Now Hiring: Experienced Line Cook

Hudson’s Restaurant & Catering | Hudson, Ohio

Home of Nightmare Before Blitzen’s, Blitzen’s & O’Blitzen’s Pop-Up Bars

Full-Time & Part-Time Opportunities

Competitive Pay | Flexible Scheduling | Growth Opportunities

Love Cooking? Come Work Somewhere You Can Grow.

Hudson’s Restaurant & Catering is looking for experienced Line Cooks who genuinely enjoy cooking and take pride in what they put on the plate.

We’re a chef-owned, family-operated restaurant where our kitchen team gets to do more than simply execute the same menu every day.

Between our restaurant, weekly specials, catering, private events, seasonal menus, and immersive pop-up bars, our cooks have opportunities to work with different ingredients, techniques, menus, and styles of service throughout the year.

If you’re looking for a kitchen where your experience is valued, your ideas are welcome, and there’s always something new to learn, we’d like to meet you.

Why Cooks Join Hudson’s—and Stay

Work With Chefs Who Still Love to Cook

Hudson’s is owned and operated by brothers JJ and Kevin Altomare, graduates of The Culinary Institute of America, who have spent more than 20 years building their restaurant and catering business in Northeast Ohio.

This is a hands-on operation.

Our owners and management team work alongside our staff, and we believe some of the best learning in this industry happens when experienced cooks and chefs work together.

If you want to learn, we want to teach.

Be a Cook—not Just Someone Working a Station

We want our cooks to understand why they're doing something, not simply how to follow a recipe.

Depending on your experience and interests, you'll have opportunities to continue developing skills in:

• Sauté, grill, fry, and other stations
• Meat and seafood cookery
• Stocks, sauces, and soups
• Knife skills and fabrication
• Prep and production
• Plating and presentation
• Speed, organization, and mise en place
• Catering and banquet production
• High-volume execution
• Menu development
• Kitchen leadership

The more you want to learn, the more we want to teach you.

Your Ideas Are Welcome

Some of the best ideas in a kitchen come from the people cooking the food every day.

We encourage our cooks to think creatively, contribute ideas, and get involved with specials and seasonal menus.

If there's a dish you've been wanting to create or a technique you'd like to develop, we want to hear about it.

Never the Same Restaurant All Year

One of the things that makes Hudson’s different is the variety.

Our culinary operation includes:

• Lunch and dinner service
• Saturday brunch
• Weekly and seasonal specials
• Catering
• Private parties and events
• Holiday menus
• Special events
• Nightmare Before Blitzen’s
• Blitzen’s
• O’Blitzen’s

Our seasonal concepts completely transform the restaurant with new menus, specialty drinks, décor, and high-volume service.

There’s always something new happening in our kitchen.

What You’ll Do

• Prepare and execute menu items with consistency and attention to detail
• Set up and run your station efficiently during service
• Maintain proper mise en place and station pars
• Follow recipes, portion standards, and plating specifications
• Maintain strong ticket times while protecting food quality
• Work multiple stations as your skills develop
• Communicate effectively with chefs and fellow cooks
• Assist with prep and production
• Receive, rotate, and properly store ingredients
• Maintain a clean, organized, and food-safe station
• Help teammates when another station gets hit
• Take ownership of the food leaving your station
• Contribute ideas for specials and seasonal menus
• Help create a positive, professional kitchen culture

The Cook We’re Looking For

We're looking for someone who takes pride in the craft.

You don't need to know everything—we certainly don't expect you to.

But you should want to keep learning.

Our strongest candidates:

• Have previous restaurant line experience
• Have solid knife skills and cooking fundamentals
• Understand mise en place and station organization
• Can maintain quality while working with urgency
• Stay composed during a busy service
• Care about consistency and presentation
• Communicate with their teammates
• Show up prepared and ready to work
• Keep a clean and organized station
• Help the team without always being asked
• Take pride in the food they serve
• Want to continue becoming a better cook

Culinary school is welcome but absolutely not required.

Skill matters. But so do attitude, reliability, curiosity, work ethic, and pride in what you do.

What You Get at Hudson’s

• Competitive pay based on experience
• Full-time and part-time opportunities
• Flexible scheduling
• Employee food discounts
• Paid training
• Employee referral program
• Hands-on culinary development
• Opportunities to learn multiple stations
• Opportunities to create and contribute to specials
• Experience with catering and private events
• Experience with high-volume seasonal concepts
• Leadership and advancement opportunities
• A team that appreciates people who work hard and want to improve

Looking for Your Next Step?

Maybe you want to become the strongest line cook in the kitchen.

Maybe you want to learn every station.

Maybe you're working toward becoming a Lead Cook, Kitchen Manager, Sous Chef, or Chef.

Whatever your goal, we want to give hardworking people an opportunity to develop their skills and take on more responsibility.

Hudson’s has been part of the Northeast Ohio restaurant community for more than 20 years, and we're continuing to grow, create new experiences, and develop our team.

Come Cook With Us.

If you're an experienced cook who loves food, enjoys being part of a strong kitchen team, wants to keep learning, and takes pride in a successful service, we'd love to talk with you.

Bring your experience. Bring your ideas. Bring your passion for food.

Come join the Hudson’s culinary team. Apply today.

Work schedule

• Weekend availability

Benefits

• Flexible schedule
• Referral program
• Employee discount
• Paid training

Pay: $15.00 - 18.00 per hour