Essential Functions Statement:
· Ensure ingredients and final products are fresh
· Follow recipes, including measuring, weighing and mixing ingredients
· Present, garnish and arrange final dishes
· Occasionally serve food
· Maintain a clean and safe work area, including handling utensils, equipment and dishes
· Handle and store ingredients and food
· Maintain food safety and sanitation standards
Competency Statements:
- 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, 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
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
This is a part-time position with evening working hours, 4:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. weekdays and 4:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on weekends. Hours and work shift may change in accordance with business needs.
Required Education and Experience
Education: High School Diploma/ GED
Experience: 1-2 years experience in basic cooking
Bilingual (English/Spanish) Preferred
Preferred Certification
License/certifications: Food Handling certification
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $14.00 - $16.00 per hour
Experience:
- line cook: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person
