Line Cook Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Maintain Food Handler’s Certification.
• Be dependable, reliable, responsible, and fulfill obligations.
• Show initiative and willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Be adaptable and 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 work thoroughly.
• Maintain composure and self-control, including in difficult situations.
• Act honestly and ethically.
• Cooperate pleasantly with coworkers and show concern for others’ needs and feelings.
• Prefer working well with others rather than alone.
• Stand or walk for long periods and remain physically active without becoming tired or out of breath.
• Use both hands and all fingers to handle, control, grasp, move, assemble, or feel objects, tools, or controls; repeat movements and keep the hand and arm steady while moving.
• See near and distant details, distinguish colors, shades, and brightness, and judge distances between objects.
• Understand another person’s speech, speak clearly, focus on one sound while ignoring others, and distinguish between sounds.
• Use stomach and lower-back muscles to support the body for long periods; bend, stretch, twist, reach, and coordinate multiple limbs and body parts while moving.
• Lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects and use muscles for extended periods.
• React quickly using hands, fingers, or feet; multitask and shift attention between activities.
• Perform basic arithmetic quickly and correctly.
• Be available to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Lift up to 40 pounds.
• Occasionally work with exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals and extreme indoor cold or heat.

Responsibilities

• Clean food-preparation equipment, work areas, counters, and tables.
• Perform food-preparation tasks, including weighing or measuring ingredients and using manual or electric appliances to clean, peel, slice, and trim food.
• 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; distribute food to servers.
• Package take-out foods.
• Restock kitchen supplies, rotate food, print time-and-date labels, and stock storage areas and refrigerators.
• 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, including refrigerators and freezers.
• Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment, utensils, dishes, and silverware; perform general kitchen cleaning, remove trash, clean garbage containers, and sweep and mop the kitchen floor.
• Carry food supplies, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas.
• 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 them with needed items.
• Keep records of quantities of food wasted or thrown away.
• Maintain Food Handler’s Certification and a positive, professional approach to coworkers and customers.