General Purpose: 

The Line Cook is responsible for preparing menu items according to recipes, quality, and presentation standards. Duties include setting up and stocking stations, cooking dishes to order, maintaining cleanliness and food safety standards, and assisting the kitchen team during service. The ideal candidate works efficiently in a fast-paced environment, follows direction, and helps ensure consistent food quality and timing. 

Essential Duties: 

Prepares sufficient quantities of food product in accordance to production plan or forecast needs.  Utilizes whole food products eliminating any waste.  Maintains overall cleanliness and sanitation standards in assigned areas.  Alerts chef or supervisor of any equipment breakdowns, food overages, or shortages in a timely manner  Requisitions inventory and receive supplies as necessary for daily production.  Ensures proper storage of food items, wraps, dates, and rotates food items.  Incorporates safe work practices in job performance.  Regular and reliable attendance.  Performs other duties as required. 

 Education/Experience: 

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

 Physical Demands: 

Frequently stands, uses hands, talks, hears, tastes and smells. Regularly walks and reaches with hands and arms. Occasionally sits, climbs, balances, stoops, kneels, crouches, or crawls. Regularly lifts up to 50 pounds and occasionally lifts up to 100 pounds. 

 Environment/Noise: 

Regularly works in extreme heat (non-weather) and near moving mechanical parts. Occasionally works in extreme cold (non-weather), wet or humid conditions (non-weather), near toxic or caustic chemicals, and in outdoor weather. Noise level is moderate. 

Certificates/Licenses: 

Food Safety and Sanitation Training 

Job Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Preferences: 

Ability to read and speak English may be required in order to perform the duties of the job (e.g. the associates may be required to communicate with English speaking customers or co-workers, the manuals for the equipment the associates may use are in English).