Line Cook

The Press Club Grill; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Flexible scheduling

Shift meals & dining discounts

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Lobster Lab at Sky Deck in San Diego, CA is seeking an experienced line cook who takes pride in consistency. You’ll run your station, cook items to spec, and help maintain health-inspection readiness on a busy service day.

Requires at least 1 year line cooking experience, solid knife skills, and a team-first attitude. California Food Handler Card or willingness to obtain one within 30 days; ability to stand long shifts and lift up to 50 lbs; evenings, weekends, and some holidays required.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of line cooking experience (fast-casual or full service).
• Comfortable on griddle and fryer stations, with solid knife skills.
• Speed with consistency — stay organized when tickets stack.
• Team-first attitude: clean, respectful, and reliable shift after shift.
• California Food Handler Card, or willingness to get one within 30 days of hire.
• Able to stand for a full shift, work around heat, and lift ~50 lbs.
• Availability that includes evenings, weekends, and some holidays.

Responsibilities

• Run your station — griddle, fryer, soups, or assembly — through service, keeping pace with tickets without sacrificing quality.
• Cook and build every item exactly to spec; consistency is the job.
• Handle seafood properly: temperatures, storage, rotation, and strict cross-contamination control.
• Set up and break down your station — prep levels, backups, and clean-as-you-go through the whole shift.
• Communicate on the line: call backs, count downs, and flag low stock or 86s early.
• Keep the kitchen at health-inspection-ready standards at all times.
• Pitch in on prep and dish when the team needs it.

Skills

Line cooking

Knife skills

Team player

Education

California Food Handler Card

ServSafe certification

Job description

Line Cook

Sky Deck at Del Mar Highlands Town Center · 12841 El Camino Real, Suite 200, San Diego, CA · Full-Time & Part-Time · Hourly

Our reputation was built one lobster roll at a time — and it gets protected (or lost) on the line. We’re looking for an experienced line cook who takes real pride in consistency: someone whose fortieth ticket of the rush looks exactly like the first.

About Us

Lobster Lab is Tiger Hospitality Group’s coastal seafood concept — lobster rolls, lobster grilled cheese, chowders, and seafood salads, rated the #1 lobster roll in San Diego on Yelp. After starting at the Windmill Food Hall in Carlsbad, we just opened our newest location on the Sky Deck at Del Mar Highlands Town Center, and we’re building the kitchen team that will keep the quality that earned that reputation. Our menu is short and focused — which means every single item has to be right, every single time.

About the Role

A year from now, success looks like this: you run your station cleanly through a slammed Saturday, every roll, sandwich, and bowl of chowder goes out to spec, your station passes any inspection at any moment, and newer cooks learn the standards by watching you work.

What You’ll Do

• Run your station — griddle, fryer, soups, or assembly — through service, keeping pace with tickets without sacrificing quality
• Cook and build every item exactly to spec; consistency is the job
• Handle seafood properly: temperatures, storage, rotation, and strict cross-contamination control
• Set up and break down your station — prep levels, backups, and clean-as-you-go through the whole shift
• Communicate on the line: call backs, count downs, and flag low stock or 86s early
• Keep the kitchen at health-inspection-ready standards at all times
• Pitch in on prep and dish when the team needs it

What We’re Looking For

Required:

• At least 1 year of line cooking experience (fast-casual or full service)
• Comfortable on griddle and fryer stations, with solid knife skills
• Speed with consistency — you stay organized and keep quality up when tickets stack
• A team-first attitude: clean, respectful, and reliable shift after shift
• California Food Handler Card, or willingness to get one within 30 days of hire
• Able to stand for a full shift, work around heat, and lift ~50 lbs
• Availability that includes evenings, weekends, and some holidays

Nice to have:

• Experience cooking or handling seafood
• High-volume kitchen experience
• ServSafe certification
• A second language

Pay & Perks

• Competitive hourly pay [plus tip pool share, if your policy includes BOH — common in California]
• Full-time and part-time schedules available, with flexible scheduling
• Shift meals and employee dining discounts
• Real growth opportunity — Tiger Hospitality Group is expanding across Southern California, with new Lobster Lab locations on the way

Tiger Hospitality Group is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and are committed to an inclusive, respectful workplace.