Job Description: Line Cook
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Monserate Winery is a new family winery that has a vision of delivering excellence and fun with a focus on integrity and community. We are looking for a reliable, dedicated, and positive Full-Time Banquet Line Cook to join our culinary team. As a key member of the kitchen, you will play an essential role in preparing and cooking delicious meals for our banquet events. Experience in banquet settings is desired but not required. If you are passionate about cooking, eager to learn, and thrive in a team-oriented environment, we want to hear from you!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following non-inclusive list. Other duties may be assigned. Nothing in this job description reflects management’s right to assign or reassign duties to this job at any time. All duties are to be performed in compliance with Monserate Winery policies and procedures.
- Prepare and cook food to order according to the menu for banquet events.
- Ensure all food is prepared and presented to the highest standards.
- Work closely with other kitchen staff to maintain smooth kitchen operations.
- Maintain cleanliness and organization of the kitchen and workstations.
- Follow health and safety regulations, including food handling and sanitation practices.
- Work collaboratively with the team to ensure timely service during banquet events.
- Ensure consistent quality and presentation of food for every event.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:
- Weekday and weekend availability (Weekends are mandatory.)
- Be able to communicate and understand the predominant language(s) of the area.
- Be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 8 hours).
- Must have excellent guest service skills with professional appearance and outstanding communication skills.
- Experience in a banquet or large-scale kitchen setting is preferred but not required.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage time efficiently.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- Positive attitude, reliability, and a strong work ethic.
- Willingness to learn and adapt to new cooking techniques and methods.
- Ability to follow recipes and work with minimal supervision.
- Food handling certification or willingness to obtain upon hire.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.
Education and/or Experience
Previous food experience, preferably in banquet cooking. Knowledge of menus and food perpetrating techniques. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in written form.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardizations exist. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral diagram or scheduled form.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use their hands, talk, or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required, to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job includes close vision, and color vision. May require lifting 25-50 pounds.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be working in typical conditions of a kitchen to include hard flooring with uneven ground. May occasionally be exposed to wet floors. On the grounds, may encounter walking on grass, dirt, debris, uneven ground, vineyards, etc.
Required to perform duties in an indoor and outdoor environment in a variety of settings, including restaurant dining hall and outdoor courtyard. May need to be adaptable to working in changing temperatures (i.e. heat, cold, rain and wind).
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $19.50 - $24.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid sick time
Work Location: In person
