Line Cook

Duffy s Management Inc•Green Acres, FL

7d•$16 - $20

About The Position

Duffy’s Line Cook prepares assigned food items according to recipes and portion-control guidelines. The role involves preparing and cooking menu items, coordinating order timing, plating and garnishing food, and distributing completed orders to servers. The Line Cook also maintains kitchen cleanliness and food safety, manages food storage and supplies, records food temperatures and waste, and supports other kitchen staff as needed. The position requires maintaining a Food Handler’s Certification and a positive, professional approach to coworkers and customers.

Requirements

Maintain Food Handler’s Certification.
Be reliable, responsible, dependable, and fulfill obligations.
Be willing to take on responsibilities and challenges; adapt to change and variety in the workplace.
Accept criticism and deal calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
Pay attention to detail and complete work thoroughly.
Maintain composure and avoid aggressive behavior, including in difficult situations.
Be honest and ethical; cooperate pleasantly with others and show concern for their needs and feelings.
Prefer working well with others rather than alone.
Stand or walk for long periods and remain physically active for extended periods.
Use hands and fingers to handle, control, grasp, move, assemble, or feel objects, tools, or controls; repeat movements and keep hands and arms steady while moving.
See nearby and distant details, distinguish colors and shades, and determine distances between objects.
Understand others’ speech, speak clearly, focus on a sound source, and distinguish sounds.
Support the body for long periods, bend, stretch, twist, reach, coordinate multiple limbs, and react quickly using hands, fingers, or feet.
Use muscles for extended periods and lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects; lift up to 40 lbs.
Multitask and shift attention between activities; perform basic arithmetic quickly and accurately.
Be available to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
Occasionally work around toxic or caustic chemicals and extreme non-weather cold or heat.

Responsibilities

Clean food preparation equipment, work areas, counters, tables, utensils, dishes, and silverware; sanitize work areas and equipment.
Perform food preparation and general kitchen cleaning tasks, including sweeping and mopping floors and removing trash.
Restock kitchen supplies, rotate food, label food in coolers with the time and date, and stock storage areas and refrigerators.
Grill, cook, and fry foods; prepare a variety of foods according to guest orders or supervisors’ instructions and approved procedures.
Coordinate order timing so items are served together; cook, plate, and garnish menu items and distribute food to servers.
Store food in designated containers and storage areas to prevent spoilage; receive and store food supplies, equipment, and utensils.
Take and record temperatures of food and food storage areas, such as refrigerators and freezers.
Package take-out foods and carry food supplies, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas.
Weigh or measure ingredients and use manual or electric appliances to clean, peel, slice, and trim foods.
Inform supervisors when equipment is not working properly or food and supplies are running low, and order needed items.
Assist other kitchen staff with tasks and provide items they need.
Keep records of quantities of food wasted or thrown away.
Maintain Food Handler’s Certification and a positive, professional approach to coworkers and customers.