocked; and understanding orders displayed on the KDS screen. Cleaning duties include sanitizing work areas and equipment, loading and organizing dishwashing items, removing trash, and sweeping and mopping restaurant spaces, including common areas such as restrooms.

Requirements

One to two years of experience in a professional restaurant kitchen is preferred.
Personable and enjoys working with people and a diverse team.
Available to work weekends, day shifts, and evening shifts.
Valid Food Handlers Certification Card, or ability to take a company-provided course within 30 days of hire.
Able to remain stationary for long periods (six or more hours per shift, excluding breaks).
Able to lift, push, pull, or carry up to 40 pounds.
Able to frequently bend and reach overhead.
Able to lift and use utensils, including for chopping, and grip pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
Able to work in fluctuating temperatures, from hot areas around 82°F to cold food-storage areas around 37°F.
Able to work near open flames, hot cooking equipment, and steam.
Able to perform repetitive movements, such as extended use of food scoops or repetitive tortilla flipping.
Able to work in tight spaces, such as dish stations.
Able to recognize, perceive, communicate, and comprehend directions and spatial cues.
Able to sit, squat, and kneel occasionally.
Able to move regularly between guest and kitchen areas while carrying items such as beverage racks and food cambros.
Able to remain alert and work safely.

Nice To Haves

One to two years of experience in a professional restaurant kitchen.

Responsibilities

Comply with sanitation standards, portion sizes, recipes, food builds, cooking and cooling methods, packaging requirements, and kitchen policies.
Assist with receiving and storing incoming orders while ensuring proper temperature control.
Learn and work across kitchen stations, including prep, line, grill, dish, and tortilla.
Manage time and complete job duties, prep lists, cleaning tasks, and checklists with initiative and urgency.
Take on additional tasks assigned by the shift leader and alert leadership to equipment, product, quality, or safety concerns.
Identify and troubleshoot shift issues calmly and communicate honestly and transparently.
Collaborate with coworkers, support daily tasks, and assist with training.
Follow HomeState standards, sanitation guidelines, policies, and procedures.
Maintain regular, predictable attendance at scheduled shifts, training, and meetings.
Regulate ovens, fryers, and other kitchen equipment to cook and store food at appropriate temperatures, and complete line checks.
Conduct appropriate tasting procedures and ensure product quality through rotation, storage using FIFO, and labeling.
Carry products, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas, and maintain adequate product levels at line stations.
Understand orders shown on the KDS screen.
Clean and sanitize kitchen workstations and equipment, including tables, shelves, walls, griddles, fryers, and ovens.
Load utensils, containers, and other kitchen tools into dishwashing machines and keep the dish area organized.
Remove trash and clean kitchen garbage containers; sweep and mop as directed, including common areas such as restrooms.