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The East End Cafe is looking for a dependable, experienced Line Cook to join our kitchen team.
If you’re tired of late-night restaurant shifts, this may be a great fit. We’re a busy daytime café serving fresh, elevated breakfast and lunch in a fast-paced but friendly environment.
Why work with us?
- pay is based on experience
- Daytime hours — no late nights
- Consistent scheduling
- Free shift meal/drinks
- Employee discount
- Small, locally owned business
- Positive, team-focused environment
- Opportunity to grow as we continue to expand
What you'll do
- Work the line during breakfast and lunch service
- Prepare sandwiches, salads, toasts and other café menu items
- Follow recipes and presentation standards
- Complete daily prep
- Maintain a clean and organized station
- Help keep service moving quickly during busy periods
- Work closely with the rest of the kitchen and front-of-house team
We're looking for someone who:
- Has kitchen, line cook or food-service experience
- Works quickly without sacrificing quality
- Is reliable and shows up ready to work
- Keeps a clean, organized station
- Can stay calm during a rush
- Takes direction well and is willing to learn
- Is a positive teammate
- Takes pride in the food they send out
You do not need years of fine-dining experience. We care more about finding someone who is dependable, hardworking, coachable and wants to be part of a great kitchen.
Location: The East End Cafe — Grosse Ile, MI
Pay: based on experience
Schedule: Daytime shifts, including weekends
Interested?
Apply today. We move quickly and are currently scheduling interviews.
Come work somewhere you can cook great food and still have your evenings.
Pay: $17.00 - $19.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
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Who's Hiring
- Olive Garden609
- Longhorn Steakhouse287
- The Cheesecake Factory171
- Applebee's96
- Outback Steakhouse96
Top Industries Hiring
- Retail
- Hospitality & Tourism
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in lead line cook jobs.
- Two or more years of high-volume line cook experience in a professional kitchen
- Demonstrated ability to lead and direct a team during active service
- Current ServSafe Food Handler or Food Manager certification
- Proficiency running multiple stations including grill, sauté, or garde manger
- Ability to maintain food quality and safety standards under pressure
- Experience with prep organization, mise en place setup, and inventory control
Tips for Your Lead Line Cook Job Search
Tailor your resume to station skills
List every station you can run confidently, grill, sauté, fry, and garde manger, because hiring chefs scan for coverage gaps first. Include volume metrics like covers per service and crew size you've directed to show real lead-level scope.
Get your food handler certification current
Many kitchens require a valid ServSafe Food Handler or Food Manager certificate before your first shift. Check the expiration date now and renew if it's within six months so it never stalls an offer.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists lead line cook openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings that name the cuisine
Openings that specify a cuisine style, wood-fire Italian, contemporary American, dim sum, tell you exactly whether your technique translates. Applying to cuisine-matched roles dramatically increases your callback rate compared to mass-applying to generic cook postings.
Prepare a practical skills demonstration answer
Many kitchen interviews include a working trial or a question like 'walk me through breaking down a service from first ticket to last.' Practice your answer out loud so you can describe mise en place setup, ticket flow management, and end-of-shift duties without hesitating.
Negotiate schedule before accepting
Lead line cook offers often specify shifts only vaguely. Before you accept, confirm whether the role covers breakfast, dinner, or brunch service, how many doubles are expected weekly, and whether split shifts are common, so the schedule matches what you can sustain.
Lead Line Cook Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most lead line cooks?
Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse, and The Cheesecake Factory are hiring the most lead line cooks right now, with openings concentrated in Florida, Texas, and Arizona, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. High-volume full-service restaurants and hotel food and beverage operations tend to post the most consistently throughout the year.
How many lead line cook jobs are remote?
About 0% of lead line cook openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on, kitchen-based nature of the role. The small share of remote-compatible work tends to involve recipe development consulting, culinary curriculum writing, or virtual cooking instruction rather than traditional line work.
How do you become a lead line cook?
Start by building a strong foundation at multiple stations in a professional kitchen. Progress from line cook to a position where you're regularly directing prep, training new cooks, and managing ticket flow during service. Earning a food manager certification strengthens your candidacy, and many lead line cooks move into the role after demonstrating consistent leadership during high-volume shifts without formal promotion first.
Can you get hired as a lead line cook with limited experience?
Some employers will consider candidates with strong line cook fundamentals but limited lead experience if you can show ownership of a station during service. Highlighting any time you trained a new cook, covered for a supervisor, or managed a section solo helps close that gap. Smaller independent restaurants are more likely to offer a lead title to a motivated candidate willing to grow into the full responsibilities.
What does the lead line cook interview process look like?
Most kitchens start with a brief phone or in-person conversation about your background and station coverage. A working trial, also called a stage, is common at mid-to-upscale restaurants, where you cook alongside the team for a full service. Some employers skip the trial and rely instead on detailed scenario questions about how you handle ticket rushes, staff callouts, or quality control during busy service.
Where can I find and apply to lead line cook jobs?
You can find and apply to lead line cook jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your station skills and location, then apply directly to each listing that fits. No intermediary steps are required between finding a role and submitting your application.
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