Line Cook

Company: Lakeshore Diner
Location: Birmingham
Posted on: May 8, 2024

Job Description:

We are a Serves Breakfast/Meat & Three. Our mission is "At Lakeshore Diner our mission is to serve up hearty, home-style meals. We are committed to providing our customers with a warm, welcoming dining experience. We take pride in using only the freshest ingredients to create our delicious meats and wholesome sides. Our goal is to nourish our community, one comforting meal at a time, ensuring that everyone who walks through our doors leaves satisfied, supported, and eager to return.". We are seeking a new Cook/Line Cook to join our team. Your role will be to 1. **Cooking and Food Preparation**: Efficiently cooking meats and preparing a selection of three side dishes daily, ensuring each dish is made to the diner's quality standards. 2. **Menu Planning**: Assisting in the development and execution of daily menus, including selecting ingredients that ensure freshness and quality. 3. **Kitchen Safety and Cleanliness**: Maintaining a clean and safe kitchen environment by adhering to health and safety regulations and ensuring all equipment is properly sanitized. 4. **Inventory Management**: Monitoring kitchen supplies and food inventory and assisting with orders to ensure the kitchen is well-stocked without excessive waste. 5. **Team Collaboration**: Working closely with other kitchen staff and front-of-house to provide a seamless dining experience for customers. This position requires someone who is not only skilled in traditional cooking techniques but also able to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and communicate effectively with team members.. As a member of the Back of House department, you will work with Servers and report to our Line Cook. What You Will Do: 1. **Meal Preparation**: Cooking a selection of meats and three side dishes, ensuring each item is cooked to the diner's standards of quality and taste. 2. **Quality Control**: Checking ingredients for freshness and quality, and ensuring that every dish meets the diner's standards before it reaches the customer. 3. **Menu Execution**: Following the diner's menu plans, often contributing to the creation of daily specials based on available ingredients. 4. **Kitchen Efficiency**: Maintaining a clean and organized kitchen workspace to ensure efficiency during food preparation and cooking. 5. **Inventory Management**: Keeping track of kitchen supplies and food items, helping to order new stock as needed, and managing storage to prevent waste. These duties require a mix of culinary skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage time effectively in a fast-paced environment. What You Will Bring: Our ideal candidate will have 1-3 years of relevant experience and the following credentials/skills: High School or GED Cooking Food Quality Grilling Kitchen Management Food Cost Management Why You'll Love Us: "At Lakeshore Diner, we're not just a team; we're a family. We believe that the key to our success lies in our people, which is why we create a supportive and inclusive environment that values each member's contributions. Working with us, you'll be part of a lively, passionate team that takes pride in their work, whether it's crafting delicious meals or ensuring the best dining experience for our guests. Our company values are at the heart of everything we do. We value **integrity**, maintaining transparency and fairness in all our interactions. We are committed to **excellence**, constantly seeking to improve and innovate in every dish we serve and every service we provide. We cherish **teamwork**, knowing that together, we can overcome any challenge and achieve remarkable things. We prioritize **employee well-being**, offering competitive benefits, flexible scheduling, and opportunities for professional growth and personal development. Finally, we are deeply committed to **community involvement**, regularly participating in local events and initiatives that make a real difference. By joining our team, you'll not only advance your career in the culinary world but also make a positive impact in your community. If you're passionate about quality food, exceptional service, and a workplace that feels like home, Lakeshore Diner is the place for you." Salary range for this position is $18.00 - $22.00 per hour (plus bonus/commission). We offer the following benefits: Health Insurance DEI Statement: "At Lakeshore Diner, we are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We embrace and encourage our employees' differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. Our restaurant's diversity initiatives are applicable-but not limited-to our practices and policies on recruitment and selection; compensation and benefits; professional development and training; promotions; transfers; social and recreational programs; layoffs; terminations; and the ongoing development of a work environment built on the premise of gender and diversity equity that encourages and enforces: Respectful communication and cooperation between all employees. Teamwork and employee participation, permitting the representation of all groups and employee perspectives. Work-life balance through flexible work schedules to accommodate employees' varying needs. Employer and employee contributions to the communities we serve to promote a greater understanding and respect for diversity. All employees of Lakeshore Diner have a responsibility to treat others with dignity and respect at all times. The employees are expected to exhibit conduct that reflects inclusion during work, at work functions on or off the work site, and at all other company-sponsored and participative events. Lakeshore Diner is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be." EOE Statement: At Lakeshore Diner, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees and guests. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We believe that our diverse team enriches our work environment and enhances the dining experience we provide. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to join our team and contribute to our community. Employment Type: Full Time Years Experience: 1 - 3 years Salary: $18 - $22 Hourly Bonus/Commission: Yes

Keywords: Lakeshore Diner, Decatur , Line Cook, Hospitality & Tourism , Birmingham, Alabama