Line Cook

Reporting Relationship: Food & Beverage Director, Executive Chef

Primary Accountability: The primary responsibility of the Line Cook is to plan, prep, set up and provide quality service in all areas of food production for menu items and specials in designated outlets in accordance with standards and plating guide specifications, ensuring that all procedures are completed to the hotel’s standards and assist where necessary to ensure optimum service to guests.

Major Duties:

• • Outstanding customer service – anticipate guest needs, respond promptly and acknowledge all guests even when busy 
  • Hold complete knowledge of and strictly abide by state, county and company health and safety regulations
  • Set up and inspect cleanliness of work station, tools, equipment and supplies
  • Organize and prepare items needed for daily menu
  • Prepare all menu items adhering to recipes and yield guides 
  • Inform Executive Chef of shortages before they occur; inform Food & Beverage staff of 86’d items and amount of available menu items throughout the meal period
  • Understand proper maintenance and use of equipment
  • Maintain work area, including all counter tops, utensils, equipment and refrigeration in a clean and sanitary condition in accordance with state, county and company health and safety regulations
  • Return all food items to proper storage areas, rotate returned product, properly wrap, cover, label and date all items to be stored
  • Maintain proper storage procedures as specified by state, county and company health and safety requirements
  • Handle guest complaints using the six step procedures and ensuring guest satisfaction;
  • Maintain and enforce knowledge of hotel’s standards, policies, and procedures with Catering staff, Event Coordinators, Food & Beverage Director and Executive Chef
  • Anticipate guest needs, respond promptly and acknowledge all guests
  • Treat work area, tools used to complete the duties of the position and the entire facility with respect
  • All other duties as assigned 
   
  Outstanding customer service – anticipate guest needs, respond promptly and acknowledge all guests even when busy
• Hold complete knowledge of and strictly abide by state, county and company health and safety regulations
• Set up and inspect cleanliness of work station, tools, equipment and supplies
• Organize and prepare items needed for daily menu
• Prepare all menu items adhering to recipes and yield guides
• Inform Executive Chef of shortages before they occur; inform Food & Beverage staff of 86’d items and amount of available menu items throughout the meal period
• Understand proper maintenance and use of equipment
• Maintain work area, including all counter tops, utensils, equipment and refrigeration in a clean and sanitary condition in accordance with state, county and company health and safety regulations
• Return all food items to proper storage areas, rotate returned product, properly wrap, cover, label and date all items to be stored
• Maintain proper storage procedures as specified by state, county and company health and safety requirements
• Handle guest complaints using the six step procedures and ensuring guest satisfaction;
• Maintain and enforce knowledge of hotel’s standards, policies, and procedures with Catering staff, Event Coordinators, Food & Beverage Director and Executive Chef
• Anticipate guest needs, respond promptly and acknowledge all guests
• Treat work area, tools used to complete the duties of the position and the entire facility with respect
• All other duties as assigned 

Qualifications:

• Two years experience as a Line Cook
• Food handling certificate
• Possess considerable knowledge in food preparation, presentation and portion control
• Communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing 
• Compute basic mathematical calculations
• Think clearly, analyze and resolve problems exercising good judgment 
• Display strong attention to detail

Work Environment:

• Kitchen area
• Interaction with staff and customers

Additional Duties:

Additional duties and responsibilities may be added to this job description at any time. The job description does not state or imply that these are the only activities to be performed by the employee(s) holding this position. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related responsibilities as requested by their supervisor.