Line Cook

Kinseth Hospitality Companies•Clear Lake, IA

About The Position

The Line Cook prepares, seasons, and cooks soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foods for restaurant and banquet service. The role ensures food is prepared according to recipes in a timely and efficient manner, with attention to minimizing waste and maintaining quality and guest satisfaction. It also involves food preparation, portioning and presentation, safe food handling, inventory support, and maintaining clean work areas. The employee is responsible for following Kinseth Hotel Corporation policies and property-specific guidelines, including dress code, safety, and performance standards, maintaining a professional image, and reporting to work as scheduled. The role has no supervisory responsibilities. Franchise-specific and food-handling certifications may be required.

Requirements

Follow proper safety precautions while performing job duties.
Meet the physical demands of the role, including regularly standing, walking, handling objects, reaching, and tasting or smelling; frequently stooping, kneeling, crouching, bending or twisting, and talking or hearing; and occasionally climbing or balancing, pushing, pulling, and lifting.
Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Required vision abilities include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Adjust thermostat controls for ovens, broilers, grills, roasters, and steam kettles.
Measure and mix ingredients according to recipes to prepare soups, salads, gravies, desserts, sauces, and casseroles.
Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods; season foods during preparation or cooking.
Test foods by tasting, smelling, and piercing with a fork to determine whether they are cooked.
Prepare items according to recipes in a timely, efficient manner that prevents waste and supports quality and guest satisfaction.
Carve meats, portion food onto serving plates, add gravies and sauces, and garnish servings to fill orders.
Wash, peel, cut, and shred vegetables and fruits; cut, trim, and bone meat before cooking.
Bake bread, rolls, cakes, and pastry.
Follow food-handling procedures to meet health and sanitation guidelines.
Use tools and equipment properly to prevent injury or equipment damage.
Assist with unloading supply trucks and storing and rotating inventory.
Clean the work area, freezers, kitchen area, and dish area.
Follow KHC policies and property-specific guidelines, including dress code, safety, and performance standards; maintain a professional image and report to work as scheduled.