Line Cook

Job Description

Job Description

Great schedule! Monday-Friday, No weekends - Apply now!

This location is a Monday-Friday, business dining account where employees are returning to the traditional office setting. Hyde Park Hospitality employees provide dining solutions and deliver excellent customer services to the employees. Hyde Park Hospitality, LLC (HPH) is a strategic partner with big name corporations across the world. HPH brings both operational experience and expertise to every level of food service and customer care.

Line Cook Pay Rate: $22.00 per hour

As a Line Cook for our company you will be responsible for producing consistent quality food products through the use of standard recipes. While doing so you will follow all safety, local and state sanitation guidelines.

Essential Functions*

1. Responsible for production according to recipes/directions.
2. Assist with food production to include cooking duties.
3. Participates in food preparation and portioning prior to service by cutting and clean a variety of fruit, vegetables, and protein using a knife and/or cutting machines.
4. Produces food for breakfast, lunch, dinner and catered events.
5. Follows production sheets, portioning and merchandising details as instructed by management.
6. Follows all recipes and guidelines while meeting production deadlines.
7. Ensures consistent quality on all product items.
8. Tastes all food prepared for station to ensure flavor, freshness, and quality.
9. Maintains a clean and organized station.
10. Maintains kitchen equipment.
11. Follows proper rotation and storage of goods such as; proper labeling, stocking of ingredients and FIFO.
12. Consolidation of products on the appropriate containers throughout the shift and mainly before leaving for the day
13. Using Call outs and Safe words to keep a safe work environment.
14. Wear appropriate and required PPE when performing any tasks
15. Continuously seeks opportunities to improve the customer experience.
16. Attends trainings for kitchen equipment and safety
17. Teamwork and time management.
18. Other duties as assigned by management

*NOTE: Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following tasks which are illustrative ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed or assigned by this position.

Knowledge and Skills

1. Excellent culinary skills.
2. Interpersonal and organizational skills.
3. Utilization of knife cuts in a fast, efficient and safe manner.
4. Sense of urgency.
5. Strong communication, time and resource management and planning skills.
6. Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects on a consistent basis.
7. Professional appearance.
8. Ability to move throughout the café and kitchen.
9. Follows safety and sanitation procedures with all guidelines from OSHA and Department of Health.
10. Customer service.
11. High volume production & large batch cooking.
12. Ability to handle kitchen equipment and tools safely.

Education and Work Experience

1. High School diploma, GED or equivalent.
2. Culinary Degree (preferred but not required).
3. Minimum 2+ years line cook experience.

Work Environment

The work environment includes the following large kitchen environment elements and exposures.

1. Fast paced kitchen.
2. High sense of urgency.
3. Moderate to high noise level.
4. Exposure to soap and cleaning solutions.
5. Slippery/uneven surfaces may be encountered.
6. Frequently moving from cold freezer to normal kitchen environment.
7. Occasional smoke, steam, and heat in a confined space.
8. Hot/cold environments when moving thins in and out of the fridge and freezer.
9. Working under heat and/or with hot equipment

Requirements

1. Must have and maintain an active Handlers’ Card (ServSafe) and adhere to local food handler requirement.
2. Maintain an exceptional personal record of punctuality and attendance.
3. Consistently perform all duties in a responsible and efficient manner.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

1. Constant use of hands while moving and using food carts, cooking equipment, etc.
2. Constant use of hands while prepping and cooking food.
3. Constant repetitive hand motion while grasping food, cooking and utilizing equipment.
4. Occasional repetitive hand motion when pushing/pulling food racks, carts, etc.
5. Constant Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 20 lbs.
6. Occasional lifting and carrying items frequently weighing between 21lbs - 40 lbs.
7. Items weighing over 40 lbs. must be carried by two (2) people.
8. Job requires frequent reaching across surface, above shoulders and outwards.
9. Good or corrective vision is required to safely perform all duties.
10. Frequent standing, walking, bending and twisting are required to perform cooking, and food prep duties. Squatting and kneeling mat be required. Good balance required to safely perform all assigned tasks. Neck flexion and usage will be constant while performing assigned tasks.
11. Environmental demands: hot surfaces such as ovens, stoves, etc. Use of step ladders. Greasy and wet floors. Fumes from burnt oils and greases.

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Authorized to work in the U.S.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Hyde Park Hospitality (HPH) is a young—but dynamic and fast-growing—company built on deep roots in the food business. HPH earned Crain’s Fast 50 Award in 2026 for being one (ranked 30th) of the fifty fastest growing businesses in the Chicago-area! We provide services ranging from airport concessions, management staffing, brand licensing, to contracted food and facilities management. With a 75% diverse senior management team, HPH values diversity and welcomes everyone with necessary qualifications and experience, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, and any other protected status, to apply. Learn more about us at hph-us.com.