Ensure work station area, including shelves, tables, grills fryers, pasta, broilers, cookers convection oven, sauté burners, refrigeration equipment, and flat top range are kept cleaned and sanitized always following safety and sanitation policies and processes of the company. The following are important requirements, including skills, knowledge, and abilities needed to succeed on the job as a line cook, which are usually demanded by employers when hiring: Ability to work in a fast-paced and stressful environment without losing composure.