Line Cook: High-Energy Kitchen Pro with Growth & Benefits

Living Room; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Wellness benefits

401k match

Career growth

Immersive training

Team member events

Free team meals

Job summary

Living Room is seeking a Line Cook to ensure the kitchen runs smoothly, preparing food and sauces, and assisting head chefs during service. The role thrives in a fast-paced environment and requires guiding team members to stay calm during busy service while handling pantry and fry station prep and allergy requests.

A successful Line Cook is a critical member of the team, delivering top quality dishes from all stations and supporting the kitchen’s cost-conscious operation.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3+ years’ experience in a fast-paced, upscale environment.
• Strong understanding of professional cooking and knife handling skills.
• Proven ability to execute all menu items and properly prepare and deliver top quality dishes on all stations.
• Strong communicator, collaborator and motivator with ability to build professional relationships with all leaders and kitchen team.
• Proactive, team-player who can work well independently as well as on a team.
• Flexible schedule and ability to work morning, night, weekend and holiday’s (as needed).
• Ability to multitask and work in a demanding, fast-paced environment.
• Possess a level of creativity to create recipes from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Well-versed on all menu items and able to produce consistent and quality dishes in fast-paced and demanding environments and on all stations.
• Assist with inventory to support the kitchen operating at a sustainable food cost.
• Watch wastage, cooking temps and quality to reduce additional costs, influence others on the cost of product and how it contributes to the profit and loss of the company.
• Production and a-la-carte dish(s) execution.
• Delegate some tasks as needed while also ensuring proper procedure is followed when clocking in and out for shifts as well as breaks.
• Support Executive Sous.
• Maintain company target goals and consistent experience for Living Room Standards for service.
• Positive influence for teams under pressure and provide a welcoming work environment that increases staff morale.

Skills

Menu knowledge

Food handler certificate

Communication

Teamwork

Multitasking

Creativity

Professional knives

Education

Food handler’s certificate

Tools

Professional knives

Job description

Living Room is seeking a Line Cook to ensure the kitchen runs smoothly, preparing food and sauces, and assisting head chefs during service. The role thrives in a fast-paced environment and requires guiding team members to stay calm during busy service while handling pantry and fry station prep and allergy requests.

A successful Line Cook is a critical member of the team, delivering top quality dishes from all stations and supporting the kitchen’s cost-conscious operation.