Line Cooks - NO LATE NIGHTS

Sessions West Coast Deli; Mission Viejo (CA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A casual dining establishment in Mission Viejo is seeking a Line Cook responsible for delivering fresh and safe food according to customer specifications. Responsibilities include ensuring ingredient freshness, following recipes, and maintaining food safety practices. Ideal candidates will have a minimum of six months experience in a fast-paced restaurant setting and possess a Food Handlers Card. Join our team to work in a dynamic environment focused on quality and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of safety procedures and safe temperatures for food handling.
• Experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to follow recipes precisely.

Responsibilities

• Ensure ingredients and final products are fresh.
• Follow recipes, measuring and mixing as needed.
• Maintain a clean and safe work area.

Skills

Knowledge of safety procedures

Ability to work as part of a team

Interpersonal skills

Calm demeanor under stress

Accountability for dish quality

Comprehension of recipes

Manual dexterity

Ability to endure heat

Education

Current Food Handlers Card or ServSafe Certificate

Job description

Overview

LINE COOK JOB DESCRIPTION Cooks are responsible for delivering food that is not only delicious and cooked to the specifications of the customer but is also safe and fresh. Line Cook responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Responsibilities

• Ensure ingredients and final products are fresh
• Follow recipes, including measuring, weighing, and mixing ingredients
• Bake, grill, steam and boil meats, vegetables, fish, poultry, and other foods
• Present, garnish and arrange final dishes
• Maintain a clean and safe work area, including handling utensils, equipment, and dishes
• Handle and store ingredients and food
• Maintain food safety and sanitation standard

Skills and Qualifications

• Knowledge of safety procedures, including safe temperatures at which ingredients must be kept and to which food must be prepared to avoid foodborne illness
• Ability to work as part of a team and collaborating on complex dishes
• Interpersonal skills to interact with a variety of other people, such as waitstaff, dishwashers, management, and sometimes customers
• Calm demeanor to work in a high-stress, fast-paced environment
• Accountability for the dishes they prepare measuring up to the expectations of management and customers alike
• Comprehension and organization to follow direct orders and recipes and to correctly prepare dishes to the standards of the restaurant
• Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to handle tools, such as knife techniques for chopping, slicing, cutting, and dicing
• Ability to stand in one place for hours at a time, handle extreme heat and work shifts
• Current Food Handlers Card or ServSafe Certificate

Experience

• A minimum of 6 months experience as a prep cook or line cook in a fast-paced fast-casual or full-service restaurant.