Line Cook

**Duffy’s Line Cook Job Description** **Reports to: Chef** **Job Summary:** Line cooks are responsible for preparing assigned food items. They must follow the recipes and the portion control guidelines set by Duffy’s. ***Major areas of responsibility:*** - Clean food preparation equipment, work areas, and counters or tables. - Perform food preparation tasks. - Perform general cleaning activities in kitchen. - Restock kitchen supplies, rotate food, and print the time and date label for food in coolers. - Grill, cook, and fry foods. - Coordinate timing of orders so that items served together. - Cook, plate, and garnish all menu items. - Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment, utensils, dishes, or silverware. - Store food in designated containers and storage areas to prevent spoilage. - Take and record temperature of food and food storage areas, such as refrigerators and freezers. - Prepare a variety of foods, such as meats, vegetables, or desserts, according to guest’s orders or supervisors' instructions, following approved procedures. - Package take-out foods. - Stock storage areas and refrigerators. - Carry food supplies, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas. - Distribute food to servers to serve to guests. - Remove trash and clean kitchen garbage containers. - Receive and store food supplies, equipment, and utensils in refrigerators, and other storage areas. - Weigh or measure ingredients. - Inform supervisors when equipment is not working properly and when food and supplies are getting low, and order needed items. - Assist other kitchen staff with various tasks as needed and provide with needed items. - Use manual or electric appliances to clean, peel, slice, and trim foods. - Keep records of the quantities of food wasted or thrown away. - Sweep and mop kitchen floor. - Maintain Food Handler’s Certification. - Maintain a positive and professional approach to coworkers and customers. ***Qualification Standards*** - Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. - Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. - Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. - Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. - Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. - Self-Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. - Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical. - Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. - Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. - Social Orientation — Job requires preferring to work well with others rather than alone. ***Essential Functions*** - Stand for long periods of time. - Use both hands and all fingers to handle, control, grasp, move, assemble or feel objects, tools, or controls. - Repeat the same movements. - Walk or stand for long periods of time. - See details of objects that are less than a few feet away. - See details of objects that are more than a few feet away. - See differences between colors, shades, and brightness. - Understand the speech of another person. - Speak clearly so listeners can understand. - Use stomach and lower back muscles to support the body for long periods without getting tired. - Keep your hand and arm steady while moving. - Move two or more limbs together (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm). - Bend, stretch, twist, or reach out their body. - Be physically active for long periods without getting tired or out of breath. - Focus on one source of sound and ignore othe…