AM Line Cook

The Oakville Grill & Cellar; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 30,307,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant Discounts

Employee Assistance Program - Focusing

Paid Vacation for Qualifying Employees

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical…

Dental & Vision Insurance

Life, Accident Protection & Critical…

Domestic Partner Benefits

401(k)

Job summary

The Oakville Grill & Cellar in Chicago’s Fulton Market is hiring LINE COOKS to join a team led by Executive Chef Tim Havidic and Wine Director Richard Hanauer. The menu emphasizes live-fire cooking and seasonal ingredients, with one of the largest California wine lists in Chicago and a first-of-its-kind tasting room, the Cellar Door.

As part of Lettuce Entertain You, we offer strong benefits including restaurant discounts, health insurance, paid vacation, 401(k) and more while you grow with

Qualifications

• Line cooks prepare, produce and present menu items according to recipes.
• Must be available to work weekends and varied hours.
• Safely use knives and kitchen tools.
• Communicate effectively to follow directions.
• Stand for long shifts and lift up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Follow portioning controls and par levels.
• Maintain food safety and quality standards.
• Read thermometer correctly and efficiently.
• Communicate delays or issues to Coordinator.
• Maintain menu item counts and notify when quantities fall below minimum.
• Accurately account for all items leaving the station.
• Follow allergy procedures and special orders.
• Comply with safety and sanitation guidelines.
• Follow employment policies and be a team player.
• Other duties as needed.

Skills

Cooking

Food safety

Communication

Multitasking

Teamwork

Tools

Knives

Thermometer

Sanitation tools

Job description

We’re hiring people to join our team as LINE COOKS!

A Few of Our Line Cook Benefits:

• Restaurant Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program - Focusing on a Commitment to Mental Health & Wellness
• Paid Vacation for Qualifying Employees
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life, Accident Protection & Critical Illness Insurance
• Domestic Partner Benefits
• 401(k)

The Oakville Grill & Cellar brings the vibes of California wine country to Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood. This restaurant is a collaboration between Executive Chef Tim Havidic and Wine Director Richard Hanauer, Partner at RPM Restaurants. The menu focuses on simply prepared dishes made with expertly sourced, seasonal ingredients, with an emphasis on live-fire cooking. It also boasts the largest, exclusively California wine lists in Chicago and features a first-of-its-kind tasting room, the Cellar Door, that lets guests experience California from Fulton Market.

Caring. Creative. Careers.

Join the Lettuce Entertain You team! Our 100+ restaurants are nationally recognized for great food and service and as great places to work. We hire and care deeply for people with creativity, passion and the drive to be the best. And we reward our teams with top notch benefits, career-long training and development and opportunities for growth. If you want a career at a progressive company with a long-standing commitment to people, join our caring and creative team.

EOE. We participate in E-Verify / Participamos en E-Verify

LINE COOK JOB DESCRIPTION

Line Cooks are responsible for the preparation, production and presentation of all menu items.

Essential Functions

• Prepare menu items according to prescribed recipes and/or special requests
• Available to work a variety of hours, days and shifts, including weekends
• Safely and effectively use and operate all necessary tools and equipment, including knives
• Ability to effectively communicate in order to perform and follow job requirements in written and spoken direction
• Multitask calmly and effectively under pressure
• Work in a confined, crowded space of variable noise and temperature levels
• Able to move and lift up to 10 pounds, frequently move and/or lift up to 25 pounds, and occasionally move and/or lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to stand and walk for an entire shift and move safely through all areas of the restaurant, which may include stairs, uneven or slick surfaces

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Follow all prescribed portioning controls and par levels
• Maintain food safety and quality standards
• Ability to read a thermometer correctly and efficiently
• Communicate any food delays or issues to Coordinator
• Maintain menu item counts and communicate to Management and service staff when quantities fall below restaurant specific minimum quantity
• Accurately account for all items coming out of the station
• Understand and follow the food allergy procedure and special orders/restrictions
• Comply with all safety and sanitation guidelines and procedures
• Follow all rules, policies, procedures and conditions of employment, including those outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Get along well with others and be a team player
• Other duties will be assigned as needed