Line Cook

Duffy s Management Inc • Fort Lauderdale, FL

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About The Position

Line cooks prepare assigned food items, following Duffy’s recipes and portion-control guidelines. The role includes preparing, cooking, plating, and garnishing menu items; maintaining food safety and kitchen cleanliness; keeping supplies stocked; coordinating order timing; and assisting other kitchen staff. The position requires maintaining Food Handler’s Certification and a positive, professional approach to coworkers and customers.

The role involves prolonged standing and physical activity, repetitive movements, handling kitchen equipment and food, and lifting up to 40 pounds. Employees may occasionally be exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and to extreme indoor cold or heat. Availability to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays is required.

Requirements

• Be reliable, responsible, dependable, and fulfill obligations.
• Show willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Be open to change and variety in the workplace.
• Accept criticism and deal calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
• Pay attention to detail and complete tasks thoroughly.
• Maintain composure and self-control, including in difficult situations.
• Be honest and ethical.
• Cooperate pleasantly with others and maintain a good-natured attitude.
• Be sensitive to others’ needs and feelings and be helpful at work.
• Prefer working well with others rather than alone.
• Stand and walk for long periods.
• Use both hands and all fingers to handle, control, grasp, move, assemble, or feel objects, tools, or controls; perform repetitive movements; and keep the hand and arm steady while moving.
• See details at near and far distances and distinguish colors, shades, and brightness.
• Understand others’ speech and speak clearly enough to be understood.
• Support the body with stomach and lower-back muscles for extended periods; bend, stretch, twist, or reach; and remain physically active for long periods.
• Move multiple limbs together and coordinate several body parts while moving.
• Focus on one sound source while ignoring others and distinguish between sounds.
• Lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects and use muscles for extended periods.
• Determine distances between objects and react quickly using hands, fingers, or feet.
• Multitask and shift attention between work activities.
• Occasionally work around toxic or caustic chemicals and extreme cold or heat indoors.
• Lift up to 40 pounds.
• Add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
• Be available to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Clean food preparation equipment, work areas, counters, and tables.
• Perform food preparation and general kitchen cleaning tasks.
• Restock kitchen supplies, rotate food, and print time-and-date labels for food in coolers.
• Grill, cook, and fry foods.
• Coordinate order timing so items are served together.
• Cook, plate, and garnish menu items.
• Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment, utensils, dishes, and silverware.
• Store food in designated containers and areas to prevent spoilage.
• Take and record temperatures of food and food storage areas, including refrigerators and freezers.
• Prepare foods such as meats, vegetables, and desserts according to guest orders, supervisors’ instructions, and approved procedures.
• Package take-out foods.
• Stock storage areas and refrigerators.
• Carry food supplies, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas.
• Distribute food to servers for delivery to guests.
• Remove trash and clean kitchen garbage containers.
• Receive and store food supplies, equipment, and utensils in refrigerators and other storage areas.
• Weigh or measure ingredients.
• Inform supervisors when equipment is not working properly or food and supplies are low, and order needed items.
• Assist other kitchen staff with tasks and provide them with needed items.
• Use manual or electric appliances to clean, peel, slice, and trim foods.
• Keep records of quantities of food wasted or discarded.
• Sweep and mop the kitchen floor.
• Maintain Food Handler’s Certification.
• Maintain a positive and professional approach to coworkers and customers.

What This Job Offers

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