Events Line Cook

Events Line Cook

The Ned's Club Washington DC boasts amazing event space serving unique styles of cuisine from around the world. We host incredible events with customized menus for our guests. This role is built for a flexible, production-minded line cook who executes high-volume plated dinners with precision, consistency, and speed. You'll prep in batch, plate to spec, and pivot smoothly between tastings, banquets, receptions, and -la-minute service during live events.

As part of our culinary team and reporting to the kitchen leadership team, you will:

• Build plates to diagram/spec at pace (75300 covers), maintaining portioning, garnish, and temperature control.
• Work assigned station (garde manger, saut, roast, pass) and support adjacent stations as needed.
• Follow call-and-response during fire times; maintain clean, organized plate-up lines.
• Execute daily production sheets and par levels for proteins, sauces, veg, starches, and garnishes.
• Batch cooking (roasting, poaching, sous vide, combi) with proper chilling/holding (HACCP).
• Accurate labeling, dating, allergen separation, and yield tracking to reduce waste.
• Read BEOs and plating guides; set up pack-outs for off-room support.
• Assist with tastings, VIP/menu previews, and last-minute menu adjustments.
• Break down and reset efficiently to turn rooms or flip menus between courses.
• Maintain DOH/ServSafe standards; monitor logs for temps, cooling, and re-therm.
• Keep stations pristinemise en place, knife safety, and equipment care.
• Participate in monthly deep cleans and weekly inventory counts.
• Partner with chefs, stewards, and service to time courses and recover from changes.
• Offer cross-support to other Club outlets when event volume is light.
• Coach newer team members on plating diagrams and station setup.

What The Ned can give you:

• Salary between $25 to $27/hour
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Company Paid Life, STD, LTD Insurance
• Complimentary meals in our friendly team restaurant when the Club opens
• Exciting learning and development programs to help progress your career
• Exclusive rates with our hotels for stays and dining, exclusive rates for your family and friends for hotel stays
• Paid time off
• 401k matching
• Employee assistance program - advice and support
• Reward and recognition initiatives

At The Ned, we don't just celebrate our diversity, we challenge ourselves to do even better. The Ned is committed to being the best place to work, and ensuring that we have a leading diversity, equity and inclusion program is central to making that vision a reality.

Ned's Club is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We welcome applications from all genders, races, religions, ages, sexual orientations, parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and those who bring diverse viewpoints to our business.