Line Cook at Sun City Lincoln Hills Community Association – Lincoln, California

Job Title: Line Cook
Department: Food & Beverage
Reports To: Executive Chef/Sous-Chef
Location: Lincoln, California (On-Site)
Employment Type: Part-Time /Non-Exempt
Pay Range: $16.90 – $22.40

Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP):
o Counseling, mental health support, financial advising, and more
o Provider: NexGen EAP through Paychex
• Retirement Plan (401k):
o Eligibility: Can contribute after 30 days; matching starts after 1 year
o Employer Match: up to 4%
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Holidays:
o Up to 9 paid company holidays per year, depending on schedule
• Sick Leave:
o Allotment: 1 hour for every 30 hours worked, with a maximum accrual of 80 hours.

Position Summary
Serves as Line Cook for the Sun City Lincoln Hills Community Association’s Meridians Restaurant. Responsibilities include the preparation of food in accordance with established recipes and industry standards for the Food & Beverage Department. Ensure that all services are conducted and fulfilled in a manner consistent with the goals and objectives of Sun City Lincoln Hills Community Association.

Key Responsibilities
• Prepares all required food items, adhering to established portion and presentation standards.
• Sets up service units with required items.
• Maintains a par level on items according to business needs. Notifies Executive Chef/Sous Chef of anticipated shortages.
• Cook food on the line, including grilling, broiling, baking, frying, and other techniques.
• Adjust cooking methods as needed to ensure consistency.
• Work efficiently to ensure food is cooked and plated in a timely manner, coordinating with other kitchen staff to meet order demands.
• Assist with prep work, cleaning duties, and other tasks as needed.
• Communicate effectively with the head chef, sous chefs, and front-of-house staff to coordinate order flow and ensure smooth service.
• Assists the Executive Chef/ Sous Chef in maintaining control and security of kitchen inventories and supplies.
• Ensure all appropriate areas are clean, including floors, walls, line stations, refrigerators, underneath all equipment and hoods.
• Inform Chefs of change in food temperatures immediately.
• Set up maintains and breaks down preparation stations.
• Adheres to state and local health and safety regulations.
• Maintains the highest sanitary standards.
• Properly covers, dates and neatly stores all leftover products that are reusable. Items past their shelf life and must dispose of such items.
• Follows hygiene and grooming protocols.
• Completes other assigned duties as specified by Executive Chef/Sous Chef/Kitchen Supervisor.

Required Qualifications
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Food handler’s card.
• Minimum 1-3 years’ experience in a restaurant kitchen.

Preferred Qualifications
• CPR/AED/First Aid certificate is desirable.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Practiced knowledge of preparing and cooking of short order food items.
• Good basic knife skills, cooking skills, and sanitation knowledge.
• Able to handle busy mealtimes, using proper cooking and presentation techniques.
• Working knowledge of all commercial restaurant kitchen equipment to include, but not be limited to grill, convection oven, deep fat fryer, meat slicers, and kitchen tools.

Physical Requirements
• Capable of working extended hours, including weekends and holidays depending on business needs.
• Ability to exchange and receive information through written and oral communications in English and to make sound decisions. Must be able to speak in a clear and understandable voice so that communications may be conducted with people of various levels of education and capabilities.
• Position involves kneeling, stooping, bending, pushing, shoving, lifting, carrying and moving objects that can weigh up to 50 lbs. This can occur throughout the day.
• This position will alternate between working indoors in a controlled climate and with proper lighting, to an outdoors setting with variable climate and lighting.

Work Environment
• Must be able to work on more than one assignment at a time with frequent interruptions, changes and delays. For safety reasons, employees must remain alert to working conditions and be aware of safety, health and environmental concerns.
• Must be able to remain focused and work efficiently and cheerfully in an environment that may be stressed due to adversarial situations resulting from the proper performance of duties.
• Must be able to work in a well-lighted, temperature-controlled area sufficient in size to allow freedom of movement to accomplish tasks. May also be exposed to the indoor elements with uncontrolled temperatures and varied lighting.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Sun City Lincoln Hills Community Association is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law (such as cancer), reproductive health decision making, genetic information , or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement
Sun City Lincoln Hills Community Association is committed to complying with applicable federal, state, and local laws governing reasonable accommodations of individuals, including, but not limited to, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). To that end, we will endeavor to make reasonable accommodation for applicants and employees who have requested accommodation or for whom Sun City Lincoln Hills Community Association has notice may require such accommodation, without regard to any protected classifications, related to an individual's:

• Disability, meaning any physical, medical, mental, or psychological
impairment, or a history or record of such impairment;
• Sincerely held religious beliefs and practices;
• Needs as a victim of domestic violence, sex offenses, or stalking.
• Needs related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions;
and/or
• Any other reason required by applicable law unless the accommodation
would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Background Check / Work Authorization
Employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a background check, physical, drug test and work authorization verification.