Line Cook

Company 3; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Company 3 is seeking a Line Cook to accurately and efficiently prepare food per the executive chef’s specifications, while setting up kitchen stations for daily menus. The role involves collaborating with the executive and sous chefs and may require travel to Santa Monica and Hollywood studios.

Applicants should bring proven cooking experience in line cook or prep cook roles, strong focus on cleanliness, safety, and speed, and the ability to work well under pressure across variable shifts,

Qualifications

• Proven cooking experience including Line Chef/Restaurant Cook/Prep Cook roles.
• Understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment and procedures.
• Ability to work accurately and quickly under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Prepare items by boiling, grilling, frying, sautéing or other methods and portion to standard sizes.
• Stock and maintain sufficient food levels at each line station for smooth service.
• Coordinate with servers to ensure timely completion of orders and maintain hygiene standards.

Skills

Line Cook experience

Industry best practices

Attention to detail

Fast-paced environment

Interpersonal skills

Collaborative communication

Education

Culinary school diploma

Job description

Business Unit

• Business Unit: Company 3
• Position: Line Cook
• Location: Santa Monica, CA (Onsite)
• Requisition Number: 1059
• Pay Range: $20.00 - $21.00 USD hourly

Position Summary

The Line Cook is responsible for accurately and efficiently preparing food to the executive chef’s specifications and is responsible for setting each kitchen station for the day’s menu. Line Cook duties also include assisting the executive chef and sous chef with their daily tasks which may include but are not limited to preparing ingredients, portioning food for plating, and ensuring each station is operating at optimum levels. This position and will require working in studio on a regular basis. You may be required to travel and work out of our studios in Santa Monica and Hollywood. You must be willing to work overtime and weekends.Available to work variable shifts, including second shift and swing shift, as necessary per business needs.

Main Duties

The Line Cook is responsible for preparing items for boiling, grilling, frying, sauteing, or other type of cooking method by portioning, battering, breading, seasoning, and/or making sure the item is fully marinated. They will portion food products prior to cooking according to standard portion size determined by executive chef, as well as stock and maintain sufficient levels of food products at each line station to assure smooth service

• Work with servers to ensure that orders are completed according to request and on time.
• Maintain a clean and sanitary workstations areas including tables, shelves, grills, broilers, fryers, pasta cookers, sauté burners, convection ovens, flat top ranges, and refrigerators.
• Ensuring kitchen operation procedures and hygiene meet food safety standards and regulations.
• Handles, stores, and rotates items according to applicable standards.
• Assists in food preparation assignation during off-peak as needed.
• Assumes 100% responsibility for quality of all products served.
• Handle special projects as needed.

What You Bring

The ideal candidate will have proven cooking experience, including experience as a Line Chef, Restaurant Cook or Prep Cook. They must have an understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment, and procedures, and accuracy and speed in executing assigned tasks. Additional desired skills include:

• Familiar with industry’s best practices.
• Culinary school diploma is a plus.
• Strong process and attention to detail.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment; and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Great interpersonal skills, be meticulous, always organized and work calmly and professionally especiallyduring high pressure situations.
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively and communicating effectively with others.

About The Company

Company 3, including its various business units and family of brands, provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.

Diversity And Inclusion At Company 3

Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self.

It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the Company's HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or otherwise need any accommodation or support in order to participate in the application process.

• The listed pay range represents the lowest to highest range that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the range may be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, local currency exchange rates, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, applicable law, and business or organizational needs.

The benefits for eligible part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week and full-time employees in the US include a comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off. The benefits for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week in the US include retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits. For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings as adopted and amended from time to time will apply.

The above compensation and benefits information is provided in accordance with various state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws.

This position is for an existing vacancy.