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🔥 Line Cook / Kitchen Shift Leader | Golden West Cafe – Baltimore, MD
compensation:
Line Cook starts at $18, Kitchen lead is negotiable
employment type:
full-time
experience level:
mid level
job title:
Kitchen Lead
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We’re looking for someone ready to take on more responsibility. Someone who wants to lead by example, hold standards high, and help drive the kitchen forward.
Golden West Cafe has been part of Baltimore for 29 years. We’ve built our reputation through hard work, delivering creative food to folks everyday. Now we’re looking for the next generation of kitchen leadership.
If you’re the kind of cook who naturally takes ownership, keeps calm in the rush, and helps make everyone around you better—we want to meet you.
What the role looks like:
* Running your station with confidence, consistency, and with a sense of urgency
* Leading through action
* Helping train, guide, and support newer cooks
* Communicating clearly and keeping the line connected during service
* Maintaining high standards in prep, cleanliness, organization, and execution
* Catching details before they become problems
* Taking pride in building a stronger kitchen
* Light inventory
What we respect:
* Accountability
* Team-first mentality
* Strong communication under pressure
* Cooks who love to learn and teach
* Attention to detail and pride in the craft
* The ability to stay composed when the rail gets deep
The opportunity:
* Competitive pay + kitchen tip share
* Real room for advancement and leadership growth
* A kitchen that values mentorship, collaboration, and development
* The chance to help shape systems, standards, and culture
* Nights and weekend availability required (Friday–Sunday)
If you’re ready to move beyond just working the line—and want to be the lead your team can rely on—this is the opportunity.
Bring a résumé or email it to management today. We’re excited to add new leaders to the team!
- Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.