Line Cook

Job Summary:
A Line Cook is responsible for preparing and cooking menu items in a fast-paced, full-service restaurant environment while maintaining high standards of food quality, safety, and presentation. This role works as part of a team to ensure timely and efficient service to guests. This role will report to the Executive Chef and Chef de Cuisine.
Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare and cook menu items according to recipes, portion controls, and presentation standards while minimizing waste
• Ensure that food and ingredients are top quality, consistent, and fresh
• Set up and stock stations with all necessary supplies before service
• Ensure food is prepared in a timely manner to meet service demands
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the kitchen, including workstations and equipment
• Follow all food safety, sanitation, and health regulations
• Assist with inventory management, including stocking and rotating ingredients
• Communicate effectively with kitchen staff and front-of-house team
• Monitor food quality and report any issues to kitchen leadership
• Assist with opening and closing duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Previous experience in a restaurant kitchen
• Basic knowledge of cooking techniques and food safety practices
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to follow instructions and work as part of a team
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand for extended periods
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds
• Comfortable working in a hot, busy kitchen environment
• Regularly required to reach with hands and arms, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel
• Ability to verbally communicate and hear
• Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb or balance
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment:

• Fast-paced, team-oriented kitchen setting
• Exposure to cold. heat, sharp equipment, and loud noise levels
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts

The statements in this job description are intended to describe the essential job functions being performed. They are not intended to be ALL responsibilities or qualifications.