Line Cook- Prosper

Prosper, TX, USA|Onsite

Job Overview

Employment Type

Full-time

Part-time

Work Schedule

Standard Hours

Day Shifts

Job Description

Fish City Grill is a well-established seafood restaurant known for its commitment to quality and exceptional dining experiences. As a company dedicated to serving fresh, high-quality seafood, Fish City Grill emphasizes a culture of pride, passion, and professionalism in every aspect of its operations. The restaurant values a servant leadership philosophy, encouraging teamwork and service that puts others first. The establishment adheres strictly to safety, cleanliness, and food handling standards to ensure a safe and enjoyable environment for both employees and customers. Fish City Grill operates in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where maintaining energy, enthusiasm, and attention to detail is essential for success. The restaurant offers a full-service dining experience where culinary skill and customer hospitality are paramount. This environment provides exciting opportunities for culinary professionals to grow and thrive.

The role of a Line Cook at Fish City Grill is crucial in delivering the restaurant's promise of excellent quality and customer satisfaction. The Line Cook is responsible for preparing, cooking, and presenting seafood dishes according to the restaurant's standards and expectations with pride, maintaining a clean, safe, and sanitary workspace throughout the shift. This position requires an individual who is skilled in food preparation and cooking techniques, familiar with safe food handling procedures, and passionate about delivering superior service. The Line Cook must follow all policies, procedures, and regulations, including federal, state, and local laws, to ensure compliance and maintain the highest level of kitchen operation standards.

Key responsibilities include prioritizing prep work and side duties to optimize productivity, following recipes and portion controls accurately, adhering to ticket times for food preparation, and managing food costs efficiently. The role demands excellent knowledge of menu items, ingredients, and allergens to assist customers accurately. The Line Cook also assists with inventory management tasks such as receiving, rotating, labeling, and storing products using FIFO methods and helps conduct freezer pulls. A focus on avoiding cross-contamination, proper use of kitchen tools and equipment, and adhering to food safety standards is essential.

In addition to kitchen responsibilities, the Line Cook must provide outstanding hospitality to customers, exemplify a positive and solution-oriented attitude, and collaborate effectively with teammates and management. Physical demands include spending 100% of the work time standing or moving, handling heavy loads, and maintaining balance in a fast-paced environment. The role encourages continuous learning by gaining proficiency in various line positions to support teamwork during busy periods. Overall, this is a challenging yet rewarding opportunity for individuals passionate about seafood cuisine and ready to contribute to a vibrant kitchen team.

Job Requirements

Must be able to spend 100% of working time standing, walking, and reaching
Must be able to push, pull, and lift objects from lower to higher positions or move objects horizontally
Must maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling on narrow, slippery or moving surfaces
Must be able to climb and descend ladders, stairs, and ramps
Must be able to carry loads greater than 50 pounds frequently
Must be able to communicate clearly with customers in the primary language of the restaurant
Must hear sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction
Must have specific vision abilities including close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Job Qualifications

Six months to one year minimum experience as a Prep/Line Cook in a full service restaurant
must have knowledge of the cooking techniques utilized in the scope of the Prep/Line position applying for
or equivalent combination of education and experience
Good reading, writing, mathematical and communication skills
Able to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
Good judgment and decision making abilities
Must work well with limited supervision within specific position functions, but must be able to interact with other Team Members to accomplish work
Must be able to spend 100% of working time standing, walking, and reaching
Pushing, pulling and lifting objects from a lower to higher position or moving objects horizontally, from position to position
Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing or crouching in narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces
Climbing and ascending or descending ladders, stairs, and ramps
Must be able to carry loads greater than 50 pounds frequently
Must be able to communicate clearly with our Customers in the primary language of the restaurant
Hearing sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction
Specific vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus

Job Duties

Responsible for preparing, cooking and presenting Serious Seafood according to standards and expectations with PRIDE while maintaining a safe, clean and sanitary work area
Live by a servant leadership philosophy to always serve others first
Understand, and comply with:
All Company policies, procedures, and operating standards
All federal/state/local laws and ordinances
Maintain energy, enthusiasm, passion and P.R.I.D.E. throughout the shift
Maintain a safe, sanitary, and secure environment at all times by cleaning and sanitizing your work station before, during, and after your shift
Use and maintain kitchen equipment, tools, and utensils safely and only for their intended purpose
Return all kitchen equipment, tools, and utensils to their appropriate storage location when no longer in use
Prioritize and complete all assigned prep work, sidework, and station set up for maximum productivity and efficiency
Demonstrate a passion and understanding for food by preparing and portioning all items according to Fish City Grill/ Half Shell’s standards, recipes, and specifications
Refer to the Line Check when setting up the station and checking product quality
Adhere to ticket times and flow to ensure our Customers get the highest quality product at all times
Maintain accurate food knowledge of all menu items by being able to describe the ingredients and known allergens
Maintain cost control procedures including efficient energy management procedures within your control
Handle product properly according to safe food handling procedures at all times
Follow proper hand washing methods
Keep food out of the Danger Zone
Adhere to Critical Temperatures for items
Assist with receiving, rotating, labeling, and storing product according to FIFO
Assist in conducting a freezer pull
Avoid cross-contamination
Adhere to standards of handling and holding food products
Utilize all tools properly
Use knives properly
wear a cut glove when appropriate
Handle and use scales properly
Use appropriate colored cutting boards and measuring tools
Calibrate and use a thermometer
Read and follow all recipes
Accurately record waste
Provide awesome hospitality to all Customers
Always have a “do whatever it takes” personality
Give the Customer the right of way
Smile at all Customers you encounter
Remove gloves and apron before entering the front of the house
Perform secondary responsibilities
Assist other Line Cooks by bringing products and equipment to the line
Learn other Line positions to foster teamwork during high volume meal periods
Help Manager with receiving and storing orders
Maintain clean, organized walk-ins, freezers, and other storage locations
Complete assigned opening, ongoing, and closing sidework
Notify a Manager of all Customer complaints
Remain calm at all times
Perform any other tasks or duties as assigned by a Manager