Line Cook

Line Cook – Holiday Inn Lakefront, Detroit Lakes, MN

Starting Pay $18.00-$20.00 / hour

Working somewhere you’d rather not be?  Are you looking for your next opportunity?

We offer a fun place to work, an extraordinary team with decades of service and stability, and the ability to grow your career.

The Holiday Inn Lakefront – Detroit Lakes, MN is a franchised hotel, managed by First Call Hospitality.  As an established hotel management company, First Call Hospitality has developed, owned or managed over 50 properties that offers its employees great training, development opportunities, and a long-term home-base for those who like to work hard with and for a quality organization. 

We are known for the great care we take with our hotels as well as for the owners, the guests and associates alike.

• We know we work in an increasingly competitive industry and guests and associates have more options than ever before.  We also know that our success is directly tied to the performance and behaviors of our associates. You are more than an employee! Our unique culture gives you the opportunity to impact our continuously evolving company but most importantly we give you room to be yourself!


• We believe in “Bringing Our Best” every day and “Know that we work better when we work together” – which are two of our core values.


• Finally, we work hard – and CELEBRATE our success together!!

The Position:  We’re looking for a Line Cook for our restaurant at the hotel. This opportunity combines working for this hometown business with the benefit of working for a larger management company with all of its support and assistance to managing the hotel.  The pay range we’re offering is competitive and commensurate with experience.

The Perks:  In return for your hard work we offer a competitive benefits package which can be tailored to your needs.

• We Invest in Your Future Success! Training and development programs available.


• Enjoy the Holidays! We offer Eight (8) paid holidays throughout the year.


• Employee Social Events!  Who can’t use a great party!?


• Exceptional benefits including elective Medical, Dental, Vision and Supplemental Insurance.


• Time off accrual starting on your first day of work.

The Responsibilities:  Line Cooks are responsible for preparing food and performing the various tasks required on the kitchen line.  They maintain our hotel kitchen in a way that positions us to deliver an exceptional dining experience and product for our guests. 

• Efficiently prepare food items as ordered


• Exercise food safety and kitchen sanitation practices to deliver a quality product


• Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes


• Proper preparation of meat, fish, vegetables, and other foods


• Review daily assignments with your supervisor


• Plan for anticipated demand throughout your shift


• Abide by all state and local health codes


• Maintain cleanliness and working order of tools, equipment, and supplies


• Prepare and maintain the line and par levels as required by the current menu

The Requirements: Must have the ability to:

• Hold and maintain any required food handling permit or license


• Demonstrated ability to consistently deliver food products according to recipe


• Knowledge of the kitchen line and related set-up

Why Should You Apply?

• We offer those competitive salaries and benefits.


• We are small enough to be like family…and large enough to be the support you need in what can be a challenging position!


• We have multiple hotels that offer endless advancement and professional development opportunities.

Apply…come on…this could be YOUR next big opportunity?