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Full-time Cook / Line Cook / Prep Cook | Urgently Hiring

$14 - $16 per hour

Derby Dinner Playhouse

Job Description

Job Description

Location: Clarksville, Indiana (Just minutes from Louisville, KY)

Pay: $14–$16 per hour

Schedule: Evening shifts, weekends, holidays, and show nights

Looking for a Cook, Line Cook, Prep Cook, or Restaurant Kitchen job in the Louisville area? Derby Dinner Playhouse is hiring dependable cooks to join our high-volume kitchen team.

As one of America’s longest-running dinner theatres, we serve hundreds of guests each performance while producing fresh, buffet-style meals alongside live theatre. This is an excellent opportunity for cooks with restaurant, banquet, catering, hotel, casino, country club, or food service experience who enjoy working in a fast-paced, team-oriented kitchen.

What You’ll Do
  • Prepare and cook buffet-style meals following recipes and quality standards
  • Perform high-volume cooking and batch food preparation
  • Prepare ingredients for daily service, including chopping, portioning, and food prep
  • Assist with meal production before each performance
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary kitchen workstation
  • Follow food safety, sanitation, and health department regulations
  • Label, rotate, and properly store food using FIFO procedures
  • Work efficiently with the kitchen team during busy service periods
  • Assist with kitchen setup, breakdown, cleaning, and closing duties
  • Maintain consistent food quality, presentation, and portion control
Qualifications
  • 1–2 years of experience as a Cook, Line Cook, Prep Cook, Kitchen Cook, or Restaurant Cook preferred
  • Experience in restaurants, catering, banquet facilities, hotels, casinos, country clubs, cafeterias, or other high-volume kitchens is a plus
  • Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and proper food handling procedures
  • Ability to multitask and work efficiently in a fast-paced kitchen
  • Dependable attendance and punctuality
  • Strong teamwork and communication skills
  • Ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 25 pounds
Why Join Derby Dinner Playhouse?
  • Competitive hourly pay
  • Consistent evening and weekend scheduling
  • Supportive team environment
  • Opportunity to work in one of the region’s premier dinner theatres
  • Employee meal during shifts
  • Employee discounts & 2 free tickets to every show 
  • A fun workplace where great food and live entertainment come together

Whether you’ve worked as a Line Cook, Grill Cook, Prep Cook, Restaurant Cook, Banquet Cook, Catering Cook, Kitchen Team Member, Food Service Worker, or Back-of-House Team Member , we’d love to hear from you.

 

Apply today and become part of the team that helps create an unforgettable dining and theatre experience for thousands of guests each season!

Vacancy posted 1 day ago
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