Line Cook – HopCat

BarFly (Project BarFly) • Lincoln, NE

23h • $18 - $18

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; following approved recipes and food-safety procedures; and supporting the kitchen team in delivering accurate orders under pressure. Line-cook or high-volume kitchen experience is preferred but not required. The position requires flexible availability, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, and the ability to stand and move throughout a shift and lift and carry up to 50 pounds.

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.

Responsibilities

• Set up the station before service with required product, tools, labels, and sanitation supplies.
• Prepare menu items using approved recipes and cooking procedures, meeting portion, presentation, temperature, and ticket-modification standards.
• Read tickets and execute modifications accurately while meeting expected ticket times without sacrificing food safety, accuracy, or quality.
• Use cook-to-order and approved production practices to reduce overproduction, extended hot-holding, waste, and variance.
• Follow FIFO, labeling, dating, holding, cooling, and allergen procedures.
• Maintain a clean, organized, stocked, and inspection-ready station, including equipment, utensils, floors, surfaces, and storage areas.
• Monitor product levels and communicate supply needs before running out.
• Communicate equipment problems, ticket concerns, and food-quality issues early.
• Complete cooling, labeling, rotation, cleaning, and closing responsibilities accurately.
• Record waste and avoid unauthorized food consumption or take-home product.
• Assist other stations and complete assigned preparation when business needs require.
• Support the kitchen team and take ownership of responsibilities, standards, and mistakes.

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.

What This Job Offers

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