Line Cook

Keagan's Irish Pub; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free shift meal on applicable shifts

Opportunities for career growth

Job summary

Keagan's Irish Pub in Virginia Beach Town Center, VA, is seeking energetic kitchen staff to join our high-volume, scratch kitchen. You will prepare quality menu items, restock stations, and maintain cleanliness and sanitation to inspection standards.

We value teamwork, pride in food presentation, and flexible schedules. Compensation is hourly with shift meals and opportunities for career growth. State or county food service licenses preferred where required.

Qualifications

• You have a passion for, and strong knowledge of food and culinary techniques.
• You take pride in presentation and quality of served food.
• You maintain cleanliness and sanitation of your station and the kitchen.
• You are a team player who considers guest and staff experience.
• You are organized with good communication and multitasking abilities.
• You understand genuine hospitality and high-volume kitchen dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Preparing high quality, timely food menu items for general service and events to exact specs.
• Completing prep and portioning tasks as directed by kitchen leadership for service needs.
• Restocking stations by preparing general items (slicing, dicing) as needed.
• Adhering to health and sanitation SOPs across operations.
• Keeping work-stations clean, organized and inspection-ready.
• Cleaning and maintaining all kitchen wares and equipment.
• Ensuring setup and breakdown tasks are completed to standard.
• Following local/state food service laws and BOH facility rules.

Skills

Team Player

Strong communication

High-volume kitchen

Education

Food handler license

Job description

Keagan's in Virginia Beach Town Center, VA, is a \"one of a kind\" experience for both guests and staff! Encompassing a large community oriented pub and restaurant as well as the \"Vice Bar\" brand next door; Keagan's emphasizes an experience that centers around having a good time! We want people who support our Mission (to \"Create Experiences That People Love\") and want to have fun in achieving it!

Who You Are

• You have a passion for, and strong knowledge of food and culinary techniques


• You take pride in your position and in the presentation and quality of the food that you provide for service


• You take pride in the cleanliness and sanitation of the station in which you are working, and the kitchen as a whole


• You are a “Team Player”, considerate to the experience of all guests, as well as the experience of your fellow employees


• You are organized and have strong communication skills, as well as the ability to multi-task


• You understand “Genuine” hospitality


• You have experience in a high-volume, full-service scratch kitchen


• You ideally have any State or County required license requirements for the service of food

What You Will be Doing

• Preparing high quality, timely food menu items for general service and special / private events to the exact spec provided


• Completing items assigned on prep and portioning lists as outlined by the Kitchen Manager / Sous Chef / BOH Supervisor in preparation for service needs


• Taking initiative to prepare general items (slicing and dicing etc.) for service to restock stations without the need for significant guidance


• Adhering to all Company SOP’s with regards to health & sanitation


• Keeping work-stations clean, organized and inspection ready at all times


• Cleaning and maintaining all small wares and equipment in the kitchen


• Ensuring that set-up and break-down tasks are completed to standard


• Ensuring that all local and state laws are followed as related to the service of food and the BOH facility in general

What You Will Get

• A competitive hourly base package


• Schedule flexibility


• Free shift meal on applicable shifts


• Opportunities for career growth

Buzz Hospitality is a small but growing multi-concept hospitality company with brands in both the USA and Ireland. Our brands include Rí Rá Irish Pub, Keagan’s Irish Pub and Wilson County Barbecue. We are locally driven, whilst staying true to our roots. We want people who support our Mission, which is to “Create Experiences That People Love”. We want the people in our Team to grow with us and have the career path of their dreams, so drive & ambition is a must for us!

Compensation: To be discussed