Title/Desc.Line Cook-
Position Title: High-Volume Line Cook
Reports To: Kitchen Manager
Job Type: Full-Time / Part-Time (Includes nights, weekends, and holidays)
Compensation: Competitive Hourly Wage and Performance Incentives
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced, high-energy, and resilient Line Cook to join our fast-paced culinary team. In this role, you will be the absolute engine of our kitchen, responsible for executing top-tier dishes at an extreme, efficient pace. Our kitchen regularly handles hundreds of covers per shift, meaning you must possess exceptional stamina, sharp organizational skills, and the mental agility to maintain composure under heavy ticket pressure. If you thrive in a high-octane environment where speed, muscle memory, and seamless teamwork are celebrated, we want you on our line.
Core Responsibilities
•Rapid Service Execution: Prepare, cook, and plate menu items accurately and consistently according to company recipes and presentation standards during relentless high-volume rushes.
•Mastery of Mise en Place: Set up, organize, and fully stock assigned stations (e.g., Grill, Sauté, Fry, Prep) with necessary items, tools, and backups before service begins.
•Multi-Ticket Management: Accurately read and interpret Kitchen Display Systems (KDS) or paper tickets, tracking 10 to 15 complex orders simultaneously without losing pace.
•Flawless Communication: Maintain sharp vocal coordination and verbal callouts with the Expediter (Expo) and fellow line cooks to sync plate timing and eliminate kitchen bottlenecks.
•Strict Food Safety & Sanitation: Maintain a pristine, organized workstation throughout the shift. Adhere to all local health department rules, including FIFO rotation, allergen safety, proper labeling, and temperature logging.
•Station Breakdown & Care: Clean, sanitize, and restock the station at the end of the shift, wrapping and storing ingredients properly to set the incoming shift up for immediate success.
Key Performance Requirements
Expectation - What Success Looks Like on the Line
Ticket Times - Maintaining an average ticket turn-around time of under 10–12 minutes, even during peak dinner rushes.
Accuracy Executing orders flawlessly with zero plate re-fires due to incorrect cooking temperatures, forgotten modifications, or messy presentation.
Stamina & Focus - Staying highly energetic, urgent, and focused across an 8-to-10-hour shift in a loud, high-heat kitchen environment.
Team-First Mindset - Proactively jumping in to support a slammed neighboring station or assist with kitchen prep without needing to be prompted.
Qualifications & Requirements
• Experience: Minimum of 1–2 years of active line cook experience in high-turnover casual dining, busy fast-casual concepts, high-volume bars, resorts, or heavy commercial kitchens.
•Technical Skills: Advanced, safe knife skills and deep familiarity handling commercial kitchen equipment (flat-tops, charbroilers, high-output fryers, and multi-deck ovens).
•Adaptability: Proven ability to process a non-stop stream of operational changes, rapid menu modifications, and custom dietary requests seamlessly under pressure.
•Physical Demands: Ability to stand and move with agility for extended shifts, work safely in highly confined, high-temperature environments, and lift/carry up to 50 lbs comfortably.
•Certifications: Active ServSafe Food Handler card or required local regulatory equivalent.
Note on the High-Volume Difference: Unlike standard or fine-dining roles where intricate, singular plate presentation is prioritized, success in this high-volume kitchen relies entirely on extreme repetition, lightning-fast muscle memory, and flawless system execution. This position requires individuals who are energized—not drained—by a chaotic rush.
Experience: Some Experience with Food Service
Location: 6131 Highland Road Highland Heights, OH 44143
Contact: Matt Barber , 440.461.2434/mulliganshh@gmail.com