AM Prep Cook

Makeready; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free TeleDoc visits

Dental/vision/hearing benefits

Medical equipment assistance

Ancillary benefits

Job summary

Hank's Seafood Restaurant in Charleston is seeking a dedicated Prep Cook to support a fast-paced kitchen and culinary team. You will prepare ingredients, set up stations, and help maintain a clean, safe work environment in a historic waterfront setting.

The role emphasizes teamwork, attention to detail, and consistent food quality, with opportunities to grow within a renowned seafood restaurant.

Qualifications

• At least 1+ years of related professional cooking experience.
• Experience with commercial restaurant cooking equipment.
• Ability to follow sanitation and cleanliness procedures.
• Culinary degree or related restaurant experience is preferred.
• Great communication skills with both front and back of the house.
• Handle a fast-paced cooking environment with ease.

Responsibilities

• Setting up, cleaning, and organizing a workstation.
• Preparing a variety of ingredients and recipes with efficiency and timeliness.
• Maintaining good kitchen safety and sanitation.

Skills

Professional cooking experience

Commercial kitchen equipment

Sanitation procedures

Culinary degree or related experience

Communication with FOH/BOH

Fast-paced environment

Education

Culinary degree or related experience

Job description

Voted Best Seafood Restaurant year after year, Hank's Seafood Restaurant provides great food and a charming ambiance that can only equal an extraordinary experience! Hank's Seafood Restaurant is located in a turn-of-the-century warehouse overlooking the Charleston City Market. Hank's Seafood has been beautifully renovated to an ambiance that reflects Charleston's port history and family roots.

Preparation is the foundation of cooking, and a Prep Cook lays the groundwork for all of the beautiful dishes created in the kitchen. Making everything from sauces to sides, this individual is efficient but does not cut corners, knowing that a consistent product is essential to the integrity and flavor of the final product. This person enjoys being a vital part of a team dynamic and is adept at following directions and communicating with the chef team.

Requested Tasks

• Setting up, cleaning, and organizing a workstation
• Preparing a variety of ingredients and recipes with efficiency and timeliness
• Maintaining good kitchen safety and sanitation

Requested Capabilities

• At least 1+ years of related professional cooking experience
• Experience with commercial restaurant cooking equipment
• Ability to follow sanitation and cleanliness procedures
• Culinary degree or related restaurant experience is preferred
• Great communication skills with both front and back of the house
• Handle a fast-paced cooking environment with ease

As part of the Makeready collection, we proudly offer a variety of thoughtful benefits and perks to our eligible part‑time team members, including free TeleDoc visits, dental/hearing/vision benefits, and assistance with medical equipment including diabetic supplies and a wide range of ancillary benefits.

• free TeleDoc visits
• dental/hearing/vision benefits
• assistance with medical equipment including diabetic supplies
• wide range of ancillary benefits

The health, happiness and well-being of our team is our top priority.

We take pride in our Guiding Principles to help define how we successfully work together. We follow them not out of duty but live by them instinctively.

Makeready LLC and its affiliated entities are proud to encourage and support an environment where everyone can be a successful team member as their true independent self.

We are an equal opportunity workplace and employer that does not discriminate based on race, color, disability, gender/sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status.

We are committed to building a team and a workplace where we are all able to be successful based solely on our individual qualifications, experience, abilities and job performance.