Line Cook

Emmy Squared Pizza; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health benefits for full-time employees

Advancement opportunities

Job summary

A popular restaurant chain in Charlotte is seeking experienced Line Cooks to join their team. The role involves preparing food items, maintaining cleanliness, and ensuring food quality in a fast-paced environment. Candidates should have a minimum of one year experience as a line cook, a passion for food, and the ability to work under pressure. Full-time employees receive competitive pay and health benefits. Flexibility for weekend and holiday shifts is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience as a line cook in a full-service restaurant.
• Love for food is a must and pizza knowledge is a plus.
• Willing to work a flexible schedule including weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Prepare all food items on the menu, ensuring consistency and quality.
• Maintain kitchen sanitation in accordance with health department guidelines.
• Set up and maintain assigned kitchen workstations.
• Ensure safe food handling procedures at all times.
• Keep work area neat and clean.

Skills

Experience as a line cook

Knowledge of modern cooking techniques

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Ability to handle stressful situations

Ability to produce high volumes of work

Culinary skills including knife handling

Tools

Culinary tools (knives, commercial equipment)

Job description

Job Description

Emmy Squared Plaza Midwood is looking for experienced Line Cooks to join our team! Emmy Squared is a growing restaurant company that not only offers advancement opportunities, but a fun work environment, supportive leadership, competitive pay, health benefits for full time employees and delectable menu items you will be proud to serve our guests!

Line Cook Key Responsibilities:

• To prepare all food items on the menu; ensuring consistency, quality and accuracy of recipes.
• Maintain kitchen sanitation in accordance with health department guidelines.
• Set up and maintain assigned kitchen workstations.
• Plans food production to coordinate with service hours so that excellence, quality, temperature and appearance of food are preserved.
• Responsible for appropriate use of facility supplies and equipment to minimize loss, waste and fraud.
• Maintain safe food handling procedures at all times.
• Stores food properly and safely, marking the date and item.
• Reports necessary equipment repair and maintenance to management.
• Keeps work area neat and clean at all times; cleans and maintains equipment used in food preparation.
• Other back of house duties as assigned by management.

Line Cook Qualifications:

• Minimum 1 year experience as a line cook in a full-service restaurant. A love for food is a must and pizza knowledge is a plus!
• Knowledge of modern cooking techniques required.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with the ability to prioritize responsibilities
• Ability to handle stressful situations, while maintaining a calm and welcoming demeanor.
• Ability to perform culinary duties, handling guest requests efficiently and to the guests satisfaction.
• Ability to produce high volumes of work while maintaining quality per Emmy Squared standards
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule to include weekends and holidays.
• Must be able to lift / carry items up to 40 lbs. and push / pull items up to 75 lbs.
• Must be able to walk/stand for extended periods of time, with frequent bending, twisting, squatting and reaching overhead.
• Must be able to utilize culinary tools (knives, commercial equipment, etc) and taste/smell.

Emmy Squared/Pizza Loves Emily is an Equal Opportunity Employer and treats all applicants for employment equally based upon job-related qualifications and without regard to race, sex, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin, disability, religion, political activity, or any other characteristic protected by law.