Restaurant Cook

BBL Hospitality•City of Amsterdam, NY

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Line Cook is responsible for accurately and efficiently cooking meats, fish, vegetables, soups, and other hot food products. This role also involves preparing and portioning food products prior to cooking, as well as performing duties in the areas of food and final plate preparation, including plating and garnishing cooked items and preparing appropriate garnishes for all hot menu item plates. The candidate must be able to communicate clearly with managers, kitchen, and dining room personnel.

Requirements

Minimum of two years experience in kitchen and preparation and cooking.
Ability to communicate clearly with managers, kitchen, and dining room personnel.

Nice To Haves

Open availability preferred

Responsibilities

Prepares a variety of meats, seafood, poultry, vegetables and other food items for cooking in broilers, ovens, grills, fryers and a variety of other kitchen equipment.
Assumes 100% responsibility for quality of products served.
Knows and complies consistently with our standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards and kitchen rules, policies and procedures.
Stocks and maintains sufficient levels of food products at line stations to assure a smooth service period.
Portions food products prior to cooking according to standard portion sizes and recipe specifications.
Maintains a clean and sanitary work station area including tables, shelves, grills, broilers, fryers, pasta cookers, sauté burners, convection oven, flat top range and refrigeration equipment.
Prepares item for broiling, grilling, frying, sautéing or other cooking methods by portioning, battering, breading, seasoning and/or marinating.
Follows proper plate presentation and garnish set up for all dishes.
Handles, stores and rotates all products properly.
Assists in food prep assignments during off-peak periods as needed.
Closes the kitchen properly and follows the closing checklist for kitchen stations.
Assists others in closing the kitchen.