Fast-Paced Line Cook | Team-Oriented Kitchen

Power Plant Live!; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Xfinity Live! in Baltimore, MD is seeking a Cook to prepare and cook orders for daily operations in a fast-paced kitchen. You will help maintain sanitation, assist with inventory, and restock items as needed while ensuring quality and timely service.

The role requires experience on a fast-paced kitchen line, basic recipe following, portion control, and presentation. Night/weekend shifts may be required; alcohol awareness/food handler certification is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience cooking on a fast-paced kitchen line and food preparation.
• Culinary certified training preferred.
• Basic knowledge of cooking, following recipes, portion control, and presentation.
• Strong communication with cooks, servers and supervisors.
• Reading/writing necessary for meal prep, scheduling, and inventory checks.
• Math skills for measurements, quantities, and variances.
• Alcohol awareness certification or health/food handler card as required by state regulations.
• May need to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Control food usage to minimize waste.
• Prepare and cook orders for daily operations in a timely manner.
• Advise supervisor of low inventory items; assist in receiving and inventory tasks.
• Restock items as needed during the shift.
• Maintain sanitation and cleanliness standards per Health Board and company requirements.
• Keep a clean, organized work area including reach-ins and counters.
• Report unsafe or malfunctioning equipment to supervisor.
• May assist with ware washing or other kitchen duties.
• Interact with guests occasionally and promote teamwork across departments.
• Perform more than one task at a time.

Skills

Cooking on fast-paced line

Communication skills

Reading & writing

Recipe following

Portion control

Presentation

Sanitation standards

Education

Culinary certified training

Alcohol awareness certification/food handler card

Job description

Description

Cook Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Control food usage to minimize waste.
• Prepare and cook orders for daily operations in a timely manner.
• Advise supervisor of low inventory items; assists in receiving items and taking inventory as required.
• Restock items as needed through the shift.
• Maintain sanitation and cleanliness standards in the kitchen area that meet or exceed the state and local Health Board inspection and company requirements.
• Maintain a clean, neat and well-organized work area, including but not limited to reach-ins, walk-ins and counters.
• Reports all unsafe or malfunctioning equipment to supervisor.
• May assist by performing ware washer or other kitchen duties as needed.
• Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments.May occasionally interact directly with guests.
• Perform more than one task at a time

Cook Qualifications:

• At least on year experience of cooking on a fast paced kitchen line and food preparation experience.
• Culinary certified training preferred.
• Must be able to demonstrate the basic knowledge of cooking, following recipes, portion control, and presentation.
• Communication skills are utilized a significant amount of time when interacting with the other cooks, wait staff and supervisors.
• Reading and writing abilities are utilized often when preparing meals from a recipe, when assisting in the scheduling of the kitchen staff, or when monitoring inventory.
• Mathematical skills, including basic math, percentages, quantities, and variances are used frequently.
• Alcohol awareness certification and/or food service permit or valid health/food handler card as required by local or state government agency.
• May be required to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays.

The Cook position requires the ability to perform the following:

• Carrying or lifting items weighing up to 75 pounds.
• Standing up and moving about the kitchen in a safe and efficient manner.
• Handling food, objects, products and utensils.

The pay range for this role is $15 - $20 an hour.

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