Line Cook II

Job Title

We're looking for a passionate individual to join our team.

Job Description

You'll provide guests with excellent food quality and consistency, in an attractive environment, and with professional service. You are hardworking, with a real passion for crafting quality dishes according to restaurant specifications. You love maintaining and building sound working relationships with your teammates. You'll act as an ambassador for the restaurant, be a creator of ridiculously personal experiences, and develop relationships with guests that will compel them to return.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Following departmental policies as well as restaurant rules and regulations
• Reporting any maintenance or repairs needed to the Executive Chef
• Preventing the spoiling and contamination of foods by implementing proper sanitation practices
• Knowing and complying consistently with standard portion size, cooking methods, quality standards, kitchen rules, policies and procedures
• Stocking and maintaining sufficient levels of food products at line stations
• Maintaining a clean and sanitary work station area
• Providing excellent quality and presentation of all food to the guests
• Demonstrating, preparing and executing each menu item and the item specifications and presentation
• Ensuring proper guest service by producing food on a timely basis and educating employees regarding the menu
• Assisting in the daily cleaning of various areas

Specific experience we're seeking includes:

• Minimum of two to four years of experience in a related or supportive position
• Time management and organizational ability required for high quality food production
• Experience and proficiency with cooking including garde manger, saute station, fry station, and grill station
• Experience and familiarity to work at a high level of performance within all meal periods
• Ability to work with minimal direction or supervision to complete assigned tasks
• Food Handler Certification (if applicable)
• Trained in knife skills and basic kitchen equipment
• Ability to multi-task under pressure
• Flexible schedule, able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays when needed

Qualification requirements include:

Education and/or experience: 2 years of previous experience in a related or supportive role is required.

Language skills: Ability to read, write, and verbally communicate effectively and professionally with other business departments, guests, and vendors.

Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly required to balance, reach, twist, stretch, push, pull, handle, finger, stand, walk, see, hear, and speak. The employee is frequently required to bend and crouch. The employee is occasionally required to climb stairs, collate/file, and write. The employee is minimally required to kneel, crawl, squat, climb ladders, use a keyboard, dial, and sit. The employee is constantly required to lift and/or move 10-25lbs, frequently required to lift and/or move up to 50lbs, and minimally required to lift and/or move 75-100+lbs.

Mental demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly required to produce detailed work, verbally communicate, handle multiple concurrent tasks, and constant interruptions. The employee is occasionally required to use math and reasoning skills. The employee is minimally required to use written communication, have contact with customers, and give presentations.

Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be continuously exposed to heat, odor, fumes, dampness, oil, grease, noise, vibrations, and will continuously use tools and equipment including; knives and cutting instruments, equipment used for heating and chilling prepared foods and beverages including stoves, ovens, torches, fryers, grills, refrigerators, freezers, and scales. The employee may be moderately exposed to dirt.

Please note: management reserves the right to change, modify, and/or alter any of the duties listed above to meet business demands.