Line Cook
Company: Highland Square Mustard Seed Market and Cafe
Role summary
Line Cook is a full-time role at Highland Square Mustard Seed Market and Cafe in Akron, Ohio, United States (on-site). Posted 2026-10-07. Salary: USD 16–20 per hour. Experience level: 0-2. No degree required.
- Job title
- Line Cook
- Company
- Highland Square Mustard Seed Market and Cafe
- Location
- Akron, Ohio, United States
- Work arrangement
- on-site
- Employment type
- full-time
- Category
- Hospitality
- Salary
- USD 16–20 per hour
- Experience level
- 0-2
- Degree required
- No
- Date posted
- 2026-10-07
If you're looking for a hands-on role in a busy cafe environment, this Line Cook position could be a fantastic fit. It offers a competitive hourly wage of $16-$19.50 and doesn't require a degree, making it accessible for many. You'll gain experience working across various kitchen stations, honing your culinary skills in a supportive setting.
Job description
Description
Job Summary
Prepares, cooks, garnishes, and plates products served in the Café. Responsible for maintaining sanitary kitchen workstation. Works across multiple stations including but not limited to fryer, sauté, grill soup/salad, prep, pantry.
Responsibilities
Complies with all portion sizes, quality, ingredient standards, department rules, policies and procedures.
Follows recipe specifications to prepare menu items in accordance with pre-determined costs.
Prepares items for cooking by peeling, paring, coring, portioning, washing, sectioning, zesting, cutting, or scoring.
Cooks all food items by braising, poaching, simmering, boiling, frying, baking, roasting, stir-frying, blanching, or broiling.
Covers, dates and neatly stores and rotates all products.
Requisitions items needed to produce food choices, notifies stewards as ordering needs occur.
Maintains sanitary workstation.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Working Conditions
Works in a non-smoking, normal store environment where there is not physical discomfort due to temperature, dust, noise, etc.
Equipment Operated
Ovens
Slicer
Knives
Professional kitchen equipment
Requirements
Education And Experience (E = Essential D = Desired)
High school education or equivalent is required
Degree from a post secondary culinary arts training program is preferred
Minimum of 1 year of fast-paced food production or prep is required
Previous Line Cook experience is preferred
ServSafe Food Handler Certificate is required within the first month of employment if not already obtained
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Interpersonal skills
Written & verbal skills
Professional kitchen knowledge
Kitchen sanitation knowledge
Knife skills
Attention to detail
Ability to read recipe cards and order tickets
Food safety knowledge
Strong hand-eye coordination
Physical Requirements
Bending
Reading
Walking
Carrying 50 lbs.
Reaching
Telephone Usage
Hearing (Auditory)
Writing
Lifting 50 lbs.
Sight or peripheral Vision
Grasping
Operating Equipment
Communication (Verbal)
Standing
Knife handling
Kitchen equipment operation
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