Line Cook

ADP, Inc.; Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village (CA, CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

ADP, Inc. in Thousand Oaks, CA is seeking a part-time line cook to participate in daily kitchen operations, ensuring quality, labor, and inventory control while maintaining a clean, sanitary work area.

The role involves supervising kitchen staff, following recipes, managing portions, and overseeing purchases of food and supplies. Must have 2+ years in a high-volume kitchen and a HS diploma or GED.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years' experience in high volume kitchen.
• Must be comfortable with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Must have a high school diploma or GED, or a professional diploma or food services management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee food preparation in kitchen, pantry, and storeroom and purchase food and supplies.
• Follow recipes, controls, portions, and presentation specifications as set by the restaurant.
• Determine servings to control portion costs in a sanitary and timely manner.
• Supervise kitchen staff and maintain cleanliness of kitchen and equipment.
• Ensure line cooks meet appearance standards and flavors by tasting and smelling.
• Manage inventory, storage, and distribution of food and supplies.
• Procure food and kitchen supplies as needed.
• May set prices with supervisor's approval.
• Plan and standardize recipes to increase servings with supervisor's approval.
• Track and report food waste.
• Prepare and portion foods, utilize surpluses and leftovers.

Skills

High volume kitchen

MS Word

MS Excel

Education

High school diploma or GED

Professional diploma in food services management

Job description

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Line Cook

Part Time Thousand Oaks/Westlake Village, Westlake Village, CA, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 1413

Job purpose

To participate in day to day kitchen operations by controlling quality of food, labor, inventory of product and flow of kitchen. Maintain a clean and sanitary work area.

Essential Functions

• Oversee and coordinates activities of food preparation (kitchen, pantry, and storeroom) and purchases food and kitchen supplies.
• Follows recipes, controls, portion, and presentation specifications as set by the restaurant.
• Specify number of servings to be made from any vegetable, meat, beverage, and dessert to control portion costs in a sanitary and timely manner.
• Oversee kitchen staff, ensure cleanliness of kitchen and equipment.
• Oversee line cooks, tastes, smells, and observes food to ensure recipes are appearance standards.
• Inventory, storage, and distribution of food and supplies.
• Purchases food and kitchen supplies as needed.
• May set prices to be charged for items with direct supervisor's approval.
• May plan, change, and standardize recipes to increase number of servings prepared with direct supervisor's approval.
• Track and report any food waste.
• Prepare and portion foods, and utilize food surpluses and leftovers.

Qualifications

Minimum two years' experience in high volume kitchen. Must be comfortable with Microsoft word and excel. Must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent, a professional diploma or food services management.

Qualifications include

• Knowledge of ingredients and kitchen equipment
• Positive attitude
• Able to work well with others
• Ability to actively attend to, convey and understand the comments and questions of others.
• Accuracy - ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken work.
• Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers' needs while following company procedures.
• Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Relationship building - Ability to effectively build relationship with customers and co-workers.
• Must possess a valid driver's license.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States.

Working conditions

Fast paced environment that can be extremely hot and cold at various times. Present around sharp objects, hot surfaces and in areas where the floor may be wet or slippery at times.

Physical requirements

• Required to work on your feet and stand for 8 hours a day.
• Pick up 50 lbs or less on a regular base.