Line Cook EL/IL Kitchen Fine Dining Immediate Opening Full Time NEW

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred; culinary education is a plus.
• Age 18 years or older unless otherwise approved by applicable law and company policy.
• Previous cooking experience in restaurant, senior living, hotel, club, healthcare, or high-volume food service preferred.
• Food Handler certificate or ServSafe certification preferred or ability to obtain within company-required timeframe.
• Knowledge of cooking methods, ingredients, kitchen equipment, sanitation, safety standards, and food preparation procedures.
• Ability to follow recipes, directions, production expectations, and presentation standards.
• Professional communication skills and ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure.
• Guest-first and resident-first mentality with strong teamwork, organization, and accountability.
• Must be able to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays as business needs require.

Nice To Haves

• Culinary education is a plus.
• Previous cooking experience in restaurant, senior living, hotel, club, healthcare, or high-volume food service preferred.
• Food Handler certificate or ServSafe certification preferred or ability to obtain within company-required timeframe.

Responsibilities

• Set up assigned station according to community guidelines, including saute, grill, broil, fry, pantry, production, breakfast, or other assigned stations.
• Follow recipes, portion controls, plating standards, seasoning expectations, allergen instructions, and presentation specifications.
• Prepare food in a sanitary, organized, timely, and professional manner while maintaining freshness, flavor, texture, and temperature.
• Complete prep lists, production sheets, station checks, line checks, and service readiness tasks as directed.
• Maintain proper hot holding, cold holding, cooling, reheating, labeling, dating, storage, and rotation standards.
• Restock stations throughout the shift and communicate product needs, low inventory, quality concerns, and service issues promptly.
• Use and maintain station equipment safely, including knives, ovens, combi ovens, grills, fryers, ranges, mixers, slicers, and other tools as assigned.
• Keep station, walk-ins, dry storage, freezers, prep areas, and kitchen equipment clean, organized, and inspection-ready.
• Support daily features, catering, resident events, special diets, texture modifications, and service requests as assigned.
• Work respectfully with culinary, service, and dish teams to ensure smooth service and resident satisfaction.