Line Cook jobs in Nevada

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education: High School diploma or general education degree (GED)

Required Experience:

• Minimum 2 years of cooking experience;(or) equivalent combination of education and experience
• Excellent understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment, and procedures
• Excellent knowledge of food preparation and fine-dining cooking
• Must be able to perform in a fast-paced kitchen environment

• Previous Line Cook experience in a fine dining restaurant

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Conversational English vocabulary
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide these operations using units of weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Strong team-minded approach to fellow workers.
• Primary food quality work ethic
• Proficient knife skills and use of the following equipment:
•  Pasta Maker
•  Tilting Steam Kettle
•  Tilting Braising Skillet
•  Pressureless Steamer
•  Deep Fryer
•  Mobile, Rotary and Convection Ovens
•  Griddles
•  Burners
•  Salamander
•  Buffalo Chopper
•  Electric Mixers
•  Electric Slicers
•  Scales
•  Wok

Competitive Health Care Coverage

• Vision/Dental Coverage
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Employee Discounts
• Pre-Tax Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Life Insurance Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Career Growth Opportunities

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.

Work Conditions: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme cold.

The noise level in the work environmental is usually loud.

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify the major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above. 

 Wolfgang Puck Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class. If you’d like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here: EEOC Poster.