Lead Line Cook

MaineGuide; Brunswick (ME); On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

MaineGuide in Brunswick, ME seeks a Lead Line Cook to keep service moving with focused prep, consistent cooking, and clear coordination across the team. You’ll prepare dishes to recipe and safety standards, guide line execution, and help maintain an organized, sanitary kitchen.

This role emphasizes leading daily food preparation, cooking with grilling, braising, and poaching, and supporting menu planning while ensuring safety and cleanliness in a fast-paced, in-person dining environment, with 32

Qualifications

• Must have experience in professional kitchen environments.
• Ability to follow recipes, safety, and sanitation standards.
• Experience in high-volume or fine dining preferred.
• Excellent knife skills and knowledge of kitchen equipment.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily food preparation and coordinate tasks to keep service on track.
• Cook and plate items using methods such as grilling, braising, and poaching.
• Follow recipes and assist with menu planning and communicate ingredient or preparation needs.
• Operate kitchen equipment safely and maintain knife skills.
• Apply food safety and sanitation procedures and keep areas clean.

Skills

Cooking

Food preparation

Meal preparation

Recipe adherence

Food handling

Food safety

Kitchen equipment operation

Kitchen experience

Food service experience

Restaurant experience

Sanitation practices

Job description

Job Overview

As a Lead Line Cook, you'll keep kitchen service moving with focused preparation, consistent cooking, and clear coordination across the team. You'll prepare dishes to recipe and food safety standards, guide line execution, and help maintain an organized, sanitary workspace. Your impact: Consistent, well-prepared meals help guests enjoy a reliable dining experience while supporting smooth kitchen operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily food preparation and food production, coordinating tasks to keep service on track.
• Cook and plate menu items using methods such as grilling, braising, and poaching.
• Follow recipes and menu plans; support menu planning and communicate ingredient or preparation needs.
• Operate kitchen equipment safely and maintain strong knife skills and food handling practices.
• Apply food safety management and sanitizing procedures; keep work areas, tools, and equipment clean.

Skills

• Essential: Cooking, food preparation, meal preparation, recipe adherence, food handling, food safety, and safe operation of kitchen equipment.
• Essential: Kitchen experience, food service experience, restaurant experience, or other relevant culinary experience.
• Essential: Ability to follow food safety and sanitizing procedures and maintain an organized, clean station.
• Preferred: Fine dining experience, high-volume production experience, dietary aide experience, or dietary department experience.
• Preferred: Menu planning experience and familiarity with the food industry, food production, grilling, braising, poaching, and precise knife skills.

Pay: $18.00 - $21.00 per hour

Expected hours: 32.0 per week

Work Location: In person