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Line Cook

Kirei

107 E Delaware Place
Chicago, IL 60611

Restaurant
Managed By SB Yen Management Group

Paid Leave and Sick Time, 401k, & Commuter benefits.

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Compensation: $20.00 per hour, Part-Time
Breakfast

The Whitehall Hotel / Kirie Restaurant

Job Title:  Line Cook

Status:     Non-Exempt

Job Summary: 

Prepare, season, and cook breakfast food in restaurant.  Must be flexible to work breakfast and dinner shifts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

  • Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, or serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices.
  • Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
  • Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, using date dots label system and rotating stock
  • Turn or stir foods to ensure even cooking
  • Season and cook food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience
  • Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods
  • Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes or personal judgment, using various kitchen utensils and equipment
  • Portion, arrange, and garnish food, and serve food to waiters or patrons
  • Observe and test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, using methods such as tasting, smelling, or piercing them with utensils
  • Wash, peel, cut, and seed fruits and vegetables to prepare them for consumption.
  • Other job duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education/Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10s and 100ss.  Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance. Ability to measure recipe ingredients.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.  Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Other

Ability to work a flexible schedule, including early and late shifts, including weekends and holidays.

Posted April 29, 2026

About Kirei

Kirei (kee’ rai) means “beautiful” in Japanese – a sentiment that sets the tone for this neighborhood gem.

Located in the heart of Chicago’s Gold Coast, the menu features a carefully curated selection of modern shareable dishes that honor centuries-old Asian traditions for scratch cooking using fresh ingredients and handmade doughs accompanied by our own chef-created sauces, marinades, and broths.

From expertly prepared prime steaks and beautifully plated sushi rolls, sashimi and nigiri, to baos, hamachi, and pan-fried dumplings, Kirei offers a variety of carefully curated selections for elevated everyday dining.

Guests will enjoy a balance of tastes, textures, fragrances, and colors that enhance and accent each other.

The restaurant’s contemporary design is infused with subtle Asian influences to create an elegant-yet-casual respite for residents and out-of-town guests. Atrium seating on Delaware Place offers a dining experience like no other, and the intimate bar inspires both conversation and reflection.

About SB Yen Management Group

About SB Yen

SB Management Group is a successful team of professionals in the hospitality industry providing consistent and exceptional service to our guests. We pride ourselves with long-term employees with the opportunity of growth from within through training programs and an environment of true hoteliers. We strive to find the best of the best to join our extraordinary team.

Join the SB Yen Team

SB Yen Management strives to maintain an exceptional guest experience and a positive work environment for our valued employees.

Our Employees

  • Provide a positive work environment that inspires collaboration throughout the hotel.
  • Assist the individual to grow and achieve their goals.
  • Recognize the valued individual contributions toward the hotel’s success with opportunities for advancement.

Our Mission Statement

By committing our company to extraordinary customer service and creating a work environment filled with the principles of trust, honesty, integrity, and respect, we will not only provide memorable experiences to all our guests, but become the hospitality management company of choice in the Midwest.

Company Benefits

Vacation                                                       Health Insurance

Sick Days                                                     Dental Insurance

Holidays                                                       Vision insurance

401k Plan                                                     Educational Assistance

Employee Assistant Program                   Friends & Family Discount

SB Yen Management Group is an equal employment opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, disability, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status or any other group protected by law.

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