Line Cook

Hawkers Asian Street Food • Dallas, TX

12d

About The Position

As a Line Cook at Hawkers Asian Street Food, you are responsible for executing dishes with speed, precision, and consistency while following company standards and recipes. You will maintain a clean and organized station and coordinate with back-of-house teammates to support a high-quality guest experience, including during high-volume service periods. The role requires urgency, attention to detail, organization, and composure under pressure.

The position offers a competitive hourly wage commensurate with experience and market, flexible scheduling with part-time and full-time opportunities, meal benefits during scheduled shifts, and development opportunities toward lead cook, trainer, sous chef, and kitchen leadership roles. The listed salary range is $18–$25.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• 1–2 years of experience in a full-service or fast-casual kitchen environment.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to follow recipes and maintain consistency under pressure.
• Must have or be willing to obtain a Food Handlers Certification.
• Understanding of and commitment to OSHA and HACCP compliance standards.

Nice To Haves

• Experience cooking Asian cuisine or working in a high-volume concept kitchen.
• Proficiency with basic knife skills and knife safety.
• Familiarity with kitchen management or quality assurance systems such as Jolt.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food to order according to standard recipes, procedures, plating specifications, and ticket-time standards.
• Maintain station par stock, adjust production to volume, and minimize product waste.
• Rotate products using FIFO principles and log and discard items that have reached their use-by date at the end of each shift.
• Wash, clean, and handle raw food products according to safety and sanitation standards.
• Operate, maintain, and properly filter fryers using the complete timed cycle; promptly report equipment issues to leadership.
• Follow quality assurance and production management systems, including Jolt and QR-based processes.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary workstation, equipment, utensils, and food preparation surfaces throughout the shift.
• Comply with food safety, sanitation, storage, and production standards, including OSHA and HACCP guidelines, and maintain personal hygiene and cleanliness.
• Complete required training and ongoing assessments and stay current on menu and procedure updates.
• Communicate proactively with teammates and leadership about order status, product availability, and line issues.
• Assist in training new and part-time kitchen team members on procedures, recipes, and station standards.
• Support fellow cooks, remain dependable and professional, and demonstrate schedule flexibility to fill in as needed.
• Perform additional duties as directed by kitchen leadership.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly wage commensurate with experience and market.
• Flexible scheduling with part-time and full-time opportunities.
• Meal benefits during scheduled shifts.
• Development opportunities toward lead cook, trainer, sous chef, and kitchen leadership roles.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed