Line Cook

Job Summary

The Line Cook will be responsible for preparing, cooking and garnishing various foods efficiently within the established “Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group” standards in every aspect.

• Maintain food storage and handling procedures
• Maintain food quality and nutritional standards
• Perform technical culinary food production, portion control, and service standards
• Follow production schedule
• Food preparation of meats/poultry/game/fish, vegetables, and fruits, to include:
• Washing, peeling, cutting and seeding vegetables and fruits
• Weighing and measuring ingredients
• Methods of combination: stirring, mixing, whipping, breading, etc.
• Cooking: steaming, sautéing, frying, baking, roasting, braising, boiling, poaching, broiling
• Maintain cooking temperature, product cooling and labeling
• Lifting and moving equipment to and from work stations, stove, and refrigerator
• Maintains a clean and sanitary work station, equipment and Distribute supplies utensils, and portable equipment
• Stocks and maintains sufficient levels of food products at work station to ensure a smooth service period
• Follows proper plate presentation and garnish setup for all dishes
• Properly store, rotate, and manage all food products following local, state, federal, and company guidelines and procedures

To perform this job successfully, and individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education:

High School diploma or general education degree (GED).

• Minimum 2 years cooking experience;(or) equivalent combination of education and experience
• Excellent understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment and procedures
• Excellent knowledge of food preparation and fine dining cooking
• Must be able to perform in a fast paced kitchen environment

• Previous Line Cook experience in a fine dining restaurant

• Conversational English vocabulary
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide these operations using units of weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carryout detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Strong team-minded approach to fellow-workers.
• Primary food quality work ethic

• Pasta Maker
• Tilting Steam Kettle
• Tilting Braising Skillet
• Pressureless Steamer
• Deep Fryer
• Mobile, Rotary and Convection Ovens
• Griddles
• Burners
• Salamander
• Buffalo Chopper
• Electric Mixers
• Electric Slicers
• Scales
• Wok

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms;

talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme cold.

The noise level in the work environmental is usually loud. The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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