Line Cook

Kinseth Hospitality • Cedar Rapids, IA

16h • Onsite

About The Position

Prepares, seasons, and cooks soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foodstuffs for consumption in restaurant and banquets.

Requirements

• Franchise specific certifications may be required, as well as federal/state/local food handling certifications.
• Must follow proper safety precautions at all times to avoid injuries.
• Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to handle, grasp or type; reach with hands and arms; and taste or smell.
• Frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, bend or twist and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to climb or balance and to push, pull or lift over 10 pounds.
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

• Adjusts thermostat controls to regulate temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, roasters, and steam kettles.
• Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipe to prepare soups, salads, gravies, desserts, sauces, and casseroles.
• Bakes, roasts, broils, and steams meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods.
• Adds seasoning to foods during mixing or cooking.
• Cooks and tests foods being prepared by tasting, smelling, and piercing with fork to determine that it is cooked.
• Ensures that items are prepared according to recipes in a timely, efficient manner that prevents waste yet ensures quality and guest satisfaction.
• Carves meats, portions food on serving plates, adds gravies and sauces, and garnishes servings to fill orders.
• Washes, peels, cuts, and shreds vegetables and fruits to prepare them for use.
• Cuts, trims, and bones meat prior to cooking.
• Bakes bread, rolls, cakes, and pastry.
• Follows proper procedures in handling food to ensure health and sanitation guidelines are met.
• Uses tools and equipment properly to ensure safety and avoid injury or damage to equipment.
• Assists in unloading trucks that arrive with supplies, storing and rotating inventory.
• Cleans work area, freezers, kitchen area and dish area to ensure proper cleanliness is maintained.

Benefits

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• DailyPay
• 401k
• Paid Training
• Paid PTO
• Referral program
• Discounts at all Kinseth Hotel Corporation hotels and restaurants

What This Job Offers

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