Line Cook
About The Position
The Line Cook supports daily back-of-house operations by preparing, cooking, and plating breakfast and lunch menu items according to T’s recipes, portion standards, timing expectations, food quality standards, and presentation guidelines. The role maintains a clean, stocked, organized, and food-safe workstation while supporting smooth kitchen execution, teamwork, and service readiness throughout the shift. This is a hands-on, fast-paced role in a breakfast and lunch restaurant. Line Cooks work on the kitchen line preparing fresh food, supporting service execution, maintaining clean and organized stations, and collaborating with the kitchen team to meet standards for food quality, safety, timing, and presentation. Hours vary based on team member status, availability, scheduling needs, and restaurant needs; weekend availability is required.
Requirements
- Kitchen preparation or cooking experience is preferred but not required.
- Ability to follow recipes, portion standards, food safety practices, and kitchen procedures.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced kitchen while maintaining quality, accuracy, and safety.
- Strong work ethic and willingness to work as part of a team.
- Ability to communicate effectively with kitchen team members and management.
- Pleasant, polite manner and neat, clean appearance.
- Ability to speak, read, and write in English.
- Weekend availability is required.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
- Must successfully complete a background check when applicable, in accordance with company policy and applicable law.
- Ability to stand for extended periods and perform frequent bending, stooping, twisting, reaching, and repetitive hand and wrist movements.
- Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull products and supplies weighing up to 45 pounds.
Nice To Haves
- Passion for food, cooking, and culinary growth.
Responsibilities
- Follow health department guidelines and company food safety standards for handling, rotating, temperature-checking, and storing food.
- Maintain station, equipment, handwashing, personal, and kitchen sanitation and cleanliness throughout the shift; complete required sanitation checks.
- Use required kitchen safety and uniform standards, including hair restraints, hats, guards, and non-slip shoes.
- Prepare breakfast, brunch, and lunch items, including eggs, pancakes, waffles, French toast, proteins, vegetables, sandwiches, soups, and other hot and cold foods.
- Prepare food for cooking on grills, fryers, stovetops, cold stations, and other kitchen equipment.
- Follow recipes, portion standards, cooking methods, timing goals, and plating expectations; ensure hot food is served hot and cold food cold according to company standards.
- Rotate, stock, and maintain product levels at assigned stations to support service.
- Support teammates during service and communicate with kitchen team members and management about safety, food quality, and service standards.
- Complete opening, closing, cleaning, stocking, and end-of-shift responsibilities for assigned stations and assist teammates with kitchen end-of-shift work.
- Attend scheduled team meetings and offer suggestions for improvement.
- Perform other related duties as assigned by management.
Benefits
- Ongoing training, development, and advancement opportunities
- Internal promotion opportunities
- Annual performance reviews
- Daytime-only restaurant operations with no late nights
- Flexible and predictable scheduling
- Thanksgiving and Christmas Day off through the “Home for the Holidays” benefit
- Meal benefits while working, off the clock, or visiting any T’s location
- Tickets at Work discounts on travel, entertainment, attractions, shopping, hotels, sporting events, and more
- Positive, supportive, team-oriented work environment
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 401(k), subject to plan eligibility
- Pet Insurance
- Accident Insurance, subject to plan eligibility
- Medical Insurance for eligible full-time team members
- Dental Insurance for eligible full-time team members
- Vision Insurance for eligible full-time team members
- Life Insurance for eligible full-time team members
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
