Line Cook

Line Cook

Cinnamon Shores - Port Aransas, TX 78373

Overview

Salary Range $18.00 - $21.00 Hourly Position Type Full-Time and Part-Time Category Restaurant - Food Service

Description

Position Summary: A Line Cook prepares hot and cold meals for presentation according to predetermined recipes and menus. Line Cooks also monitor portions, manage inventories and maintain a sanitary kitchen work area.

Our Team Members Receive:

• Above industry standard pay for all positions
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance available for all Team Members
• Free online mental health visit portal
• Paid vacation for full time year round BOH/Key Employee staff
• Growth Opportunities to those that want to move up in the ranks in all departments - we LOVE to promote from within
• 401k with company match for ALL Team Members (We match up to 4% of your income with NO Vesting schedule!)
• Family feel with corporate support structure

Reports to: Chef

Job Tasks

• Inspect all kitchen surfaces to ensure that all areas are safe and sanitary in accordance with food handling procedures.
• Prepare food as directed.
• Follows recipes consistently
• Season and cook food according to recipes using personal judgment and experience.
• Appropriate presentation and quality of dishes.
• Clean!!!
• Organize food storage and kitchen equipment.
• Meet cooking time standards, especially during peak times

Qualifications

Main Responsibilities, Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Customer Service: Every order is handled with a high level of professionalism and any customer complaints are dealt with quickly and efficiently. This requires a practical knowledge of industry best practices and customer service.

Communication: This position requires a commitment to details both verbally and non-verbally, therefore, the Line Cook must encourage cooperative and consistent levels of communication with kitchen staff, front-end staff and management. Must understand instructions, read written company memorandums and communicate with little or no additional direction.

Interpersonal Relationships: Must adapt to different personalities of clients, vendors and coworkers without losing focus. Must possess high professional ethics and avoid extreme familiarity or conflicts with others.

Leadership and Conflict Management: Must understand motivational management techniques and lead coworkers using good judgement, tact and initiative through strict adherence to directions given by superiors.

Problem Solving: Must immediately recognize potential areas of conflict and adhere to current practices and processes to maintain quality of products and services provided to the customers.

Quality Control and Priority Assessment: Determine how to best achieve the goal of not only meeting the restaurant's specifications regarding presentation of all food prepared, but exceeding the outlined commitment to quality. Information Gathering: Look for ways to enhance the quality of food preparation services including ingredient changes to promote the uniqueness of recipes.

Sales Techniques and Customer Influence: Must understand products, services and customer needs clearly. Must also possess related experience and become current in state-of-the-art sales methods.

Performing General Physical Activities: The Line Cook must perform physical activities in a variety of environmental conditions that require moderate to maximum strength including climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, and handling of materials. Must exert well-paced mobility for periods of up to four hours in length. Must have the ability to lift pots, pans, etc. weighing up to 40 pounds and must possess finger dexterity to use small tools adeptly. Must follow instructions carefully.

Food Preparation & Production: Knowledge of techniques and equipment for preparing and producing food for consumption, including storage and handling techniques.

Analytical Skills: Must use logic and reason to identify solutions and alternatives for a successful outcome in many situations, including cost/benefit analysis; service and product quality; and conflict resolution.

Technical Skills: Must have knowledge of budget analysis methods, general accounting skills and the ability to work in all areas of kitchen and dining areas relative to point-of-sale applications.

Flexibility: Must work overtime when needed and assist the workload of others.

Career Path:

The company seeks and rewards team members who demonstrate intelligence, judgment, a capacity to anticipate, loyalty, integrity, a high energy level, a balanced ego and the drive to get things done.

Legacy Ventures Restaurants is committed to equal opportunity and is firmly committed to preventing discrimination and harassment, including sexual misconduct, based on legally protected diversity characteristics (such as race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family status, citizenship, genetic information and veteran status) in its application and hiring processes and in its employment decisions. LVR also takes steps to prevent retaliation and to create a respectful, equitable and inclusive environment for our Guests, Associates, business partners, vendors, and the communities we serve.

Note:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with ADA regulations as applicable. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

Legacy Ventures Restaurants participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an at will relationship.