Dock & Drink Food Truck Cook - Lead Line - Full Time Seasonal

Job Responsibilities

• Training and mentor junior cooks, provide feedback to line cooks and kitchen staff to maintain skill levels and efficiency.
• Assist in managing inventory levels, ensuring all ingredients are fresh and available.
• Assist chefs with ordering needs.
• Station setup. Prepare mise en place for your station and ensure all ingredients are prepped. Organized and ready for service each day.
• Execute the preparation, cooking, and presentation of dishes according to the restaurant’s standards and recipes, ensuring quality, consistency, and timeliness.
• Monitor food quality throughout the cooking process, ensuring that all dishes meet the established taste, texture, and presentation criteria.
• Collaboration. Work closely with other kitchen staff, including cooks and chefs, to maintain a smooth workflow during service.
• Aid in training and mentoring junior kitchen staff as needed.
• Absorb inventory control, ensuring proper stock rotation, minimal waste, and timely replenishment of ingredients.
• Maintain workstation: Keep your workstation clean, organized, and stocked throughout service adhering to health and safety regulations.
• Ensure food safety. Follow all food handling, sanitation, storage and rotation protocols to maintain high standards of cleanliness and safety in the kitchen.
• Manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, ensuring orders are completed accurately and efficiently within the required time frames.
• Aid in the development and refinement of menu items, suggesting improvements based on guest feedback and seasonal ingredients.
• Maintain knowledge of all recipes. Plating guidelines and techniques specific to each menu.

Qualifications

• Requires good communication skills.
• 4 years of previous line experience preferred.
• Proven experience in a high volume face paced restaurant.
• Strong understanding of cooking techniques.
• Team oriented with a proactive and problem-solving attitude.
• Able to cook meat to requested temperature from rare to well done.
• Able to operate kitchen equipment efficiently and safely.
• Strong organization and time-management skills.
• Able to read and recreate recipes.
• Candidates should be able to perform all basic and intermediate cooking skills.
• Able to work multiple stations in the kitchen.
• Requires moderate supervision and training.
• Possess a food handler's card.