Ada's on the River Line Cook

Benefits

Pulled from the full job description.

• Free Health Insurance (after 6 months, averaging 30+ hours/week)
• Daily "family meals" before lunch and dinner service, where we feed the entire staff to show our appreciation!
• 50% off employee dining privileges
• Flexible schedules
• Paid training
• Paid time off

Full job description

Alexandria Restaurant Partners owns, operates, and manages 11 restaurants in Florida, Northern Virginia, and Washington DC. The three principals of ARP go back 25 years to the first Café Tu Tu Tango in Coconut Grove, Florida. We pride ourselves on leading with integrity and being transparent.

The line cook position is critical to the success of the company and plays an integral role in executing an extraordinary guest experience.

Duties include:

• Maintain ARP’s quality standards by preparing food using recipes and proper procedures.
• Adhere to recipes, proper preparation, and plating techniques.
• Restock necessary items throughout the shift.
• Maintain strict adherence to proper food safety and sanitation procedures.
• Assist with the cleaning, sanitation, and organization of the kitchen, walk-in coolers, and storage areas.
• Ensure a safe work environment in the Back of House to reduce the risk of injury and accidents.
• Assist in building and maintaining a team-oriented workplace by bringing a positive, consistent work ethic and participation level to each shift.

People are the core of our business. That’s why our benefits include:

• Free Health Insurance (after 6 months, averaging 30+ hours/week)
• Daily "family meals" before lunch and dinner service, where we feed the entire staff to show our appreciation!
• 50% off employee dining privileges at any of our ARP locations
• Opportunity for personal and professional growth
• Flexible schedules
• Life Insurance for all full-time employees
• Optional voluntary life insurance for self, spouse, and child(ren)
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) (after a year of working at least 1000 hours)
• Paid training
• Paid time off

Ada's on the River is part of Alexandria Restaurant Partners. Our locations include Ada’s on the River, Barca Pier & Wine Bar, Café Tu Tu Tango, Mia’s Italian Kitchen, Palette 22, Theismann’s, The Majestic, The Royal, and Vola’s Dockside Grill & Hi-Tide Lounge.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 1-year experience in high volume restaurant kitchen operations as a line cook
• High level organizational skills with multi-tasking capabilities
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and manage workloads with minimum direction.
• High attention to detail and follow through.
• Dependable, reliable, and highly motivated
• Ability to communicate effectively in English.

Physical Requirements

• Able to work 8-hour plus shifts.
• Able to stand, sit or walk for extended periods of time.
• Able to grasp, lift and/or carry up to 50 lbs. as needed.
• Finger/hand dexterity to operate kitchen machinery and knives.
• Able to withstand changes in temperature, occasional smoke, steam, and heat.
• Able to work in a confined area.
• Must possess hearing, visual, and sensory abilities to observe and detect emergency situations; also, to distinguish product, taste, texture, temperature, presentation and preparation.