Line Cook – HopCat
About The Position
HopCat is seeking a kitchen professional to prepare safe, consistent, high-quality food with speed and precision. The role is responsible for maintaining a clean, organized, service-ready station and contributing to a kitchen team that takes ownership of every plate. The ideal candidate values food quality, urgency, consistency, teamwork, communication, accountability, and coachability. The Line Cook prepares menu items according to approved recipes and procedures, accurately follows ticket modifications, and applies food-safety practices for handling, labeling, storage, cooling, and allergens. The role includes monitoring product levels, communicating issues, maintaining kitchen areas and equipment, recording waste, and assisting other stations or prep as business needs require. The position requires standing and moving throughout the shift, lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, and working safely around hot surfaces, fryers, sharp tools, steam, cleaning products, and changing temperatures. Flexible availability, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, is required. Previous line-cook or high-volume kitchen experience is preferred but not required.
Requirements
- Ability to learn recipes, station procedures, equipment, and food-safety standards.
- Dependability and ability to follow direction while working with urgency.
- Flexible availability, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- Ability to stand and move throughout the shift.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to work safely around hot surfaces, fryers, sharp tools, steam, cleaning products, and changing temperatures.
Nice To Haves
- Previous line-cook or high-volume kitchen experience is preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Set up the station with required product, tools, labels, and sanitation supplies before service.
- Prepare menu items according to approved recipes, portion standards, presentation requirements, temperatures, and ticket modifications.
- Read tickets and execute modifications accurately while meeting expected ticket times without compromising safety, accuracy, or quality.
- Use cook-to-order and approved production practices to reduce overproduction, extended hot-holding, waste, and variance.
- Maintain a clean, organized, stocked, and inspection-ready station throughout the shift.
- Follow FIFO and procedures for labeling, dating, holding, cooling, and allergens.
- Monitor product levels and communicate needs before supplies run out.
- Communicate equipment problems, ticket concerns, and food-quality issues early.
- Maintain equipment, utensils, floors, surfaces, and storage areas.
- Complete cooling, labeling, rotation, cleaning, and closing responsibilities accurately.
- Record waste and avoid unauthorized food consumption or taking product home.
- Assist other stations and complete assigned preparation when business needs require.
- Work collaboratively, take ownership of responsibilities and mistakes, and apply feedback consistently.
Benefits
- Competitive pay appropriate to the position, including tips where applicable.
- Flexible scheduling.
- Employee food discounts.
- Training and skill development.
- Opportunities for growth within HopCat and Project BarFly.
- Fast-paced, inclusive, and team-focused work environment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
