Buffet Prep Cook: Fresh Prep, Precise & Fast

The Barn Cellar, LLC; Gettysburg (Adams County); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The Barn Cellar, LLC is seeking a Prep Cook to support buffet service by preparing hot and cold items, salads, dressings, fruits, vegetables, proteins, and more. The role emphasizes following recipes, maintaining freshness, and upholding food safety and sanitation standards.

You will collaborate with kitchen leadership to ensure timely production, quality, and readiness for service while maintaining clean prep areas and adhering to all safety guidelines.

Qualifications

• Previous kitchen preparation or cooking experience preferred but not required.
• Ability to follow recipes, prep lists, production sheets, and verbal instructions.
• Basic knife skills and food preparation techniques; basic cooking skills preferred.
• Ability to maintain cleanliness, organization, and attention to detail in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Understanding of proper food handling, labeling, storage, and rotation practices; basic food safety knowledge preferred.
• Ability to manage assigned tasks efficiently and complete prep work within established timelines.
• Ability to communicate product shortages, quality concerns, and production needs to kitchen leadership.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively to a team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare a variety of hot and cold food items according to recipes, daily prep lists, production sheets, and kitchen leadership instructions.
• Prepare salad bar ingredients, dressings, toppings, fruits, vegetables, cold sides, proteins, starches, sauces, soups, and other buffet items as assigned.
• Perform basic food preparation and cooking tasks, including washing, cutting, measuring, mixing, cooking, portioning, and panning products.
• Support hot and cold buffet production, including batch cooking, preparation of backup pans, restocking, and service refills as directed.
• Follow established recipes, portion standards, presentation guidelines, and production requirements to ensure consistency and reduce waste.
• Properly label, date, rotate, cool, reheat, and store food products in accordance with established procedures and food safety requirements.
• Monitor product freshness, quality, and availability; communicate shortages, spoiled products, and other concerns to kitchen leadership.
• Maintain clean, organized, and sanitary workstations, prep areas, coolers, and equipment throughout the shift.
• Follow all food safety, sanitation, allergen awareness, temperature control, hot-holding, cooling, and reheating standards.
• Assist with buffet setup, breakdown, cleaning, and other kitchen duties as needed.
• Maintain appropriate product rotation and handling practices to minimize waste and prevent spoilage.
• Work cooperatively with kitchen leadership and culinary team members to complete production requirements and ensure the kitchen is prepared for service.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by kitchen leadership.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Follow recipes

Knife skills

Cleanliness

Food safety knowledge

Communication

Job description

The Barn Cellar, LLC is seeking a Prep Cook to support buffet service by preparing hot and cold items, salads, dressings, fruits, vegetables, proteins, and more. The role emphasizes following recipes, maintaining freshness, and upholding food safety and sanitation standards.

You will collaborate with kitchen leadership to ensure timely production, quality, and readiness for service while maintaining clean prep areas and adhering to all safety guidelines.