Mother's East Tavern - Line Cook

Join our team for our PM Shift! We're looking for an enthusiastic, dependable Line Cook who enjoys working in a fast-paced kitchen and takes pride in preparing high-quality meals. If you're looking for a PM shift and enjoy working in a fast-paced, team-oriented kitchen, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to become part of our team!

In this role, you'll prepare and cook a variety of menu items—including meats, seafood, vegetables, soups, salads, and other dishes—with consistency, accuracy, and attention to quality. You'll also assist with food preparation and portioning before service, as well as final plate presentation by plating, garnishing, and ensuring every dish meets our standards before it reaches our guests.

Success in this role means working efficiently as part of a team, maintaining a clean and organized workstation, and helping deliver an outstanding dining experience during our busy PM service.

Duties & Responsibilities

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.

Assumes 100% responsibility for quality of products served.

Knows and complies consistently with our standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards and kitchen rules, policies and procedures.

Preps, stocks and maintains sufficient levels of food products at line stations to assure a smooth service period.

Portions food products prior to cooking according to standard portion sizes and recipe specifications.

Maintains a clean and sanitary work station area including tables, shelves, grills, broilers, fryers, pasta cookers, saute burners, convection oven, flat top range and refrigeration equipment.

Prepares item for broiling, grilling, frying, sauteing or other cooking methods by portioning, battering, breading, seasoning and/or marinating.

Follows proper plate presentation and garnish set up for all dishes.

Follow sanitation guidelines set forth by Health Department

Handles, stores and rotates all products properly.

Assists in food prep assignments during off-peak periods as needed.

Closes the kitchen properly and follows the closing checklist for kitchen stations. Assists others in closing the kitchen.

Attends all scheduled employee meetings.

Performs other related duties as assigned by the Chef or manager-on-duty.

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent.

A minimum of 2 years of experience in kitchen preparation and cooking.

Must be able to communicate clearly with managers, kitchen and dining room personnel.

Food Handlers permit on file

Working Conditions and Expectations

Work schedule will may vary between early morning to late evening, weekends and holidays

Shifts will range from 6 - 8 hours and you may at times be asked to work overtime

Always act in a professional manner that represents the restaurant, owners, partners and staff.

Respectful to all guests that have chosen to dine in our restaurants.

Demonstrate teamwork in all areas of the restaurant

Work with a positive attitude in all types of situations

Follow safety and sanitation rules and laws at all times

Always act in the best interest of the restaurant, fellow employees and guests.

Welcome and accept feedback and coaching from the management team in order to maintain and grow as an employee

Physical Requirements

Be able to reach, bend, stoop and frequently lift up to 20 -50 pounds.

Repetitive tasks with few breaks

Be able to work in a standing position for up to 8 hours.