Line Cook

Job Description

Purpose of the role:

Maintain brand standards. Receive, prepare, and cook products in a specific station as per the recipe, cleaning up prep area and making sure the kitchen or assigned station is stocked. Ensure products are prepared accurately and promptly in a highest possible product quality. Line Cook could work as assigned by duty manager.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial

• Achieving revenue targets as assigned

Internal process

• Delivers highest possible level of product quality.
• Meet specification of safe food handling procedures.
• Assist when receiving products and store items according to the standards.
• Monitors product quality.
• Checks and observes expiration dates of all products.
• Rotates food, paper, and cleaning products on FIFO basis.
• Prepare and cook products as per the recipe.
• Prepare packs and properly hold all products.
• Stocks freezers / fridge with one day’s supply of product as set by duty manager.
• Minimize wastage of products through the strict observation.
• Fills orders accurately, and quickly according to menu serving, packaging and bagging standards.
• Check prepared and packaged orders against receipt.
• Keeps a supply of products, paper products, condiments, and utensils in the stations.
• Fully aware of all menu items and current prices.
• Delivers prompt, complete products to the customers.
• Monitors proper equipment functioning.
• Reports any malfunctioning in equipments performance to duty manager.
• Operates equipments properly according to standards.
• Regularly cleans equipments after usage and as per the cleaning schedule.
• Carryout daily tasks within reasonable time.
• Notifies duty manager when menu-items stock is low.
• Wear clean, complete uniform everyday
• Always neat, clean appearance and adheres to grooming standard
• Keeps food preparation area, equipments and utensils clean and sanitary
• Performs general cleaning task (mopping floors, cleaning rest rooms, stock room, refrigerators, freezers, walk-in cooler, kitchen equipment etc…)

People:

• Courteous communication to all team members.
• Support in the training process of new employees if needed and as per the standard

Customer

• Ensure maximum guest satisfaction.

Requirements:

• Minimum high school
• Hospitality graduation or experience of at least 2 years working as Line Cook in a casual dining concept
• Good communication skills
• Food safety awareness
• Ability to multitask
• Flexibility & adaptability