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General Summary:
The line cook's duties include prepping ingredients, cooking menu items to restaurant standards, setting up and maintaining their cooking station, ensuring food safety and cleanliness, and communicating with kitchen staff to ensure efficient service. They are responsible for executing recipes precisely, plating visually appealing dishes, managing inventory, and adhering to all sanitation regulations to provide high-quality, consistent food.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities:- Food Preparation: Washing, chopping, slicing, and preparing all necessary ingredients, sauces, and dressings according to recipes.
- Cooking & Plating: Cooking menu items using various methods like grilling, frying, and sautéing, and plating dishes according to specific presentation standards.
- Station Management: Setting up and stocking their assigned station with all required supplies before service.
- Food Safety & Sanitation: Maintaining strict cleanliness of their workstation, equipment, and food preparation areas to meet health and sanitation standards.
- Quality Control: Ensuring food is cooked to the correct temperature, consistency, and quality, and taking responsibility for food safety and proper storage.
- Inventory & Restocking: Checking inventory levels for ingredients and supplies, noting any low levels or 86d items.
- Teamwork & Communication: Working collaboratively with the entire kitchen team to ensure smooth and timely service.
- Recipe Adherence: Following standardized recipes and portion controls set by the Executive Chef to maintain consistency.
- Equipment Maintenance: Using and maintaining all kitchen equipment properly, as well as performing cleaning duties.
- High school or GED equivalent required, formal culinary training or associate degree in culinary arts preferred
- Minimum 3-5 years cooking experience in a fine dining environment and experience in a culinary leadership role preferred
- Ability to communicate clearly with managers, kitchen and dining room employees, and guests.
- Ability to bend, stand, and stoop for long periods of time, and working long hours in hot conditions
- Must have experience calculating figures and amounts and performing mathematical functions to meet the business needs
- Flexible schedule
- Reliable transportation
- Safe Food Handling Certification
Accountability:
The Line Cook/Prep is directly accountable to the Executive Chef.
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