Line Cook

Duffy s Management Inc•North Miami Beach, FL

11d•$16 - $22

About The Position

Line cooks prepare assigned food items according to Duffy’s recipes and portion-control guidelines. The role includes preparing and cooking menu items, coordinating order timing, plating and garnishing food, and distributing orders to servers. Cooks also maintain kitchen cleanliness and food safety, manage food supplies and storage, monitor and record food temperatures and waste, and assist other kitchen staff as needed. A Food Handler’s Certification must be maintained. The position requires a positive, professional approach to coworkers and customers and availability to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

Maintain Food Handler’s Certification.
Be dependable, reliable, responsible, and fulfill obligations.
Show initiative and willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
Be adaptable and flexible in a varied workplace.
Accept criticism and deal calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
Pay close attention to detail and complete work thoroughly.
Maintain composure and control emotions, including in difficult situations.
Act honestly and ethically.
Cooperate pleasantly with coworkers and show concern for others’ needs and feelings.
Work well with others.
Stand and walk for long periods; remain physically active for extended periods.
Use both hands and all fingers to handle, control, grasp, move, assemble, or feel objects, tools, or controls; repeat movements and keep the hand and arm steady while moving.
See nearby and distant details, distinguish colors, shades, and brightness, and determine distances between objects.
Understand others’ speech, speak clearly, focus on one sound while ignoring others, and distinguish between sounds.
Support the body with stomach and lower-back muscles for extended periods; bend, stretch, twist, reach, coordinate multiple limbs, and react quickly using hands, fingers, or feet.
Lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects and use muscles for extended periods; heavy lifting up to 40 pounds.
Multitask and shift attention between different work activities.
Occasionally work around toxic or caustic chemicals and extreme cold or heat unrelated to weather.
Add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
Be available to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

Clean food preparation equipment, work areas, counters, and tables.
Perform food preparation and general kitchen cleaning tasks.
Restock kitchen supplies, rotate food, and print time-and-date labels for food in coolers.
Grill, cook, and fry foods; prepare menu items according to guest orders or supervisor instructions and approved procedures.
Coordinate order timing so items are served together.
Cook, plate, and garnish menu items; package take-out foods and distribute food to servers.
Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment, utensils, dishes, and silverware.
Store food in designated containers and storage areas to prevent spoilage; stock storage areas and refrigerators.
Take and record temperatures of food and food storage areas, including refrigerators and freezers.
Carry food supplies, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas.
Remove trash, clean kitchen garbage containers, and sweep and mop the kitchen floor.
Receive and store food supplies, equipment, and utensils in refrigerators and other storage areas.
Weigh or measure ingredients.
Inform supervisors when equipment is not working properly or food and supplies are running low, and order needed items.
Assist other kitchen staff with tasks and provide them with needed items.
Use manual or electric appliances to clean, peel, slice, and trim foods.
Keep records of quantities of food wasted or thrown away.
Maintain Food Handler’s Certification.
Maintain a positive and professional approach to coworkers and customers.