JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Line Cook
Departments: Back of House
Reports To: Kitchen manager / General Manager / Team Leader
Summary
Kitchen Staff is responsible for preparing all food items in an efficient and effective manner following specific recipes while maintaining proper sanitation in the kitchen.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but not limited to the following:
- Have a working knowledge of cooking procedures, kitchen equipment, and kitchen safety rules
- Label, date & rotate all food properly - F.I.F.O. System
- Follow all portion controls for all food items
- Control & limit all waste
- Follow opening & closing procedures
- Have knowledge of where & how everything is stored
Qualifications
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Educations and/or Experience
- Must have at least 2 years secondary education and be at least 18 years of age. Language Skills
- Ability to read and comprehend simple English instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to write simple correspondence.
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customer and team members.
Mathematical Skills
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to compute rate and percent.
Reasoning Ability
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions.
- Ability to deal with people effectively
Other Skills and Abilities
- Must have excellent teamwork and interpersonal communication skills.
- Must be positive, courteous, energetic and enthusiastic in all aspects of customers and team member interactions.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those which must be met by a Kitchen Staff Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- While performing the duties of this job, a Kitchen Staff Member is regularly required to: stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb and/or balance; regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; work at a high pace in a hot environment; talk and hear.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision and depth perception.
Disclaimer
This information describes the general nature and level of work performed by a Staff Member in this job. The description is not designed to be a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of a Staff Member in this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to qualified disabled individuals for the performance of essential duties and responsibilities.