Job Title: Line Cook
Department: Mission Services
Reports To: Cafeteria Manager
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Prepared By: Human Resources Director
Approved By: V.P. of Human Resources
Summary:
A Line Cook is responsible for the back of the house, coordinating with the kitchen members to receive, store, prepare, and present food according to specifications and following food control and safety regulations during all processes.
Comfortable working in heat conditions with a high-pressure environment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Keep track of food production control
• Design menus and create dishes according to our customer’s expectations.
• Maintain food safety and sanitation standards.
• Check the quality and freshness of the products when receiving goods.
• Ensure the quality of the food on the line all the time.
• Follow recipes, including measuring, weighing, and mixing ingredients.
• Professional presentation (garnish and arrange the final food).
• Support the line if necessary.
• Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment, and utensils.
• Monitors inventory levels before requesting orders from vendors.
• Food production control and minimizing food waste.
• Guide the staff during the shift, assign projects, and list things to do.
• Support the food servers with training and control the food quality.
• All other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:
Must have prior related experience and training or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Competencies:
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies: Competencies
Customer Service:
Responds promptly to customer needs; Responds to requests for service and assistance.
Oral Communication:
Listens and gets clarification.
Diversity:
Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences.
Ethics:
Treats people with respect; inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethics; Upholds organizational values.
Quality:
Monitors own work to ensure quality.
Quantity:
Completes work on time and works quickly.
Safety:
Observe safety procedures; Report potentially unsafe conditions; Use equipment and materials properly.
Adaptability:
Adapts to changes in the work environment.
Attendance/Punctuality:
Is consistently at work and on time.
Dependability:
Follows instructions and responds to supervisor’s direction.
Initiative:
Volunteers readily Ask for and offer help when needed.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and occasionally talk or listen. The employee can stand long and lift up to 30 pounds. The employee can work in heat from the kitchen, serving areas, and dishwashing areas.
Work Environment:
Although the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.