Line Cook — Fast-Paced Sports Bar & Kitchen

Fourth Street Live!; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sports & Social Club Louisville is seeking an experienced Cook to join our fast-paced kitchen team. You will prepare and cook orders for daily operations, monitor portion control, and maintain cleanliness according to health standards.

Teamwork, reliability, and punctuality are essential as shifts may include nights, weekends, and holidays. One year of cooking in a fast-paced environment and basic knowledge of recipes and presentation are preferred.

Qualifications

• At least one year experience cooking on a fast-paced kitchen line.
• Culinary certified training preferred.
• Basic knowledge of cooking, recipes, portion control and presentation.
• Good communication with cooks, wait staff and supervisors.
• Reading/writing needed for recipes, scheduling and inventory.
• Basic math for quantities and variances; alcohol/food safety certs as required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook orders for daily operations in a timely manner.
• Control food usage to minimize waste.
• Advise supervisor of low inventory items and assist in receiving and inventory.
• Restock items as needed and maintain sanitation and cleanliness.

Skills

Food cooking

Fast-paced kitchen

Communication skills

Reading & writing

Math basics

Alcohol awareness

Education

Culinary certification or training

Job description

The Sports & Social Club Louisville
427 S 4th St
Louisville, KY 40202, USA

Description

The Sports & Social Club is a relaxed sports bar offering classic pub food and tremendous sports viewing, in a comfortable tavern setting. Serving lunch, dinner and a dynamic nightlife, The Sports & Social Club also offers bowling, live entertainment, and The Eagle: a fully equipped private party room. The restaurant and bar is equipped with state of the art technology including the ultimate sports viewing room equipped with two 100 inch high definition projectors and digital surround sound, making the S&SC the perfect venue to watch sports and party with friends.

Cook Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Control food usage to minimize waste.
• Prepare and cook orders for daily operations in a timely manner.
• Advise supervisor of low inventory items; assists in receiving items and taking inventory as required.
• Restock items as needed through the shift.
• Maintain sanitation and cleanliness standards in the kitchen area that meet or exceed the state and local Health Board inspection and company requirements.
• Maintain a clean, neat and well-organized work area, including but not limited to reach-ins, walk-ins and counters.
• Reports all unsafe or malfunctioning equipment to supervisor.
• May assist by performing ware washer or other kitchen duties as needed.
• Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments. May occasionally interact directly with guests.
• Perform more than one task at a time

Cook Qualifications

• At least on year experience of cooking on a fast paced kitchen line and food preparation experience.
• Culinary certified training preferred.
• Must be able to demonstrate the basic knowledge of cooking, following recipes, portion control, and presentation.
• Communication skills are utilized a significant amount of time when interacting with the other cooks, wait staff and supervisors.
• Reading and writing abilities are utilized often when preparing meals from a recipe, when assisting in the scheduling of the kitchen staff, or when monitoring inventory.
• Mathematical skills, including basic math, percentages, quantities, and variances are used frequently.
• Alcohol awareness certification and/or food service permit or valid health/food handler card as required by local or state government agency.
• May be required to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays.

The Cook position requires the ability to perform the following:

• Carrying or lifting items weighing up to 75 pounds.
• Standing up and moving about the kitchen in a safe and efficient manner.
• Handling food, objects, products and utensils.

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