Line Cook / Food Prep

Job overview

The Line Cook / Food Prep role is onsite at Home Run Inn’s full-service restaurant in Darien, IL. Starting pay is $17.05 per hour. The position requires evening and weekend availability, with shifts from 4 p.m. to close and some weekdays. Home Run Inn is a family business known for Chicago tavern-style pizza and its frozen pizza business. The cook prepares ingredients and menu items to order while maintaining food quality, consistency, and safe kitchen practices. The role also supports stock rotation, inventory, kitchen cleanliness, and efficient service, with cross-training as a pizza maker planned later.

What you'll do

• Read order tickets
• portion and package food
• monitor food quality and spoilage
• refill and rotate stock
• assist with inventory counts and ordering
• prepare menu items using standard recipes
• operate kitchen equipment
• maintain clean food-preparation areas
• follow FIFO rotation, portioning, and safe food-handling procedures
• meet preparation-time goals.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

line cook

food prep

full-time

darien il

home run inn

restaurant kitchen

evening shifts

weekend availability

pizza maker cross-training

food safety

$17.05/hour

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The posting states that the role will cross-train as a pizza maker later and requires a food-handler certification within 30 days of hire.

About the employer

Home Run Inn, Inc is hiring for this role. Industry: Limited-Service Restaurants. Sector: 72.