Line Cook Night Shift

As Hawaii's first Fresh Mexican Restaurant, Mekiko Cantina, our passion brings tastes of Mexico to our local and visiting guests. Mekiko Cantina is a 4th generation "start-up" Mexican Restaurant with a vision for growth.

If you are excited about our mission and passionate about our values, we seek an experienced Line Cook for our Kapolei, Oahu (Ko Olina Resort) restaurant. The qualified applicant should have practice as a productive, organized, and caring line cook for our high-volume kitchen. You should be confident in maintaining enthusiastic teams. Preferably, you are a current Oahu or Hawaii resident and have 1 or more years of culinary experience. Competitive pay with tipping pool included.

Desired Responsibilities:

Plan and direct food preparation and culinary activities

Help in managing the team

Help to arrange for equipment maintenance and repairs and weekly/monthly deep cleans

Give prepared plates the "final touch"

Maintain a positive and professional approach with coworkers and customers

Fluent in best practices food control, including daily temp checks and line checks for am/pm shifts

Fully understand and comply with all federal, state, county, and municipal regulations that pertain to health, safety, cleanliness, and labor requirements of the restaurant, employees, and guests.

Skills

Proven working experience as a line cook

Ability to spot and resolve problems efficiently

Capable of delegating multiple tasks

Communication and leadership skills

Keep up with cooking trends and best practices

Experience with traditional Mexican Food is helpful

Fun-loving, hard-working, and good-natured

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

Dependable more reliable than spontaneous

People-oriented enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects

Adaptable/flexible enjoy doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction

Achievement-oriented enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail

High-stress tolerance thrives in a high-pressure environment

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Starting at $19-$23 tip pooling

COVID-19 considerations: Mekiko adheres to all local and State requirements pertaining to COVID-19 prevention.