Kitchen Line Cook — Haven Opening Team

Job overview

The Kitchen Line Cook role is onsite in Blowing Rock, NC, as part of Haven’s founding kitchen team. Compensation is not specified. Haven is a new chef-driven restaurant backed by the support and resources of Chetola Resort, with an Appalachian-inspired menu featuring seasonal regional ingredients. The cook prepares and executes dishes consistently, works with chefs and teammates to deliver guest experiences, and maintains a clean, professional workstation. As a founding team member, the cook may contribute to menu development, tastings, culinary education, and the development of kitchen systems and opening standards.

What you'll do

• Prepare and execute dishes with consistency, precision, and care
• collaborate with chefs and teammates
• maintain a clean, organized, professional workstation
• uphold food quality, safety, and presentation standards. Participate in menu development, tastings, and culinary education opportunities. Founding team members may help shape kitchen systems, station setups, opening standards, dishes, workflows, and service procedures.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

kitchen line cook

line cook

opening team

blowing rock nc

haven

chef-driven restaurant

appalachian cuisine

farm-to-table

small plates

tasting menu

scratch kitchen

compensation not specified

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Advancement opportunities
• access to local and regional ingredients
• culinary learning and development
• scheduling practices designed to support work-life balance when operationally possible.

Why this role

Founding-team opportunity at a new restaurant; potential input into kitchen systems and opening standards; advancement and culinary learning opportunities.

About the employer

Haven is hiring for this role. Industry: Full-Service Restaurants. Sector: 72.