Line Cook-EL/IL Fine Dining

Holbrook Life; Woodstock (GA); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Holbrook Life in Woodstock, GA is seeking a Line Cook to prepare high-quality meals for residents and guests with consistency and pride. You will execute recipes, manage station setup, and support the culinary team to uphold Holbrook’s elevated dining experience.

You will work across stations, follow safety and allergen guidelines, and help with daily features, events, and special diets while maintaining quality, efficiency, and teamwork in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; culinary education is a plus.
• Age 18 years or older.
• Previous cooking experience in restaurant, senior living, hotel, club, healthcare, or high-volume food service preferred.
• Food Handler certificate or ServSafe certification preferred or ability to obtain within company-required timeframe.
• Knowledge of cooking methods, ingredients, kitchen equipment, sanitation, safety standards, and food preparation procedures.
• Ability to follow recipes, directions, production expectations, and presentation standards.
• Professional communication skills and ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure.
• Guest-first and resident-first mentality with strong teamwork, organization, and accountability.
• Must be able to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays as business needs require.

Responsibilities

• Set up assigned station according to guidelines.
• Follow recipes, portion controls, plating standards, seasoning expectations, allergen instructions, and presentation specifications.
• Prepare food in a sanitary, organized, timely, and professional manner while maintaining freshness, flavor, texture, and temperature.
• Complete prep lists, production sheets, station checks, line checks, and service readiness tasks as directed.
• Maintain proper hot holding, cold holding, cooling, reheating, labeling, dating, storage, and rotation standards.
• Restock stations throughout the shift and communicate needs promptly.
• Use and maintain station equipment safely (knives, ovens, combi ovens, grills, fryers, ranges, mixers, slicers).
• Keep station, walk-ins, dry storage, freezers, prep areas, and kitchen equipment clean and inspection-ready.
• Support daily features, catering, resident events, special diets, texture modifications, and service requests as assigned.
• Work respectfully with culinary, service, and dish teams to ensure smooth service and resident satisfaction.

Skills

Teamwork

Under pressure

Guest-first

Communication

Punctuality

Problem-solving

Self-motivated

Education

High school diploma

Culinary education

Tools

Knives

Ovens

Combi ovens

Grills

Fryers

Ranges

Mixers

Slicers

Job description

Description

PURPOSE/SUMMARY

The Line Cook is responsible for preparing high-quality food for residents and guests with consistency, urgency, sanitation, and pride. This role executes recipes, station setup, production, plate presentation, and cleaning standards while supporting Holbrook’s elevated culinary experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Set up assigned station according to community guidelines, including saute, grill, broil, fry, pantry, production, breakfast, or other assigned stations.
• Follow recipes, portion controls, plating standards, seasoning expectations, allergen instructions, and presentation specifications.
• Prepare food in a sanitary, organized, timely, and professional manner while maintaining freshness, flavor, texture, and temperature.
• Complete prep lists, production sheets, station checks, line checks, and service readiness tasks as directed.
• Maintain proper hot holding, cold holding, cooling, reheating, labeling, dating, storage, and rotation standards.
• Restock stations throughout the shift and communicate product needs, low inventory, quality concerns, and service issues promptly.
• Use and maintain station equipment safely, including knives, ovens, combi ovens, grills, fryers, ranges, mixers, slicers, and other tools as assigned.
• Keep station, walk-ins, dry storage, freezers, prep areas, and kitchen equipment clean, organized, and inspection-ready.
• Support daily features, catering, resident events, special diets, texture modifications, and service requests as assigned.
• Work respectfully with culinary, service, and dish teams to ensure smooth service and resident satisfaction.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred; culinary education is a plus.
• Age 18 years or older unless otherwise approved by applicable law and company policy.
• Previous cooking experience in restaurant, senior living, hotel, club, healthcare, or high-volume food service preferred.
• Food Handler certificate or ServSafe certification preferred or ability to obtain within company-required timeframe.
• Knowledge of cooking methods, ingredients, kitchen equipment, sanitation, safety standards, and food preparation procedures.
• Ability to follow recipes, directions, production expectations, and presentation standards.
• Professional communication skills and ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure.
• Guest-first and resident-first mentality with strong teamwork, organization, and accountability.
• Must be able to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays as business needs require.

Requirements

Position Requirement:

• Have a high school diploma; culinary degree preferred.
• Be 18 years or older.
• Have good communication skills.
• Have a good work ethic and be punctual.
• Have some knowledge of food preparation and health and safety standards.
• Have an understanding of cooking methods and ingredients.
• Know how to properly use and maintain station equipment.
• Be able to follow directions.
• Be customer-oriented; have a “guest-first” mentality.
• Be able to work successfully in a team environment.
• Be able to work calmly and effectively under pressure.
• Have good problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Be self-motivated and have initiative.
• Be able to work nights, weekends and some holidays.
• Have the ability to reach, bend and stoop and frequently lift up to 50 lbs.
• Have good manual dexterity and gross motor skills.
• Be willing to take, and able to pass, a drug screen.
• Be willing to submit to, and able to pass, a criminal background check