Creative Prep Cook — Fast-Paced Kitchen, Flexible Hours

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants in Miami is seeking a Prep Cook to support meal production with timely, high-quality plating and professional service. You'll work closely with chefs and teammates to maintain a clean, efficient kitchen.

The role emphasizes following recipes, sanitation standards, and flexible scheduling to cover evenings, weekends, and holidays when needed. Prior prep cook or culinary skills are preferred, with a focus on teamwork and food safety.

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in a related or supportive role is preferred.
• Prior culinary skills and strong knife skills are expected.
• Ability to work with minimal direction and multitask.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food items using a quality predetermined method in a quick and consistent manner.
• Follow the prep list created by Chef.
• Practice sanitation and safety daily to ensure total customer happiness and to uphold food safety standards.
• Label and stock all ingredients and seasonings used with proper storage techniques.
• Maintain a clean and orderly kitchen by washing dishes, sanitizing surfaces, taking out trash, etc.
• Know and comply consistently with standard portion size, cooking methods, quality standards, kitchen rules, policies and procedures.
• We all wear multiple hats here at Kimpton. You may need to take on responsibilities outside of this job description at times, as we all do.

Skills

Knife skills

Teamwork

Time management

Flexible schedule

Education

Food Handler Certification

Job description

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants in Miami is seeking a Prep Cook to support meal production with timely, high-quality plating and professional service. You'll work closely with chefs and teammates to maintain a clean, efficient kitchen.

The role emphasizes following recipes, sanitation standards, and flexible scheduling to cover evenings, weekends, and holidays when needed. Prior prep cook or culinary skills are preferred, with a focus on teamwork and food safety.