AM Prep Cook

DeMarco's Italian; California; On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

DeMarco's Italian is seeking a dedicated prep cook to set up workstations and prepare ingredients. The role involves basic cooking duties, monitoring sauce levels, and ensuring compliance with food safety standards. Ideal candidates are quick, diligent, and can thrive in a fast-paced kitchen environment.

Benefits

Flexible schedule

Free food & snacks

Free uniforms

Paid time off

Qualifications

• Understanding of food and sanitation guidelines.
• Ability to work quickly and diligently.

Responsibilities

• Setting up and sanitizing workstations.
• Measuring ingredients and preparing cooking ingredients.
• Maintaining a clean, orderly kitchen.

Skills

Food and sanitation guidelines

Quick and diligent

Ability to follow instructions

Fast-paced environment

Job description

Benefits:

Flexible schedule

Free food & snacks

Free uniforms

Paid time off

Job Description

We are looking for a hard-working prep cook to be responsible for setting up workstations in the kitchen and preparing ingredients for the cooking process. The prep cook is required to perform basic cooking duties, monitor sauce levels, and take on culinary tasks as they arise.

To be a successful prep cook, you should understand and be willing to comply with food and sanitation guidelines and regulations, be quick and diligent, and be willing to improve on the job. A top-notch prep cook should be able to follow instructions and work in a fast-paced environment.

Prep Cook Responsibilities:

· Setting up and sanitizing workstations.

· Completing all tasks, in order, on the prep list from the kitchen manager

· Measuring ingredients and seasonings, and preparing cooking ingredients such as tomato sauce to be used in the cooking process.

· Assist in basic plating as needed and directed

· Ensuring all food items are properly labeled, dated and store to health code standards

· Supervising food and cooling room temperatures.

· Accepting or rejecting ingredients from suppliers.

· Maintaining a clean, orderly, and sanitized kitchen.

· Keeping track of ingredient inventory and collaborating with other kitchen and management staff to order resupply

· Experience with making fresh cheese such as mozzarella and ricotta is a plus.