Job: Line Cook

Job Description

Job Type: Part time, Hourly

Wage: $12.32-$16/hr.

Location: Canon City, CO.

Job Description

As a member of our culinary team this position is responsible for the prepping of ingredients, preparation of food according to menu, ensuring cleanliness of their working area and timely delivery of customers food. This position assumes 100% responsibility for the quality of food served to guests.

Essential Functions

• Prepares a variety of meats, seafood, poultry, vegetables, and other food items for cooking in broilers, ovens, grills, fryers, and a variety of other kitchen equipment.
• Knows and complies consistently with our standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards, and kitchen rules, policies, and procedures.
• Stocks and maintains sufficient levels of food products at each train kitchen to assure a smooth service period.
• Portions food products before cooking according to standard portion sizes and recipe specifications.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary workstation area including tables, shelves, grills, panini grills, fryers, microwaves, sauté burners, convection oven, flat top range, and refrigeration equipment.
• Prepares item for broiling, grilling, frying, sautéing, or other cooking methods by portioning, battering, breading, seasoning, and/or marinating.
• Follows proper plate presentation and garnish set up for all dishes.
• Handles, stores, and rotates all products properly.
• Assists in food prep assignments at the depot during off-peak periods as needed.
• Closes the kitchen properly and follows the closing checklist for kitchen stations and/or assists others in closing the kitchen.
• Attends all scheduled employee meetings and brings suggestions for improvement.
• When working in the Caboose Café, prepares, makes, and serves coffee-based beverages and other types of beverages using provided equipment.
• Performs additional responsibilities as directed by management.

Education/Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma or actively pursuing an education
• Prior experience cooking in a restaurant preferred

Knowledge

• Knowledge of principles and processes for preparation of food according to menu.
• Knowledge of storage/handling of food and maintaining a sanitary workstation.

Skills/Aptitudes

• Ability to perform basic math skills such as adding and subtracting for measuring portions.
• Ability to read/speak/write the English language and communicate professionally and effectively.
• Ability to take direction and work under moderate supervision.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to work quickly, calmly, and effectively under pressure.
• Active listening skills: having the ability to give full attention to what others are communicating, taking time to understand, asking questions when appropriate and not interrupting.
• Ability to problem-solve using critical thinking, be self-motivated, and organized.

Working Conditions/Essential Job Functions

• This position will spend 98% of the time standing/walking and 2% of the time sitting
• Position requires ability to bend, twist, make repetitive motions, use hands to hold and carry items/trays, kneel, reach, push and pull.
• This position requires the ability to work/move safely on a moving train.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Direct contact with managers, and co-workers.
• Occasional environmental exposures to cold, heat, snow, rain and water.

**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “Visit” below for more detail on this specific job.