LINE & PREP COOK - GJELINA NYC

Salary Range: $20.00 to $27.00 per hour (DOE and state)

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: This position plays a crucial role in the daily preparation and execution of food items on the line, stations, or other areas of the kitchen with established recipes and techniques. Your commitment to maintaining high standards of appearance and hygiene, including clean clothes, nails, and hair and no heavy perfumes/colognes, is highly valued. You will set up your stations according to guidelines and prepare all food items as directed in a sanitary and timely manner. Following recipes, portion controls, and presentation specifications as directed by a supervisor and restocking all items as needed throughout your shift are key responsibilities. You will also clean and maintain your station while practicing good safety, sanitation, and organizational skills. Assisting with the cleaning, sanitation, and organization of the kitchen, walk-in coolers, and all storage areas is also part of your role.

This position is required to report to their shift on time, using the time clock to check in and out. Manage your time, including taking meal breaks in compliance with New York Labor Law and keeping management informed when leaving your station.

Required Skills / Qualifications:

• Flexible schedule
• Basic math skills and ability to follow recipes.
• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Understanding of professional cooking and knife-handling skills
• Ability to take direction.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure.
• Must have problem-solving skills, be self-motivated, and be organized.
• Previous prep and/or line cook experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes:

• Understanding and ability to comply with safety, sanitation, and food handling procedures.
• Knowledge of all dishes or tasks at their station, ability to cook and produce recipes as instructed, and a firm understanding of all ingredients necessary.
• Ability to use all relevant equipment.
• Ability to prioritize work activities and provide accurate information and assistance to any management request in a timely manner.
• Ability to keep calm when faced with any unusual situations.
• Ability to perform essential functions of the job.
• Comply and perform other duties assigned by the supervisor.

General Attributes:

• To maintain a high customer service focus by approaching your job with our guests' satisfaction in mind
• To have a positive attitude, taking responsibility and initiative to resolve issues, always clearly communicating with your colleagues.
• To be decisive, accepting responsibility for making things happen, thinking ahead, and developing contingency plans (while ensuring the support to get the job done).
• To be motivated and committed, approaching all tasks with enthusiasm and seizing opportunities to learn new skills to improve your performance.
• To be flexible, responding quickly and positively to changing circumstances.
• To maintain a team, focus by strong leadership, showing cooperation and support to colleagues in pursuit of departmental goals.

Physical Demands/Working Environment:

• Ability to walk and stand for long periods of time (8-12 hours)
• Ability to move, pull, push, carry, or lift up to 40 lbs. on occasion and 30 lbs. regularly.
• Ability to seize, grasp, turn, and hold objects with hand regularly and in frequent or repetitive motion.
• Ability to reach items at varying heights.
• Occasionally, kneel, bend, crouch, and climb as required.

Other Requirements

• NY Food Handler Certification
• NY Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
• Must understand how to abide by the rules of the Department of Health related to Food Service.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described are representative of those this position encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made as needed to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment may be moderate, with surrounding areas that may be wet, hot/cold, slippery, or humid.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: THE GJELINA GROUP HAS CREATED A CLIMATE OF PURPOSEFUL INCLUSION, AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL CAN FEEL AFFIRMED, SAFE, VALUED AND GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE WITHIN THE COMPANY. WE APPRECIATE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE DIVERSITY OF HUMANITY, A DIVERSITY WHICH INCLUDES DIFFERENCES, SEX, AGE, RACE, ETHNICITY AND NATIONAL ORIGIN, RANGE OF ABILITIES, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER EXPRESSION, FINANCIAL MEANS, EDUCATION AND POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE. THESE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES APPLY TO ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES OF OUR BUSINESS, INCLUDING DECISIONS FOR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES OR EMPLOYMENT.