Prep Cook Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced and hardworking Prep Cook to help prepare delicious entrees for our guests. You will help check kitchen stock for fresh ingredients and supplies, prepare components before each meal service, and ensure the work area is clean and ready. During service, you will plate and garnish dishes that are ready to be served to our patrons. We rotate menu items based on seasonal ingredients, which will allow you to cook a variety of exciting meals throughout the year.

Line Cook Duties and Responsibilities

• Check inventory for ingredients and supplies, noting when more need to be ordered.
• Prepping ingredients before each meal service.
• Preparing dishes following exact recipe instructions.
• Plating and garnishing dishes before they are served.
• Cleaning work areas once meal service is completed.
• Responsible for multiple culinary work stations, ensuring the efficiency of the line and kitchen operation on a scheduled shift in accordance with specifications and standards
• Prepares, seasons, finishes, and garnishes all food in kitchen preparation in accordance with established recipes.
• Maintains all refrigeration and dry storage areas to ensure proper handling and rotation of products.
• Ensures that stations are clean and that all food items are properly covered and stored at the end of shift.
• Follows all recipes, specs, and control procedures.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary area at all times in full accordance with health regulations.
• Assists with guest requests.
• Manage a station or multiple stations.
• The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Prep Cook Requirements and Qualifications

• 1+ years cooking in a professional kitchen preferred.
• Excelling in a variety of cooking styles and techniques preferred.
• Knowledge of food safety rules and regulations.
• Flexible schedule.
• Strong organizational skills required. ServSafe® certification or ability to become certified required.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to perform basic math skills: addition, subtraction, division and multiplication.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, and to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or bend. Employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 lb. and occasionally required to lift up to 50 lb. The employee regularly works around mechanical moving parts. The employee's work environment may, at times, be very warm or very cold. The work environment includes moderate exposure to slippery work surfaces and greasy areas.