Trillium is looking for a Line cook to join our team at our Fort Point location! In this position, you will be responsible for preparing, cooking, and garnishing various foods efficiently within the established standards in every aspect.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Food Production
- Maintain food quality and nutritional standards
- Perform technical culinary food production, portion control, and service standards
- Follow production schedule
- Food preparation of meats/poultry/game/fish, vegetables, and fruits
- Lifting and moving equipment to and from work stations, stove, and refrigerator
- Stocks and maintains sufficient levels of food products at work station to ensure a smooth service period
- Follows proper plate presentation and garnish setup for all dishes
Food Safety
- Maintain food storage and handling procedures
- Maintain a clean and sanitary work station and equipment
- Maintain cooking temperature, product cooling, and labeling
- Properly store, rotate, and manage all food products following local, state, federal, and company guidelines and procedures
Additional duties may be assigned as necessary.
Desired Qualifications & Abilities
Experience
- Passion for the culinary world and a drive to learn & succeed
- 1 year culinary training and experience or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred
- Minimum 18 years of age
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Excellent understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment and procedures
- Excellent knowledge of food preparation and modern dining cooking
- Must be able to perform in a fast-paced kitchen environment
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
- Ability to effectively present information in one on one and small group situations to other employees of the organization
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
- Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations
- Strong team-minded approach to fellow workers
- Primary food quality work ethic
- Proficient knife skills and use of equipment
- Medical, dental and vision benefits with no wait period
- 401k plan with generous match with no wait period
- Short & long term disability and life insurance