Now Hiring: Line Cook

Location: Amherst NH

Wage Category: Hourly | Starting at $20/hour, based on experience

Reports To: Head Chef

Schedule: Full-time - evenings, weekends, and holidays

About the Role

We're looking for a line cook who brings energy, urgency, and a real appetite to learn. This is a fast-paced kitchen with creative freedom, a strong team culture, and no room for big egos. If you take pride in clean stations, sharp knife skills, and food that goes out right every time, you'll fit in here.

You'll handle basic and advanced prep along with production across salads, raw bar platters, pizzas, fried dishes, and desserts, depending on your station and location. Wine and food knowledge is a plus, but a willingness to learn matters just as much.

What You'll Do

• Prepare dishes like salads, raw bar platters, pizzas, and desserts
• Follow prep lists and recipes set by the chefs
• Complete daily prep before service
• Operate kitchen equipment to measure, mix, wash, peel, cut, and shred ingredients, and to trim meat, poultry, and fish
• Taste products, check production, and keep records to plan requirements and requisition supplies
• Follow all sanitation, food handling, allergen, and safety guidelines
• Meet food production standards for quality, serving temperature, and portion control
• Store food correctly, including wrapping, dating, and rotation
• Label and stock ingredients so stations stay organized and accessible
• Clean and sanitize workstations and equipment
• Take on additional duties as assigned

Food Truck Duties

• Prep and cook menu items to order in a compact, mobile kitchen
• Maintain food safety, temperature, and sanitation with limited storage and refrigeration
• Help load, unload, and set up and break down the truck
• Manage inventory and communicate stock needs to management

What You Bring

• A drive to work efficiently and with urgency to complete daily tasks
• Proper knife skills
• Knowledge of basic cooking procedures
• A team-first mentality
• Clear verbal and written communication

Room to Grow

We promote from within. Advancement to the next cook level is within reach for team members who show:

• Complete knowledge of prep and production in their assigned duties
• The ability to take direction and a willingness to learn
• Reliability while working unsupervised at times
• Consistent attendance and a positive attitude
• Food safety certification
• One or more years of culinary experience

Physical Requirements

• Lift up to 75 lbs. occasionally
• Sit or stand for extended periods
• Climb stairs and ladders
• Work in a food and wine environment

Pay & Benefits

Starting at $20/hour, based on experience. We offer competitive pay and a benefits package that includes:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k matching
• Company-paid short-term disability insurance
• Company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program

Equal Opportunity

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, pregnancy, gender identity, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, citizenship, national origin, or any other legally protected status.

We encourage and welcome all applicants to apply.