Line Cook

Job Title:

Line Cook

Department:
Food & Beverage

Reports To:

Executive Chef/Sous-Chef

Location:

Lincoln, California (On-Site)

Employment Type:

Part-Time /Non-Exempt

Pay Range: $16.90 – $22.40

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): o Counseling, mental health support, financial advising, and more
• Provider:
  Nex Gen EAP through Paychex
• Retirement Plan (401k): o Eligibility:
  Can contribute after 30 days; matching starts after 1 year
• Employer Match: up to 4%
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Holidays: o Up to 9 paid company holidays per year, depending on schedule
• Sick Leave:
• Allotment: 1 hour for every 30 hours worked, with a maximum accrual of 80 hours.

Serves as Line Cook for the Sun City Lincoln Hills Community Association’s Meridians Restaurant. Responsibilities include the preparation of food in accordance with established recipes and industry standards for the Food & Beverage Department. Ensure that all services are conducted and fulfilled in a manner consistent with the goals and objectives of Sun City Lincoln Hills Community Association.

• Prepares all required food items, adhering to established portion and presentation standards.
• Sets up service units with required items.
• Maintains a par level on items according to business needs. Notifies Executive Chef/Sous Chef of anticipated shortages.
• Cook food on the line, including grilling, broiling, baking, frying, and other techniques.
• Adjust cooking methods as needed to ensure consistency.
• Work efficiently to ensure food is cooked and plated in a timely manner, coordinating with other kitchen staff to meet order demands.
• Assist with prep work, cleaning duties, and other tasks as needed.
• Communicate effectively with the head chef, sous chefs, and front of house staff to coordinate order flow and ensure smooth service.
• Assists the Executive Chef/Sous Chef in maintaining control and security of kitchen inventories and supplies.
• Ensure all appropriate areas are clean, including floors, walls, line stations, refrigerators, underneath all equipment and hoods.
• Inform Chefs of change in food temperatures immediately.
• Set up maintains and breaks down preparation stations.
• Adheres to state and local health and safety regulations.
• Maintains the highest sanitary standards.
• Properly covers, dates and neatly stores all leftover products that are reusable. Items past their shelf life and must dispose of such items.
• Follows hygiene and grooming protocols.
• Completes other assigned duties as specified by Executive Chef/Sous Chef/Kitchen Supervisor.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Food handler’s card.
• Minimum 13 years’ experience in a restaurant kitchen.

• CPR/AED/First Aid certificate is desirable.

• Practiced knowledge of preparing and cooking of short order food items.
• Good basic knife skills, cooking skills, and sanitation knowledge.
• Able to handle busy mealtimes, using proper cooking and presentation techniques.
• Working knowledge of all commercial restaurant kitchen equipment to include, but not be limited to grill, convection oven, deep fat fryer, meat slicers, and kitchen tools.

• Capable of working extended hours, including weekends and holidays depending on business needs.
• Ability to exchange and receive information through written and oral communications in English and to make sound decisions. Must be able to speak in a clear and understandable voice so that communications may be conducted with people of various levels of education and capabilities.
• Position involves kneeling, stooping, bending, pushing, shoving, lifting, carrying and moving objects that can weigh up to 50 lbs. This can occur throughout the day.
• This position will alternate between working indoors in a controlled climate and with proper lighting, to an outdoors setting with variable climate and lighting.

• Must be able to work on more than one assignment at a time with frequent interruptions, changes and delays. For safety reasons, employees must remain alert to working conditions and be aware of safety, health and environmental concerns.
• Must be able to remain focused and work…