Line Cook

Back A Yard Caribbean Grill is a fast-casual restaurant in four different locations in the Silicon Valley California area. At Back A Yard, customers experience Caribbean welcoming culture and cuisine. Our management team provides every employee training, feedbacks, and tools that they need and deserve to be successful at work and tools. If you are a team player, come grow your career with Back A Yard.

Job Summary:

At our busy new location Jamaican restaurant, we are looking for a professional Line Cook who can help prepare meals as per our standard recipes. The successful candidate will be responsible for creating meal portions, cleaning food, cooking meals and keeping a sanitized work area. We are seeking an individual who has experience in the foodservice industry and is committed to impeccable food presentation and garnishing, which is important for impressing our guests and creating repeat business.

Responsibilities:

1. Ensure that the kitchen, all food prep areas, and all food storage areas meet restaurant cleaning standards

2. Memorize and utilize our serving portion sizes and all basic meal prep procedures used in the kitchen

3. Monitor product freshness and rotate out old products based on a schedule created by the restaurant

4. Work with a team of cooks to do portion prep work for other shifts when needed

5. Prepare basic components of each dish on our menu using our proven recipes

Requirements:

1. Ability to work on your feet for eight hours or more a day

2. Must be able to lift at least 40 pounds at a time on a regular basis

3. 2+ years' cooking and kitchen administration experience

4. High level of professionalism

5. Comfortable working with a team in a fast-paced kitchen environment

6. Excellent verbal communication and organization skills

7. High school diploma/GED required

8. 18+ years old

We are a fast paced restaurant serving Jamaican style of food. We thrive in our mission: "Back A Yard's mission is to enrich the lives of our guests, our employees, and owners. We do this through superior quality food and beverages, legendary customer service, sales growth, cost controls, and treating our employees like family. We believe that our employees are our most important resource and our success depends upon creating and training a staff capable of delivering an exceptional dining experience to every customer, every time".