Job Summary : Line cooks are responsible for preparing assigned food items. They must follow the recipes and the portion control guidelines set by Duffy's.
Major areas of responsibility :
- Clean food preparation equipment, work areas, and counters or tables.
- Restock kitchen supplies, rotate food, and print the time and date label for food in coolers.
- Grill, cook, and fry foods.
- Coordinate timing of orders so that items served together.
- Cook, plate, and garnish all menu items.
- Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment, utensils, dishes, or silverware.
- Store food in designated containers and storage areas to prevent spoilage.
- Take and record temperature of food and food storage areas, such as refrigerators and freezers.
- Prepare a variety of foods, such as meats, vegetables, or desserts, according to guest's orders or supervisors' instructions, following approved procedures.
- Package take-out foods.
- Stock storage areas and refrigerators.
- Carry food supplies, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas.
- Distribute food to servers to serve to guests.
- Remove trash and clean kitchen garbage containers.
- Receive and store food supplies, equipment, and utensils in refrigerators, and other storage areas.
- Weigh or measure ingredients.
- Inform supervisors when equipment is not working properly and when food and supplies are getting low, and order needed items.
- Assist other kitchen staff with various tasks as needed and provide with needed items.
- Use manual or electric appliances to clean, peel, slice, and trim foods.
- Keep records of the quantities of food wasted or thrown away.
- Sweep and mop kitchen floor.
- Maintain Food Handler's Certification.
- Maintain a positive and professional approach to coworkers and customers.
Requirements :
Qualification Standards
- Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
- Adaptability / Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
- Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
- Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Self-Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
- Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.
- Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
- Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
- Social Orientation - Job requires preferring to work well with others rather than alone.
Essential Functions
- Stand for long periods of time.
- Use both hands and all fingers to handle, control, grasp, move, assemble or feel objects, tools, or controls.
- Repeat the same movements.
- Walk or stand for long periods of time.
- See details of objects that are less than a few feet away.
- See details of objects that are more than a few feet away.
- See differences between colors, shades, and brightness.
- Understand the speech of another person.
- Speak clearly so listeners can understand.
- Use stomach and lower back muscles to support the body for long periods without getting tired.
- Keep your hand and arm steady while moving.
- Move two or more limbs together (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm).
- Bend, stretch, twist, or reach out their body.
- Be physically active for long periods without getting tired or out of breath.
- Focus on one source of sound and ignore others.
- Hear sounds and recognize the difference between them.
- Use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects.
- Use muscles for extended periods without getting tired.
- Determine the distance between objects.
- Coordinate movement of several parts of the body, such as arms and legs, while the body is moving.
- React quickly using hands, fingers, or feet.
- Multitasking different work activities and shifting attention from one task to another.
- Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals.
- Occasionally exposed to extreme cold and / or heat (non-weather).
- Heavy lifting up to 40 lbs.
- Add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
- Available to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays.