Line Cook

Sage Restaurant Group; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Morrison House in Alexandria, VA is seeking a full-time culinary professional to maintain high-quality line-cook operations and ensure proper sanitation standards. The role covers front-line service through quality control, training of line cooks, and adherence to recipe cards.

Responsibilities include prep, portioning, maintaining temperature, inventory checks, and ensuring efficient line setup during meal functions, with attention to waste and cost control in line with SOP.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of cooking and the practices and procedures of a kitchen in order to perform non-repetitive analytical work.

Responsibilities

• Check all items against recipe cards and ensure use records are followed and food is presented well.
• Monitor line setup for maximum efficiency during meal periods.
• Maintain equipment and enforce kitchen sanitation and 'clean as you go' policy.
• Prepare food of consistent quality following recipe cards and portion standards.
• Start prepped items, avoid over-preparation.
• Date and rotate perishables; keep at proper temperatures.
• Check pars for shift use and plan necessary prep and line setup.
• Note out-of-stock items or shortages.
• Assist in keeping buffet stocked.
• Return unused items to storage with proper covering and dating.
• Assist in corrective actions to control food cost and waste per SOP.

Skills

Cooking knowledge

Education

High school education or equivalent

Job description

Why us?

You Belong Here!

Job Overview

To ensure proper service from the front line through quality control, training of line cooks and ensure proper sanitation levels.

Responsibilities

• Check all items against the recipe cards, verify that use records are followed for all items served and that food is presented in an efficient, quality manner.
• Monitor the line set up prior to all meal functions to ensure maximum efficiency during meal periods.
• Monitor the equipment maintenance and kitchen "clean as you go" policy to ensure strict adherence.
• Prepare food of consistent quality following recipe cards and production and portion standards, per dupe from servers.
• Start food items that are prepared ahead of time, making sure not to prepare more than estimated needs.
• Date all food containers and rotate as per the SOP, making sure that all perishables are kept at proper temperatures.
• Check pars for shift use, determine necessary preparation, freezer pull and line set up.
• Note any out-of-stock items or possible shortages.
• Assist in keeping buffet stocked.
• Return all food items not used on next shift to designed storage areas, being sure to cover/date all perishables.
• Assist in setting up plans and actions to correct any food cost problems; control food waste, loss and usage per SOP.

Qualifications

Education/Formal Training

High school education or equivalent.

Experience

Experience required by position is from one to two full years of employment in a related position with this company or other organization(s).

Knowledge/Skills

• Knowledge of cooking and the practices and procedures of a kitchen in order to perform non-repetitive analytical work.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying: Position regularly involves lifting food cases and metros weighing up to 70 lbs. Items include food, small equipment -75% of the time.
• Periodic climbing required.
• Bending of the knees does become necessary when using the lower oven for cooking, 5-10 times a day.
• Mobility -full range of mobility and the ability to travel 30-50 feet on a regular basis throughout the day.
• Continuous standing -during preparation, during service hours or during expediting, usually all day.
• Must be able to hear equipment timers and communicate with other staff.
• Must be able to see that product is prepared appropriately. Lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying.
• Must be able to understand and follow verbal/written instructions and communicate both verbally and in writing.

Environment

Inside 95% of 8 hours. Going in the freezer temperatures can be -10 degrees. On the front line, temperatures can be over 100 degrees.

ID: 2026-32966

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Property: Morrison House

Outlet: The Study

Category: Culinary

Min: USD $21.00/Hr.

Address: 116 S Alfred St

City: Alexandria

State: Virginia

EOE Protected Veterans/Disability