Chicken Guy! - Prep Cook Chicken Guy- NYC

Techdirt, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A popular restaurant in NYC is seeking a Prep Cook to join their team. The role involves food preparation, ensuring quality and safety standards, and maintaining a clean work environment. Ideal candidates will have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced kitchen setting.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a busy kitchen preferred.
• Ability to read and understand recipes.

Responsibilities

• Execute recipes and procedures for food preparation.
• Ensure sanitary work area and proper food storage.
• Communicate effectively with team and guests.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Ability to Follow Procedures

Job description

Chicken Guy! - Prep Cook Chicken Guy- NYC

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Chicken Guy! - Prep Cook Chicken Guy- NYC

Food preparation and cook positions are responsible for executing recipes and procedures in a consistent manner to ensure excellent food quality and a great guest experience. These positions also are responsible for ensuring a sanitary work area at all times, setting up stations and properly storing and labeling product, ensuring all necessary items are stocked and fresh, ensuring any allergies or special requests are handled correctly; and interacting in a positive and fast paced manner. Some or all positions may be cross-trained to ensure maximum flexibility in staffing, team member development, and restaurant efficiencies.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Inside Expo

• Accurately read and verbally communicate tickets to the rest of the team; clearly communicate any allergens, special requests, as well as other special circumstances and ensure they are correctly accommodated; make boxes, fold papers, and keep trays and the work area organized.

Salad Station or Make Station

• Execute all salad or sandwich recipes according to specs; ensure all product is at the correct temperature, prepared with optimal quality, and according to any allergies or other special requests; and prepare and cut product as necessary

Fry Stations

• Drop, drain, and season chicken or fries; execute recipes and build orders; check fryers for temperature, oil levels, and oil quality; properly and safely filter, clean and replace oil in fryers; and ensure high quality of all items being prepared
• May prep and prepare pickles, mac and cheese, and other items

Grill Station

• Butter and grill buns to spec; season and grill chicken to spec; and ensure high quality of all items being prepared

Sauce Prep

• Prep all sauces according to spec; cup or bag and label all sauces; and ensure proper storage
• May prepare milkshakes following recipes

Chicken Breader

• Prepare all brine, batter, and breading according to spec; properly cut and trim fat from chicken; properly brine, pound and bread all chicken following recipes and food safety procedures
• Other related responsibilities.

All positions follow through on other responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS AND EXPERIENCE

Previous experience in a busy kitchen preferred, but not necessary

Ability to follow written and verbal procedures

Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability and willingness to smile and interact in a genuinely energetic and warm manner towards guests and co-workers

Ability to read and understand recipes

Able to work in a high energy fast-paced environment