Fast-Paced Line Cook: Craft Consistent, Unforgettable Flavors

Coury Hospitality; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Coury Hospitality in Milwaukee area is seeking a dedicated line cook to join our culinary team. You will prepare meals per standardized recipes and work across breakfast, lunch, and dinner shifts while maintaining safety and presentation standards.

We value reliability, teamwork, and a strong work ethic in a fast-paced environment. Flexibility to work mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays is required.

Qualifications

• Previous commercial cooking or line cook experience preferred.
• Hotel, restaurant, resort, banquet, or high-volume culinary experience preferred.
• Knowledge of food preparation techniques, knife skills, and commercial kitchen equipment.
• Ability to read, understand, and follow standardized recipes and production sheets.
• Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, temperature controls, and proper food handling procedures.
• Strong organizational, multitasking, and time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime based on business needs.
• Food Handler Certification or ServSafe Certification, where required by law.
• Bilingual English/Spanish communication skills preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare breakfast, lunch, dinner, banquet, and event menu items per recipes and guidelines.
• Set up, stock, organize, and break down kitchen stations for efficient service.
• Prepare ingredients by chopping, portioning, weighing, and storing for daily production.
• Cook a variety of menu items using grilling, roasting, broiling, sautéing, frying, baking, steaming.
• Monitor food quality, temperature, and presentation during prep and service.
• Maintain food safety, labeling, storage, cooling, and sanitation procedures.
• Operate ovens, grills, fryers, mixers, slicers, steamers, kettles, blenders, and other equipment.
• Keep workstations and kitchen clean and organized throughout each shift.
• Communicate effectively with Sous Chefs and culinary leadership; support teammates during busy periods.
• Aim to reduce waste, control food costs, and maintain efficiency without sacrificing guest satisfaction.

Skills

Breakfast prep

Station setup

Ingredient prep

Cooking techniques

Food safety

Kitchen equipment

Clean workstations

Team communication

Waste reduction

Food cost control

Guest satisfaction

Education

Tools

Knives

Job description

Coury Hospitality in Milwaukee area is seeking a dedicated line cook to join our culinary team. You will prepare meals per standardized recipes and work across breakfast, lunch, and dinner shifts while maintaining safety and presentation standards.

We value reliability, teamwork, and a strong work ethic in a fast-paced environment. Flexibility to work mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays is required.