Prep Cook

Description

This position requires the Prep Cook to be cooking ingredients by washing and chopping vegetables, cutting meat etc. Undertake basic cooking duties such as reducing sauces and parboiling food. Prepare simple dishes such as salads, entrees etc. Maintain a clean and orderly kitchen by washing dishes, sanitizing surfaces, taking out trash etc.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Measures ingredients and prepares them in accordance to Ojos Locos recipe guides.
• Washes and peels ingredients in order for them to be used in different meals.
• Cuts and portions different types of meat according to specifications.
• Keeps track of ingredient quantities and ensures there are always enough for the day/week.
• Stores ingredients in dedicated containers, making sure that they are best preserved.
• Informs superiors when the ingredients stock is getting low or when the kitchen tools do not work properly.
• Cleans and sanitizes the working surfaces, tools, utensils and working area.
• Carefully supervises the food temperature and the temperature from cooling rooms, to ensure that the ingredients kept are kept at the appropriate temperature.

Education and/or Experience

• High School Diploma preferred with the ability to work a flexible schedule (late shifts, weekends, or holidays).
• Must be at least 18 or older

Requirements and Skills

• Food handler certificate required
• Ability to effectively communicate in English and Spanish

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The shifts will vary also depending on the needs of the restaurant.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; for a minimum of 10-12 hours per day, walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.


Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required so classified. when cleaning, the noise level at Ojos Locos is usually loud.