Culinary Specialist

Line Cook Job Description

We are seeking a skilled Line Cook to join our culinary team at Marcus Samuelsson Restaurant Group. As a Line Cook, you will be responsible for preparing all food items on the menu, ensuring consistency, quality, and accuracy of recipes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare all food items on the menu, maintaining quality and consistency.
• Maintain kitchen sanitation in accordance with health department guidelines.
• Set up and maintain assigned kitchen workstations.
• Plan food production to coordinate with service hours, ensuring excellence, quality, temperature, and appearance of food.
• Use facility supplies and equipment efficiently to minimize loss, waste, and fraud.
• Maintain safe food handling procedures at all times.
• Store food properly and safely, marking the date and item.
• Report necessary equipment repair and maintenance to management.
• Keep work area neat and clean at all times, cleaning and maintaining equipment used in food preparation.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 1 year experience as a line cook in a full-service restaurant.
• Knowledge of modern cooking techniques required.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, prioritizing responsibilities.
• Ability to handle stressful situations, maintaining a calm and welcoming demeanor.
• Ability to perform culinary duties, handling guest requests efficiently and to the guests' satisfaction.
• Ability to produce high volumes of work while maintaining quality standards.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays.
• Must be able to lift/carry items up to 40 lbs. and push/pull items up to 75 lbs.
• Must be able to walk/stand for extended periods, with frequent bending, twisting, squatting, and reaching overhead.
• Must be able to utilize culinary tools (knives, commercial equipment, etc.) and taste/smell.

Marcus Samuelsson Restaurant Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer, treating all applicants for employment equally based on job-related qualifications and without regard to race, sex, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin, disability, religion, political activity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of the Employer.

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Health insurance

Shift:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• East Rutherford, NJ 07073: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person