Prep Cook

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Competitive pay and benefits including medical and supplemental insurance, on-demand pay, referral bonus, 401(k) and PTO.

A Prep Cook is responsible for assisting the kitchen staff in delivering consistent food product to customers according to restaurant guidelines. As a member of the Prep Team, you will work in a small area to prepare menu items ordered by customers. This includes food preparation and set-up of cooking stations, maintaining cleanliness, safety, and sanitary environment, quick efficient preparation, and teamwork.

• Wash, trim, cut, and prepare foods for cooking.
• Assist line cooks per their instructions consistently.
• Maintain sanitation, health, and safety standards in work areas including FIFO, dating and labeling procedures.
• Measure ingredients as required for specific food items, adhering to approved recipes.
• Operate cooking equipment such as grills, deep‑fat fryers, and/or griddles, and safely clean equipment after use.
• Verify that prepared food meets quality and quantity requirements.
• Use information about daily menus to coordinate cooking times and equipment usage.
• Unload and store deliveries in appropriate areas orderly.
• Communicate inventory needs to kitchen manager on duty.
• Perform opening and closing duties as assigned to maintain a clean, well‑stocked work area.

• 1‑2 years food preparation experience preferred.
• 1 year restaurant experience preferred.
• Ability to handle stress under pressure and in fast‑paced situations.
• Work well with others and collaborate as a member of a team.
• Basic math and calculation skills.
• Positive attitude.
• Current certifications as required by state and local laws.
• Understanding of food safety and sanitation rules.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, stand, sit, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Tasting and smelling abilities are required occasionally. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, airborne particles, and hot liquids. The noise level is usually moderate.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Management and Manufacturing

• Restaurants

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