Line Cook - City of Arlington : Job Details

Line CookLocation Tierra Verde RestaurantWork Status Full TimeTHIS POSITION WILLCLOSE ON 12/20/2024.SALARY:10.82 - 13.53 Hourly USDJOB SUMMARY:Under general supervision, performsroutine restaurant preparation, cooking and janitorial duties.ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:1. Prepare mealsaccording to recipes and procedures in a timely manner and lead other cooks in absence of Restaurant Manager or AssistantManager.2. Maintain sanitation procedures and organization of work area adhering toregulations, maintainproper food storage, receiving, rotating and stocking as par levels dictate.3. Train other back of the house staff and answer questions about cookingmethods, menu items andspecials.4. Ensure proper clean-up of kitchen at the end of the shift. Ability to meet all health department standardsfor safe food handling.OTHER JOBFUNCTIONS: 5. Purchase various food products. 6. Clean dining and food service area and equipment. 7. Perform janitorial duties inside and outside therestaurant as needed or directed.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesRequired:
• Knowledge of basic food andbeverage preparation for a full-service restaurant.
• Knowledgeof food handling procedures of a full-service restaurant.
• Knowledgeof basic mathematics.
• Knowledgeof basic ordering and purchasing methods.
• Knowledgeof basic inventory rotation and maintaining par levels.
• Skill inworking in a team environment.
• Skill inlearning new concepts and ideas.
• Skill inmaintaining personal hygiene and sanitation.
• Skill infollowing recipes.
• Skill infood preparation.
• Skill injanitorial duties.
• Ability tomeet all health department standards for food safety.
• Ability tocook and prepare menu items to set specifications.
• Ability tolead and train others in full-service food preparation.
• Ability tocreate product orders to replenish inventory and for future special events.
• Ability toperform janitorial duties.
• Ability tofollow specific oral and written instructions.

QualifyingEducation and Experience

• High school education or the equivalencywith three to six months experience in one of the following: restaurant linecook, banquet kitchen preparation,or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to obtain a food handlerspermit within one month of employment is required, possession of food handlerpermit preferred.

Pre-employment screening:

• Criminal background check