Embers - Line Cook
- Employee discounts
To be successful as a lead line cook, you should be knowledgeable of various cooking techniques and have a passion for food. Ultimately, an exceptional lead line cook should be able to work in a fast-paced environment and demonstrate excellent organizational, communication, and time management skills.
Work Environment:
We are a fun, fast paced restaurant. We pride ourselves in providing an authentic Ocean City dining experience featuring sand and palm trees in our outdoor dining area and a cool and relaxed space indoors. The Taustin family has been operating businesses in Ocean City for over 80 years, giving its customers and employees a family-oriented atmosphere. Due to most of our venue being a outdoor, cooks are expected to work in summer beach temperatures and are exposed to all the elements mother nature has to offer. You may be expected to regularly navigate the stairs when completing tasks relevant to your position. The kitchen is fast paced, noisy, and hot at times.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Assisting in preparing meal ingredients, which includes washing, peeling, cutting, and slicing fruits and vegetables as well as marinating meats.
- Preparing soups, salads, and sauces as instructed by the head cook.
- Plating and garnishing meal items in accordance with the instructions provided by the head cook.
- Supervising the work of line cooks to ensure that all given tasks are completed in a timely manner.
- Ensuring that all cooking stations are adequately stocked with the necessary meal ingredients and cooking equipment.
- Ensuring that all cooking stations and kitchen surfaces are cleaned and disinfected before and after each shift.
- Adhering to standard food rotation practices to reduce food wastage and minimize the risk of contamination.
- Assessing the quality of delivered food supplies to ensure that it meets restaurant standards.
- High school diploma or GED.
- Bachelor's or associate's degree in culinary arts is advantageous or industry experience
- Proven cooking experience.
- A food handler's license.
- Sound knowledge of food health and safety regulations.
- The ability to work as part of a team.
- The ability to stand for extended periods.
- The ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
- Exceptional organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- Minimum of 2 years cooking in a high-volume establishment.
- Be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 8 hours)
- Be able to safely lift and easily maneuver items/boxes of up to 50lbs independently
- None required.
- Must have strong communication skills, positive attitude, and a personable demeanor.
- Must be very organized, pay attention to detail, multitask, and have strong observational skills.
- Accuracy and speed in executing tasks
- Organizational skills
- Ability to work as a team member
- Follows directions and instructions
The Taustin family has been in the restaurant business for over 70 years. We look to provide friendly, responsive service to create an exceptional dining and hospitality experience for all our guests. Our primary objective is to provide our guests a memorable experience that inspires them to return again and again. All our entities are fun, fast-paced restaurants and vacation experience venues, and we pride ourselves in providing an authentic Ocean City experience.
Every day brings a new challenge. Every day brings an opportunity to learn and grow. Every day brings another chance to wow our customers. As a quickly growing company, we are always looking for passionate, talented and creative people to join our team's roster. If you are looking for a new challenge that will lead you to the next level of your career, you have found the right place.
The Embers is a Taustin Group Company which is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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