Lead Line Cook - High-Volume Kitchen

TKS Restaurants; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

TKS Restaurants in Thousand Oaks, CA is hiring a part-time Line Cook to participate in day-to-day kitchen operations, ensuring food quality, proper labor and inventory controls, and maintaining a clean, sanitary work area.

Responsibilities include overseeing food prep activities, following recipes, controlling portions, supervising kitchen staff, managing inventory, and assisting with pricing and recipe standardization as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years’ experience in high volume kitchen.
• Must be comfortable with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent, a professional diploma or food services management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate activities of food preparation (kitchen, pantry, and storeroom) and purchases food and kitchen supplies.
• Follows recipes, controls, portion, and presentation specifications as set by the restaurant.
• Specify number of servings to be made from any vegetable, meat, beverage, and dessert to control portion costs in a sanitary and timely manner.
• Oversee kitchen staff, ensure cleanliness of kitchen and equipment.
• Oversee line cooks, tastes, smells, and observes food to ensure recipes are appearance standards.
• Inventory, storage, and distribution of food and supplies.
• Purchases food and kitchen supplies as needed.
• May set prices to be charged for items with direct supervisor’s approval.
• May plan, change, and standardize recipes to increase number of servings prepared with direct supervisor’s approval.
• Track and report any food waste.
• Prepare and portion foods, and utilize food surpluses and leftovers.

Skills

Knowledge of ingredients and kitchen

Positive attitude

Team collaboration

Communication

Accuracy

Customer oriented

Initiative

Relationship building

Valid driver’s license

Eligible to work in the United States

Education

High school diploma or GED equivalent

Professional diploma or food services management

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

TKS Restaurants in Thousand Oaks, CA is hiring a part-time Line Cook to participate in day-to-day kitchen operations, ensuring food quality, proper labor and inventory controls, and maintaining a clean, sanitary work area.

Responsibilities include overseeing food prep activities, following recipes, controlling portions, supervising kitchen staff, managing inventory, and assisting with pricing and recipe standardization as needed.