Early-Morning Culinary Prep Cook: Fast-Paced Production

taherjobs; Plymouth (MN); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Taher, Inc. is hiring a Production Cook to support its culinary production team. The role requires preparing ingredients and foods per recipes and safety standards, thriving in a fast-paced environment, and maintaining quality and sanitation.

Strong organizational skills and reliability are essential. Primary duties include portioning, assembling soups and prepared foods, following recipes precisely, and ensuring correct labeling, storage, and temperature controls.

Qualifications

• 2 years of prep cook/food production experience preferred.
• Ability to read and follow recipes and written instructions.
• Basic knowledge of safe food handling and cooking temperatures.
• Comfortable handling raw meat and poultry.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work quickly while maintaining accuracy and quality.
• Dependable and able to work effectively as part of a production team.
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for long periods.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food and ingredients for daily culinary production.
• Slice, cut, portion, and prepare meats, proteins, vegetables, and other ingredients.
• Safely handle and cut raw chicken and other raw proteins.
• Read and accurately follow recipes and production instructions.
• Prepare items such as soups, pasta salads, chicken salads, and other prepared foods.
• Measure and portion ingredients according to recipes and production requirements.
• Follow established cooking procedures and required cooking temperatures.
• Follow USDA food safety, handling, and cooking requirements.
• Maintain proper separation and handling of raw and ready-to-eat foods.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary workstation.
• Properly label, date, store, and rotate ingredients and prepared products.
• Work efficiently to meet daily production schedules and deadlines.
• Communicate ingredient shortages, quality concerns, or production issues to leadership.
• Follow all GMP, sanitation, personal hygiene, and food safety requirements.
• Assist with additional culinary production duties as needed.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Adaptability

Arithmetic

Physical stamina

Punctuality

Dependability

Professional appearance

Food safety knowledge

Job description

Taher, Inc. is hiring a Production Cook to support its culinary production team. The role requires preparing ingredients and foods per recipes and safety standards, thriving in a fast-paced environment, and maintaining quality and sanitation.

Strong organizational skills and reliability are essential. Primary duties include portioning, assembling soups and prepared foods, following recipes precisely, and ensuring correct labeling, storage, and temperature controls.