Line Cook

TKS Restaurants; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

TKS Restaurants is seeking a part-time Line Cook for its East Austin kitchen. You will participate in daily operations, ensuring quality control, proper portioning, and sanitary work areas.

Qualifications include two years in a high-volume kitchen, and comfort with Microsoft Word and Excel. A high school diploma or GED is required, with a professional diploma in food services management preferred.

Qualifications

• Two years’ experience in a high-volume kitchen.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• High school diploma or GED required; professional diploma in food services management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate activities of food preparation across kitchen, pantry and storeroom.
• Follow recipes, controls, portions and presentation specifications.
• Specify servings to control portion costs while maintaining sanitation.
• Oversee kitchen staff and ensure cleanliness of kitchen and equipment.
• Monitor line cooks, taste and observe food to meet appearance standards.
• Manage inventory, storage and distribution of food and supplies.
• Procure food and kitchen supplies as needed.
• May assist with pricing for items under supervisor’s guidance.
• Assist with recipe planning and standardization to increase servings.
• Track and report food waste.
• Prepare and portion foods and utilize surplus and leftovers.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Attention to detail

Customer service

Initiative

Leadership

Education

High school diploma or GED

Professional diploma in food services management

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Line Cook

Part Time East Austin, Austin, TX, US

7 days ago Requisition ID: 1371

Job purpose

To participate in day to day kitchen
operations by controlling quality of food, labor, inventory of product and flow
of kitchen. Maintain a clean and
sanitary work area.

Essential Functions

• Oversee and coordinates
  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.

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.

Qualifications include:

• Knowledge
  of ingredients and kitchen equipment
• Positive
  attitude
• Able
  to work well with others
• Ability
  to actively attend to, convey and understand the comments and questions of
  others.
• Accuracy
  – ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly
• Communication,
  Oral – Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken work.
• Customer
  Oriented – Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company
  procedures.
• Initiative
  – Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Relationship
  building – Ability to effectively build relationship with customers and
  co-workers.
• Must
  possess a valid driver’s license.
• Must
  be eligible to work in the United States.

Working conditions

Fast paced environment that can be
extremely hot and cold at various times. Present around sharp objects, hot surfaces and in areas where the floor
may be wet or slippery at times.

Physical requirements

• Required
  to work on your feet and stand for 8 hours a day.
• Pick
  up 50 lbs or less on a regular base.