Restaurant Line Cooks

It's a building block to a successful future in the world of business and hospitality. Position Summary: Responsible for all grilled, broiled, fried, and sauted items prepared in the kitchen. Preparation and portioning of food items prior to cooking, such as tempura items, sauces, and grilled items. Responsible for maintaining a sanitary kitchen workstation.

In accordance with restaurant service and cooking procedures: Prepares or directs preparations of all recipes in compliance with portions sizes, quality standards, department rules, policies and procedures in the Benihana Kitchen Guide and the Employee Handbook. Prepares an extensive variety of cold and hot food items utilizing standardized recipes. Plan food production to coordinate with meal serving hours so that excellence, quality, temperature, and appearance of food is preserved. Selects/utilizes knives, hand tools, utensils and equipment to portion, cut, slice, broil, roast, carve, skewer, garnish, maintain holding temperature, grill or otherwise produce food on the kitchen line. Comply with established sanitation standards, personal hygiene, and health standards, observe proper food preparation and handling techniques as outlined in the Benihana Kitchen Guide and Employee Handbook. Keeps Head Kitchen Chef informed of inventories. Reports necessary equipment repair and maintenance to the Manager. Reports any unsanitary equipment, storage/work areas and/or products to the Head Kitchen Chef. Communicates with Lead Line Cook to facilitate customer orders efficiently and within required ticket times. Follows all federal, state, and local laws, codes and regulations outlined by the General Manager and the Employee Handbook. clean and maintain equipment used in food preparation. Previous experience in food preparation required. Experience in the restaurant industry is a plus. Bilingual preferred. A high school diploma or equivalent preferred. Free shift meals: We provide all of our employees a free shift meal, every day. We offer a full benefits suite that includes 401K, and Medical, Vision and Dental for you and your family.