Line Cook

Job Description

Job Description

Sparrow Italia is an Italian-inspired steakhouse that celebrates the beauty of simplicity, where peak-of-season ingredients take center stage. Our menu highlights fresh pastas, handmade pizzas, and reimagined Italian favorites that honor timeless traditions through a modern lens.

Recognizing that well-being is an essential part of today’s dining experience, our culinary program thoughtfully blends indulgence with balance, offering wholesome alternatives that allow guests to savor the richness of classic Italian cuisine without compromise.

With locations in Miami, Florida; Mayfair; London, and a New York City opening coming soon, Sparrow Italia invites guests into a world where sophistication meets warmth, an elevated gathering place for exceptional dining and unforgettable moments.
Sparrow Italia is an Italian-inspired steakhouse that celebrates the beauty of simplicity, where peak-of-season ingredients take center stage. Our menu highlights fresh pastas, handmade pizzas, and reimagined Italian favorites that honor timeless traditions.

Recognizing that well-being is an essential part of today’s dining experience, our culinary program thoughtfully blends indulgence with balance, offering wholesome alternatives that allow guests to savor the richness of classic Italian cuisine without compromise.

With locations in Miami, Florida and Mayfair, London, and our newest one opening soon in New York City, Sparrow Italia invites guests into a world where sophistication meets warmth, an elevated gathering place for exceptional dining and unforgettable moments.

Your role as a Line Cook is extremely important to our success. Our line cooks are responsible for preparing food in a timely manner, maintaining a high level of food quality and presentation, minimizing unnecessary food waste, and maintaining high levels of food safety and food preparation in alignment with health department national standards. Let's be honest...the guests came for the food and your role is paramount in creating exceptional guest experiences!

Responsibilities

• Ensure that food is finished simultaneously in high quality, a timely fashion, and in compliance with nutrition and sanitation requirements

• Answer, report, and follow executive or sous chef’s instructions

• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with health and safety guidelines including maintaining a clean and sanitary workstation, tables, shelves, grills, broilers, fryers, sauté burners, flat top range and refrigeration equipment

• Know and comply with our standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards and kitchen rules, policies and procedures

• Stock and maintain sufficient levels of food products at line stations to meet the business demand and assure a smooth service period

• Maintain a positive and professional approach with coworkers and be proactive in anticipating and responding to the needs of team members 

• Use organized steps of service to ensure mechanical execution, striving for accuracy and consistency even in the busiest of times

Qualifications

• Prep or Line Cook experience in a high volume, fine dining setting

• Strong knowledge of basic cooking, plating, and knife skills

• Availability to work various shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays

• Ability to stand for the duration of shifts and lift/push/pull up to 35 lbs

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