Line Cook
Location: Derry, NH
Salary: 20/hour - 24/hour
Posted Date: 08.25.2026
Employment Type: Permanent
Job ID: 3659757
Job Description
Now Hiring: Line Cook
Location: Derry, NH
Wage Category: Hourly | Starting at $20 - $24/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.
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