Daytime Prep Cook: Breakfast & Brunch Kitchen

HomeGrown Kitchen; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 19,286 - 24,796; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Vision & Dental

Job summary

HomeGrown Kitchen is a daytime bakery/restaurant role focusing on prep work, maintaining quality, and supporting all kitchen stations. You’ll learn recipes and ensure consistent dish prep according to our standards.

The Prep Cook is central to every dish, with a culture built on kindness and teamwork. This role emphasizes a scratch kitchen and opportunities to grow in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• A positive attitude and desire to learn and grow.
• Able to place plates, utensils, pans and cases on high and low shelves.
• Reading, writing and verbal communication skills required.
• Ability to follow recipes exactly as written.
• Ability to work fast, safe, efficient, and accurately for periods of up to 10 hours per day.
• Attention to detail.
• Capable of using knives, slicing equipment and other food preparation equipment.
• Mobility required during the entire shift.
• Ability to transport cases up to 50 pounds as many as 20 times per day.
• Able to respond in emergency situations to avoid imminent dangers to self and others.

Responsibilities

• Complete all assigned prep work (70%*).
• Set up workstation (5%*).
• Practice sanitary and safe food handling at all times (10%*).
• Prepare menu items according to HomeGrown's Recipes, Plate Presentations and specifications (5%*).
• Clean and sanitize the work area before, during and after shift (5%*).
• Complete assigned daily and weekly cleaning projects (5%*).

Skills

Positive attitude

Reading & writing

Verbal communication

Follow recipes

Fast, safe work

Lifting up to 50 lb

Multi-tasking

Job description

HomeGrown Kitchen is a daytime bakery/restaurant role focusing on prep work, maintaining quality, and supporting all kitchen stations. You’ll learn recipes and ensure consistent dish prep according to our standards.

The Prep Cook is central to every dish, with a culture built on kindness and teamwork. This role emphasizes a scratch kitchen and opportunities to grow in a supportive environment.