Lead Line Cook (Non-Exempt)

Roadhouse; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Roadhouse Cinemas in Scottsdale is seeking a Line Lead Cook to oversee food prep per company specifications and supervise a small team of Line Cooks on a brigade-style line. You will set up stations, monitor quality, and ensure timely, correctly presented dishes while maintaining safety standards.

Responsibilities include coordinating with Head Chef, managing inventory, labeling and storing items, and training staff to follow recipes and presentation guidelines.

Qualifications

• 6 months of Line Cook experience at RoadHouse Cinemas.
• Food Handlers card (as required per location).
• Ability to work on a brigade-style line.

Responsibilities

• Set up and stock stations with all necessary supplies.
• Prepare ingredients for cooking (e.g. chopping vegetables, butchering/cooking meat, preparing sauces).
• Monitor food, portion, and waste control.
• Ensure food quality across all lines.
• Cook food on various surfaces and equipment.
• Lead and supervise Line Cooks.
• Cross-train staff on menu items and ensure accuracy of Line Cook performance.
• Inventory and ordering.
• Oversee time-management of employees and food orders.

Skills

Team supervision

Brigade-style line

Quality control

Food safety

Education

Food Handlers card

Job description

Description

The role of the Line Lead Cook is to prepare food exactly per the company specifications and ensure all lines are set up per schematics. Line Lead duties will consist of assisting kitchen management with their daily tasks, as well as supervising a small staff of Line Cooks.

Essential Functions

• Set up and stock stations with all necessary supplies.
• Prepare ingredient to use for cooking (e.g. chopping vegetables, butchering/cooking meat, and preparing sauces.)
• Monitor food, portion, and waste control.
• Ensure food quality of all lines.
• Cook food on various surfaces and equipment.
• Report to and follow Head Chef instructions.
• Tag and label prepped and bottled items.
• Ensures stations are flipped and wrapped.
• Monitor, stock, and request orders when there are shortages of ingredients.
• Ensure that food comes out simultaneously, per presentation requirements, and in a timely fashion.
• Comply with nutrition and sanitation regulations, along with safety standards.
• Maintain a positive and professional approach with coworkers and customers.
• Know how to perform the duties of at least two stations.
• Cross-train staff on menu items and ensure accuracy of Line Cook performance.
• Work Point-Expo duties when necessary.
• Document and tally waste logs.
• Monitor and cut labor as necessary.
• Inventory and ordering.
• Ensure all checklists have been completed.
• Oversee time-management of employees and food orders through multi-tasking.
• Review bathroom cleanliness (per training guidelines).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Experience and Education:

• 6 months of Line Cook experience working at RoadHouse Cinemas.
• Food Handlers card (as required per location).
• Ability to work on a brigade-style line.