PM Prep Cook

Flagship Facility Services, Inc.; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Flagship Facility Services, Inc. in San Francisco seeks a Prep Cook to prepare ingredients and support meal production in a fast-paced café environment. You will follow recipes, manage station tasks and help ensure quality across breakfast, lunch and catered events.

The role emphasizes knife skills, safety and sanitation, and high-volume cooking. A ServSafe card is required; culinary degree is preferred but not mandatory, with opportunities to grow within a busy, customer-focused operation.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; culinary degree preferred.
• Minimum 2+ years prep experience or equivalent.
• Active Handlers’ Card (ServSafe) required and compliance with local food handler rules.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare ingredients for production according to recipes and directions.
• Assist with food production including basic cooking tasks and salads.
• Cut and clean fruits, vegetables, and proteins using knives or cutting tools.
• Maintain clean, organized station and follow rotation and FIFO.
• Ensure quality and safety of all prepared items and communicate with team.

Skills

Kitchen skills

Interpersonal skills

Knife skills

Multitasking

Communication skills

Urgency

Customer service

Mobility in kitchen

High volume cooking

Equipment safety

Professional appearance

Kitchen organization

Education

High School diploma

Culinary degree

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Check out a day in the life of a Prep Cook The pay rate or range for this position is: $33.00 per hour33.00 per hour

Job Summary

As a Prep Cook for our company you will be responsible for preparing various food items through knife/tool cuts in large volume. All items will be prepared following all safety and local sanitation guidelines during production.

Job Description

Essential Functions

• Responsible for preparing ingredients for production according to recipes/directions.
• Assist with food production to include; undertake basic cooking duties such as reducing sauces, parboiling food, making salads, etc.
• Cut and clean a variety of fruits, vegetables, and proteins using a knife and/or cutting machines.
• Assist in the production of food for breakfast, lunch, dinner and catered events.
• Follows production sheets, portioning and merchandising details as instructed by management.
• Follows all recipes and guidelines while meeting production deadlines.
• Ensures consistent quality on all prepared items.
• Tastes all food prepared for station to ensure flavor, freshness, and quality.
• Maintains a clean and organized station.
• Maintains kitchen equipment.
• Follows proper rotation and storage of goods such as; proper labeling, stocking of ingredients and FIFO.
• Continuously seeks opportunities to improve the customer experience.
• Follows safety and sanitation procedures with all guidelines from OSHA, Department of Public Health and Risk Management.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Skills

• Moderate kitchen skills and etiquettes.
• Interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Utilization of knife cuts in a fast, efficient and safe manner.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects on a consistent basis.
• Strong communication, time and resource management and planning skills.
• Sense of urgency.
• Customer service.
• Ability to move throughout the café and kitchen in a safe manner.
• High volume production & large batch cooking.
• Ability to handle kitchen equipment and tools safely.
• Professional appearance.
• Knows where things are in the kitchen and how to use the equipment.

Education and Work Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Culinary Degree (preferred but not required).
• Minimum 2+ years prep experience or equivalent job experience.

Work Environment

The work environment for Prep cooks includes the following large kitchen environment elements and exposures. Fast paced kitchen. High sense of urgency. Moderate to high noise level. Exposure to soap and cleaning solutions. Slippery/uneven surfaces may be encountered. Frequently moving from cold freezer to normal kitchen environment. Occasional smoke, steam, and heat in a confined space. Hot/cold environments when moving thins in and out of the fridge and freezer.

Requirements

Must have and maintain an active Handlers’ Card (ServSafe) and adhere to local food handler requirement. Maintain an exceptional personal record of punctuality and attendance. Consistently perform all duties in a responsible and efficient manner.

Physical Demands

• Constant handling and fingering food, carts, cooking equipment, etc.
• Constant use of hands while prepping food.
• Constant grasping food, cooking and equipment.
• Occasionally rotating body/ pushing/pulling food racks and carts.
• Constant lifting and carrying items weighing up to 20 lbs.
• Frequent lifting and carrying items weighing between 20 lbs. - 40 lbs.
• Items weighing over 40 lbs. must be carried by two (2) people.
• Job requires frequent reaching across surfaces, above shoulders and outward.
• Frequent pushing and pulling of loaded and unloaded carts and cooking equipment.
• Good or correctable vision is required to safely perform all duties.
• Frequent standing, walking, bending and twisting are required to perform cooking and food prep duties.
• Squatting and kneeling may be required.
• Good balance required to safely perform all assigned tasks.
• Neck flexion and usage will be constant while performing assigned tasks.
• Environmental demands include: hot surfaces such as oven and stoves. Use of step ladders. Greasy and wet floors. Exposure to fumes from burnt oils and greases.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Work Authorization

Authorized to work in the U.S.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Flagship is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Americans with Disabilities Act Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job. If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us! We started with a simple idea—to deliver a higher standard of customer service. The way we deliver facilities services has evolved over the past 30 years – along with technology and our clients’ needs. Our core fundamental is unchanged: From the CEO to the front-line workers, every Flagship employee works together to build long-term relationships with our clients by doing whatever they need to do to get the job done.

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