Line Cook

Bad Idea is a Wine focused Restaurant coming from award winning professional Alex Burch located in the 5 Points neighborhood of East Nashville, TN. 

POSITION:
LINE COOKS

REPORTS TO:
Executive Chef
Head Chef
Sous Chefs

EXPERIENCE:
Minimum 1-2yrs preferred

POSITION SUMMARY:
Line cooks are responsible for preparation and handling of mise en place, cooking, plating and serving of dishes in accordance with proper recipe and company guidelines.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• Execution of dishes from station assigned by Management Team
• Has a complete understanding of work safety and emergency procedures
• Fully comprehend the importance of and have the ability to utilize standard recipe cards and plating guides.
• Ensure that all food products are prepared to maintain our quality of standards consistently at all times resulting in positive feedback
• Must be able to execute all menu items for assigned stations
• Uphold expected timeliness of orders from the kitchen to the dining room.
• Ensure that all given tasks are completed daily.
• Assure that all daily cleaning and organizational standards are met consistently throughout the day in both storage and production areas.
• Perform all duties while following all health department sanitation requirements
• Complete any other task given with enthusiasm, dedication and professionalism.

QUALIFICATIONS & JOB REQUIREMENTS
• Minimum 1-2 years professional cooking experience in a full service restaurant
• Rudimentary product identification knowledge in produce, meats, fish, herbs, grains and equipment.
• Comprehend basic cooking methods: braising, poaching, roasting, steaming, sauté, grilling, blanching.
• Excellent knife skills, ability to cut all vegetables and fruits in all utilized cuts and have the ability to train and monitor others.
• Understanding and implementing of all food safety guidelines set by the Nashville Department of Health and company.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that are to be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to hold, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.