Prep Cook

Union Joints Prep Cook

Union Joints' Central Prep Kitchen is hiring hard-working, creative folks to round out our stellar crew! Experience a plus, but we will train! Join the crew responsible for crafting the Most Macked Mac, the most delicious pastries and more!

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

Position Summary

A Prep Cook is responsible for assisting the kitchen staff in delivering consistent food product to the customers according to restaurant guidelines. As a member of the Prep Team, you will be responsible for working with others in a small area to prepare menu items ordered by customers. This role includes food preparation and setup of the stations on the Cooks' Line; maintaining the highest quality of cleanliness, safety, and sanitary work environment; quick and efficient preparation of menu items; ability and willingness to work as a team and an eye for detail and quality.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Washing, trimming, cutting, and preparing foods for cooking
• Assisting line cooks per their instructions in a consistent manner
• Maintaining sanitation, health, and safety standards in work areas including FIFO, dating and labeling procedures
• Measuring ingredients as required for specific food items being prepared, adhering to approved recipes
• Operating cooking equipment such as grills, deep-fat fryers, and/or griddles, and safely cleaning equipment after use
• Verifying that prepared food meets quality and quantity requirements
• Using information about daily menus to coordinate cooking times and equipment usage
• Unloading and storing deliveries in appropriate areas in a neat and orderly manner
• Communicating inventory needs to kitchen manager on duty
• Performing opening and closing duties as assigned to maintain a clean, well-stocked work area

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• 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

Physical Demands and Work Environment

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. The employee frequently is required to stand; sit; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and 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 by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Tasting and smelling abilities are required occasionally to distinguish with a degree of accuracy, differences or similarities in intensity or quality of flavors and/or odors. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, airborne particles, and hot liquids. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.