Line Cook — Southern Kitchen Mastery

Yardbird Group; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Yardbird invites you to join our team as a Line Cook, delivering Southern-inspired dishes with flair. The brand blends genuine hospitality with award-winning bourbon selections in a storied kitchen environment.

As a Line Cook, you will prepare items to recipe standards, maintain a clean workstation, and collaborate with a tight-knit team to ensure timely service and impeccable plate presentation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in high volume or upscale kitchens.
• Culinary degree from accredited school or university.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent critical thinking and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook menu items according to Yardbird’s recipes, standards, and presentation guidelines.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient workstation during service.
• Ensure all food is fresh, properly stored, and prepared in compliance with food safety standards.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure smooth kitchen operations and timely service.
• Follow portion controls and minimize waste to support food cost management.
• Assist in daily prep tasks, including chopping, marinating, and assembling ingredients.
• Communicate effectively with the kitchen team and management to address challenges.
• Uphold a positive attitude and contribute to a professional, team-oriented kitchen culture.
• Able to work well under pressure of meeting production schedules and timelines for guests' orders.
• Must be able to maintain tact and be cool under pressure.
• Able to work flexible hours necessary including off hours, weekends and holidays.
• Maintain complete knowledge of correct maintenance and use of equipment; use equipment and tools only as intended, properly and safely.
• Assist in monitoring inventory of prepared food items to keep waste down while managing 86’s.
• Minimize waste and maintain controls to attain forecasted food cost.
• Meet with Chefs to review assignments, anticipated business levels, changes and other information pertinent to job performance.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Critical thinking

Decision making

Education

Culinary degree

Job description

Yardbird invites you to join our team as a Line Cook, delivering Southern-inspired dishes with flair. The brand blends genuine hospitality with award-winning bourbon selections in a storied kitchen environment.

As a Line Cook, you will prepare items to recipe standards, maintain a clean workstation, and collaborate with a tight-knit team to ensure timely service and impeccable plate presentation.