Line Cook/Prep Cook

  • Full-Time
  • Chicago, IL
  • Caribbean Jerk Palace
  • Posted 3 years ago – Accepting applications
Job Description

Sous Chef Responsibilities

  • Leads kitchen team in chef's absence
  • Provides guidance to junior kitchen staff members, including, but not limited, to line cooking, food preparation, and dish plating
  • Oversees and organizes kitchen stock and ingredients
  • Ensures a first-in, first-out food rotation system and verifies all food products are properly dated and organized for quality assurance
  • Keeps cooking stations stocked, especially before and during prime operation hours
  • Hires and trains new kitchen employees to restaurant and kitchen standards
  • Manages food and product ordering by keeping detailed records and minimises waste, plus works with existing systems to improve waste reduction and manage budgetary concerns
  • Supervises all food preparation and presentation to ensure quality and restaurant standards
  • Works with head chef to maintain kitchen organization, staff ability, and training opportunities
  • Verifies that food storage units all meet standards and are consistently well-managed
  • Assists head chef with menu creation
  • Coordinates with restaurant management team on supply ordering, budget, and kitchen efficiency and staffing

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $15.00 - $17.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off

Schedule:

  • 10 hour shift
  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Night shift
  • Overtime
  • Weekends

Experience:

  • Cooking: 1 year (Preferred)
  • Restaurant Experience: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location:

  • One location

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

  • Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous
  • People-oriented -- enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
  • Adaptable/flexible -- enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
  • Achievement-oriented -- enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail
  • Innovative -- prefers working in unconventional ways or on tasks that require creativity

Company's website:

  • www.caribbeanjerkpalace.com

Benefit Conditions:

  • Only full-time employees eligible

Work Remotely:

  • No

COVID-19 Precaution(s):

  • Remote interview process
  • Virtual meetings
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