Line Cook

Whaler's Inn

Job Description

Job Title: Line Cook

Division: F&B

Department: Kitchen

Reports To: Executive Chef, Sous Chef

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Summary: Responsible for preparing food for guests by performing the following duties.

Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Prepares food for guests under direction of sous chef and executive chef.*
2. Follows recipes.*
3. Adheres to food safety and sanitation standards.*
4. Maintains a positive and professional opproach with coworkers, staff and guests.*

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an 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.

Language Ability:

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.

Math Ability:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Education/Experience:

One year related experience and/or training.

Certificates and Licenses:

Connecticut food handlers license

Equipment:

General kitchen equipment and tools

Knowledge, Skills, and Other Abilities:

• Time management
• Multitasking
• Ability to deal with high pressure fast paced environment
• Advanced culinary skills

Physical Demands:

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, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear, and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, ability to adjust focus, and ability to see color.

Work Environment:

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 is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and extreme heat (non-weather).

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

One year related experience/training