Line Cook

3d3 days ago

Castle Group

Kissimmee, US · Full-time · $22,880 – $27,000

About this role

Join the culinary team at Windsor at Westside, a resort-style community in Kissimmee, where you'll earn $11 per hour plus an 18% gratuity tip pool. This role offers a consistent 5-day work week in a vibrant, fast-paced kitchen environment.

Your day-to-day involves preparing basic components of each dish using proven recipes, memorizing serving portion sizes, and following all basic meal prep procedures. You'll also work on an onsite food truck, crafting fresh, made-to-order pizzas for residents and guests.

You'll collaborate with a team of cooks to handle portion prep for other shifts, monitor product freshness, and rotate out old product based on a schedule. The kitchen is temperature-controlled with moderate noise levels, and you'll help ensure all food prep and storage areas meet restaurant cleaning standards.

This position offers the chance to contribute to menu design using seasonal ingredients and customer demand, while tracking and replenishing inventory. It's an opportunity to grow within a supportive, resort-style community that values creativity, professionalism, and reliability.

Requirements

1 year in restaurant or comparable field (preferred)
High School diploma or GED
Knowledge of best practices for training kitchen staff and implementing kitchen procedures
High level of creativity, professionalism, and reliability
Comfortable working with a team in a fast-paced kitchen environment
Excellent verbal communication and organization skills
Fluent in English as a primary language
Ability to lift up to 40 lbs. and work in an upright standing or sitting position for long periods

Responsibilities

Prepare basic components of each dish on our menu using our proven recipes
Memorize and utilize serving portion sizes and all basic meal prep procedures used in the kitchen
Ensure that the kitchen, all food prep areas, and all food storage areas meet restaurant cleaning standards
Work with a team of cooks to do portion prep work for other shifts when needed
Monitor product freshness and rotate out old product based on a schedule created by the restaurant
Design new menu choices based on seasonal ingredients and customer demand
Track, record, and replenish inventory as needed
Work in an onsite food truck making fresh, made-to-order pizzas