Seasonal Part Time Boathouse Cook with Weekend Availability

Who We Are

Located at lake level in The Edgewater’s historic Langdon Building, The Boathouse serves authentic Wisconsin favorites. In addition to serving Madison locals, The Boathouse also caters to guests of our beautiful 4-Star hotel and is the only restaurant in downtown Madison directly on Lake Mendota. Customers can visit us directly from the lake and tie up their boat on our pier!

What We Accomplish Together

The Edgewater offers the highest quality of customer service delivered to our guests both in and out of our restaurants.

Our Line Cooks are responsible for accurately and efficiently cooking meats, fish, vegetables, soups and other hot food products, as well as prepare and portion food products prior to cooking. The Line cooks will also perform other duties in the areas of food and final plate preparation and presentation, including plating and garnishing of cooked items and preparing appropriate garnishes for all hot menu item plates.

What We Have

• Flexible scheduling including days, nights and weekends.
• A team focus on support and success.
• Beautifully appointed facilities and top of the industry products and supplies to ensure our staff have everything they need to deliver exceptional experiences for our customers.
• Discounts to our 3 onsite restaurants.
• Discounts to our onsite Spa’s services and retail.
• Discounted onsite parking for team members, or a supplied Madison Metro bus pass.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

What You Have

• Minimum two years’ cooking experience, preferably in a high-volume kitchen.
• Ability to read and comprehend recipes and restaurant tickets.
• A flexible schedule and availability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• The ability to lift and/or move at least 50 pounds daily.
• Able to communicate clearly with managers, kitchen and dining room personnel.
• A cooperative attitude with the ability to work in a team environment.
• Able to work in a standing position for long periods of time.
• Basic knowledge of kitchen sanitation, safety and serving guests with allergies.

Working Conditions

This position operates in a full-service, professional kitchen environment. The Line Cook is required to use commercial grade kitchen equipment, such as cooking instruments and cooking devices. This position requires evening/weekend work.

Physical Abilities

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. This position is very active and is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms, occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.