Line Cook
About The Position
The Line Cook is responsible for preparing food for service, including chopping vegetables, butchering meat, and preparing sauces. This role involves working with a variety of meats, seafood, poultry, vegetables, and dairy items, utilizing various kitchen equipment. The Line Cook must ensure all food is cooked to specifications, garnished properly, and served in a timely and high-quality manner. Maintaining a clean and sanitary work station is crucial, as is adhering to food safety and sanitation standards. The position requires a positive and professional approach when interacting with coworkers and customers.
Requirements
- Minimum three years’ experience at a similar style/volume restaurant
- Great understanding of teamwork
- Work well under pressure
- Comprehensive understanding of grilling techniques
- Basic sushi experience
- Safety standards are a must
- Workers usually must withstand the pressure and strain of working in close quarters, standing for hours at a time, lifting heavy pots and kettles, and working near hot ovens and grills.
- Job hazards include slip and falls, cuts, and burns.
Responsibilities
- Set up and stock stations with all necessary supplies
- Prepare food for service (e.g. chopping vegetables, butchering meat, or preparing sauces)
- Prepares a variety of meats, seafood, poultry, vegetables, dairy and other food items using knives, electric mixers, immersion blenders, food processors, scales, and portion bags.
- Processes prepared foods for service using ovens, gas stoves, griddles, and broilers
- Assure that each item is cooked to the Chef and guest’s specifications
- Garnish each dish properly
- Answer, report and follow executive or sous chef’s instructions
- Maintains a clean and sanitary work station area including tables, shelves, broilers, sauté burners, ovens, flat-top griddles and refrigeration equipment both during and after service
- Stock inventory appropriately
- Ensure that food comes out simultaneously, in high quality and in a timely fashion
- Assumes responsibility for the quality, food safety/sanitation and timeliness of products served
- Maintain a positive and professional approach with coworkers and customers
- Perform other related duties as assigned by the management staff
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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