Job Overview
Responsible for preparing, cooking and presenting Serious Seafood according to standards and expectations with PRIDE while maintaining a safe, clean and sanitary work area.
Primary Responsibilities
- 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.
Required Skills
- High school degree or GED preferred.
- Culinary degree or equivalent preferred.
- 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.
Physical Requirements
- 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.
