Line Cook: Fast-Paced Scratch Kitchen | Sauté, Grill & Oven

Urbnmenusandvenues; Wayland (MA); Hybrid; USD 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

URBN family benefits

Garden-to-table culture

Cross-training and growth

Job summary

Terrain Café, part of the URBN family, seeks a skilled Line Cook for a fast-paced scratch kitchen in Wayland, MA. You will work across Sauté, Grill, and Oven stations, ensuring top-quality dish production and efficient service.

You will uphold food safety, cleanliness, and teamwork, with opportunities for onboarding and training new staff in a collaborative, hospitality-focused culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in a high-volume or scratch kitchen.
• Comfortable working multiple stations, especially sauté, grill, and oven.
• Familiarity with salad, prep, and pastry stations is a plus.
• Strong and effective communication.
• Knowledge of kitchen safety, cleanliness, and industry best practices.
• Must be able to stand, walk, bend, and reach for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Flexible availability preferred—may include mornings, evenings, weekends, and select holidays.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meats, seafood, vegetables, and other items to recipe and plating standards.
• Execute dishes across multiple stations, especially Sauté, Grill, and Oven; support Salad, Pastry, and Prep as needed.
• Ensure consistency in food quality, portioning, and presentation.
• Maintain a clean, well-stocked, and organized station for efficient service.
• Follow food safety and sanitation protocols, including proper storage and FIFO rotation.
• Take direction from chefs, supervisors, and managers as needed.
• Communicate effectively with both BOH and FOH teams.
• Assist in cleaning, closing procedures, and station breakdown using provided checklists.
• Support onboarding and training of new team members.
• Occasionally assist in other kitchen roles (e.g., dish, prep, expo) when trained.

Skills

High-volume kitchen experience

Multi-station cooking

Communication

Kitchen safety

Physical stamina

Flexible availability

Job description

Terrain Café, part of the URBN family, seeks a skilled Line Cook for a fast-paced scratch kitchen in Wayland, MA. You will work across Sauté, Grill, and Oven stations, ensuring top-quality dish production and efficient service.

You will uphold food safety, cleanliness, and teamwork, with opportunities for onboarding and training new staff in a collaborative, hospitality-focused culture.