Line Cook

Kent Hospitality Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Hospitality Group is seeking a Line Cook for its new restaurant opening in April 2025. The role involves preparing high-quality dishes, maintaining cleanliness, and working within a dynamic kitchen team. Ideal candidates will have a passion for fine dining and a positive attitude.

Qualifications

• More than 1 year of cooking experience in a fine-dining kitchen is a plus.
• Understanding of sanitation codes and regulations.
• Ability to work in a brigade-style kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Prepare ingredients and set up station mise en place for service.
• Cook dishes to order according to KHG standards.
• Maintain cleanliness of the station before, during, and after service.

Skills

Classic cooking techniques

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Job Details

Title: Line Cook, Birdee (Grand Opening April 2025)

Reports to: Managers (Both Kitchen & Dining Room)

ABOUT KENT HOSPITALITY GROUP

Kent Hospitality Group (KHG) is a dynamic and innovative hospitality company founded by visionary Chef Jamal “James” Kent and entrepreneur-led private equity platform SC Holdings. KHG comprises Michelin Star restaurants, private members clubs, and world-class venues. We are dedicated to delivering fine dining, unmatched hospitality, and first-rate experiences across North America. We are seeking creative go-getters to join our team to help elevate our brand.

Position Overview:

Line cooks are the core of the kitchen. You and your fellow cooks will be responsible for producing mise en place for service, organizing and cleaning your station, cooking food to order, and cleaning and turning down your station at the end of service.

You should have a thorough understanding of classic cooking techniques as well as how to use all the equipment required to produce your mise en place. You should be able to communicate with and work effectively within a brigade-style team. Most importantly, you should have a warm, positive, and appreciative demeanor.

You Should Be:

• Bright; animated; lively; cheerful; vivid or brilliant
• Spirited: having or showing mettle, courage, vigor, liveliness, etc.
• Reliable: that may be relied on or trusted; dependable in achievement, accuracy, honesty, etc.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES & CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESS

• Strong commitment to excellence: Always do the right thing, especially when no one is looking
• Positive outlook and demeanor; negativity and malice will not be tolerated
• A desire to learn and grow in an exciting & quickly changing environment
• Sense of urgency
• Able to demonstrate classic cooking techniques
• Able to prepare ingredients and set up station mise en place for service
• Able to cook in a brigade-style line (firing and communicating across different stations during service)
• Able to keep your station clean and organized before, during, and after service
• A working understanding of sanitation codes and regulations
• More than 1 year of cooking experience in a fine-dining kitchen is a plus, but not required
• Stay humble
• Have knowledge of ‘who’s who’ at The KHG Restaurants

JOB DUTIES

• Clock in for your shift (after you have changed into your uniform)
• Be on duty and in uniform at scheduled time
• Gather all required mise en place from prep kitchen
• Check requisition list day to day
• Oversee the cooking of your mise en place and setup of your station for service
• Properly cook all dishes to order as delegated and to the KHG standard
• Participate in cooking family meal as required
• Communicate. Communicate. Communicate.
• Maintain station cleanliness
• Clock out for your shift (before you have changed out of your uniform)