Line Cook

Living Room; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Living Room is seeking a Line Cook who thrives in fast-paced environments. Responsibilities include preparing food, executing menu items, and supporting the kitchen team. Join a culture that values creativity and collaboration in a unique membership setting.

Benefits

100% Healthcare coverage including Dental and Vision

Wellness Benefits for a balanced lifestyle

Competitive 401k match

Career Growth opportunities

Free Team Member Meals

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3+ years' experience in a fast-paced, upscale environment.
• Strong understanding of professional cooking and knife handling skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure kitchen runs smoothly and prepare food and sauces.
• Assist head chefs with service and maintain company standards.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Creativity

Education

Food handler's certificate

Job description

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Living Room

A home away from home where creatives celebrate music, art, design and culture. We are a private membership club open to members and their guests only.

The Role

At Living Room, the Line Cook is responsible for ensuring the kitchen runs smoothly, preparing food and sauces, and assisting head chefs with service. As a Line Cook, you thrive in fast-paced environments and positively influence fellow team members to remain calm during a busy service. Daily responsibilities also include preparation of food items in the pantry, fry station, and other areas of the kitchen as well as adhering to allergy requests and specific alterations to dishes.

A successful Line Cook is a critical member of the team due to the diverse and specialized skill set and proven ability to execute all menu items properly from prep to plate and deliver top quality dishes from all stations.

• Well-versed on all menu items and able to produce consistent and quality dishes in fast-paced and demanding environments and on all stations
• Assist with inventory to support the kitchen operating at a sustainable food cost
• Watch wastage, cooking temps and quality to reduce additional costs, influence others on the cost of product and how it contributes to the profit and loss of the company
• Production and a-la-carte dish(s) execution
• Delegate some tasks as needed while also ensuring proper procedure is followed when clocking in and out for shifts as well as breaks
• Support Executive Sous
• Maintain company target goals and consistent experience for Living Room Standards for service
• Positive influence for teams under pressure and provide a welcoming work environment that increases staff moral
  
  

Attend trainings and support the mentoring and education of new and existing team members on areas they are looking to go

Requirements

• Minimum of 3+ years' experience in a fast pace, upscale and approachable environment of professionals
• Strong understanding of professional cooking and knife handling skills
• Proven ability to execute all menu items and properly prepare and deliver top quality dishes on all stations
• Food handler's certificate
• Strong communicator, collaborator and motivator with ability to build professional relationships with all leaders and kitchen team
• Proactive, team-player who can work well independently as well as on a team
• Flexible schedule and ability to work morning, night, weekend and holiday's (as needed)
• Ability to multitask and work in a demanding, fast-paced environment
• Possess a level of creativity to create recipes from scratch
  
  
  

Benefits

Why Join

• 100% Healthcare coverage including Dental and Vision
• Wellness Benefits for a balanced lifestyle
• Competitive 401k match for your financial future
• Career Growth opportunities that empower you
• Leader in Development Program
• Learning & Development for your growth with us
• Immersive Trainings that nurture your talents
• Fun and Exciting Team Member Events that build bonds
• Free Team Member Meals to fuel your creativity
  
  

Our Team Culture

At Living Room, we are deeply passionate about our work and we believe that hospitality is a noble pursuit because it's fundamentally human and an ideal worth chasing. We seek out those that share these beliefs as an inherent second nature and our team member culture is how we bring this idea to life. Our guiding pillars- Be Human, Be Curious, Be Empathetic, Be Soulful, and Be Honest demand that we embody these values in all that we do.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

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  Other

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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