
Restaurant Line Cook
- Traverse City, MI
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Grow your career: A great place to start or advance your career with cross-training, scholarship fund, and talent development programs at all levels
- Great Perks: Take advantage of exclusive perks for you, your family, and friends – including discounted vacations and employee referral incentives
- Learn While You Earn: Gain access to Great Wolf University for on-the-job training, functional, and leadership training
- Prioritize Your Well-Being: We offer flexible scheduling, access to a holistic wellness program and technology, and support through our Employee Assistance Program and Employee Relief Fund
- Celebrate Your Uniqueness: Join a team that cheers for diversity and inclusion through programs that make everyone feel welcome and recognized.
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Health savings account
- Telehealth resources
- Life insurance
- 401K with employer match
- Paid vacation time off
- Paid parental leave
- Maintain and follow all department operating procedures; ensure completion of daily temperature logs, daily cleaning logs, line check sheets and food waste sheets.
- Ensure compliance with all food-handling and sanitation regulations.
- Perform food preparation tasks for all fruits, vegetables, meats, poultry, fish, etc. used in restaurants and banquets.
- Executes food orders according to guest preference in a timely manner while working on multiple orders at once.
- Prepare all food items per recipe guidelines, tasting and adjusting for flavor with assistance of supervisor and chefs.
- Controls recipes by weighing and measuring designated ingredients.
- Coordinates with Main Kitchen Cook for successful completion of daily prep, restocking of workstations, meal breaks, and end of shift cleaning duties.
- Possible work stations include: Pantry, Fryer, Broiler/Grill, Sauté, Dessert Station, Buffet or Banquet, Buffet Action Stations.
- Keeps supplies and food ready by inventorying stock; supports in stocking food & supply inventory; requisitioning supplies and foodstuffs; verifying receipt; storing; informs chef of any shortages in a timely manner.
- Monitor supply levels of food, paper goods, and small wares in heart of house area, replenish as necessary.
- Maintain appropriate levels of necessary dishes and utensils; keep all dishware used in cooking and serving clean, sanitary, and in good condition always.
- Maintain safe, secure and healthy work environment by cleaning work areas, food storage areas, equipment and utensils; segregating and removing garbage; steam-cleaning or hosing garbage containers; following sanitation standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
- Maintain and follow all Ecosure or similar food safety and sanitation program standards.
- Maintains correct cleaning schedules on all equipment; keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
- Assist and support the operation at the request of the Sous Chef, Executive Chef or other property leadership.
- At the end of the shift, check out and communicate shift information with culinary leader.
- High School diploma or equivalent experience.
- Minimum two years of previous cook experience in a similar environment.
- Comprehensive knowledge of food preparation and demonstrated ability to understand sanitation related issues and precautions necessary to ensure a clean food preparation environment.
- Possess the ability to work with Point of Sale system and Kitchen Display System.
- Must be flexible regarding scheduling based on business demands, including nights, weekends and Holidays as needed.
- Must be able to obtain local or state food handling permits and serv safe food handling certification as required.
- Successful completion of criminal background check and drug screen.
- Completion or enrollment in Culinary certification or degree preferred.
- Experience as an a la carte or buffet line cook and/ or resort or hotel cook experience preferred.
- Previous leadership experience preferred.
- Proven teamwork.
- Projects professional image that inspires trust and confidence.
- Enthusiastic and positive energy.
- Able to lift up to 40 lbs.
- Able to bend, stretch, and twist
- Able to stand for long periods of time
- Able to work in hot/cold environments
- Able to work around continuous moderate noise levels