Prep Cook

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery is seeking a dedicated Prep Cook to join their team. This role involves preparing cooking items, maintaining kitchen cleanliness, and ensuring ingredients meet required standards. Ideal candidates should thrive in a fast-paced kitchen environment, contributing to exceptional guest experiences while growing within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Prior prep cook experience is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Prepares cooking items and maintains cleanliness of kitchen areas.
• Stocks and rotates products to ensure freshness.
• Assists dishwasher and prepares items according to recipes.

Skills

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Team-oriented

Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs

Ability to stand, walk, reach, and bend for extended periods

Job description

At Perkins American Food Co. our employees are part of the Perkins extended family and the families we serve. And you'll be responsible for making special days memorable and everyday meals something extraordinary. At Perkins where we've experienced years of success through ensuring 100% guest satisfaction on every visit. If you want to work and grow with a company who has a proven track record of success, has an unmatched commitment to their employees and employees the best in the industry, you are in the right place! We respect one another for our talent, creativity and individual differences. We bring our greatest individual strengths to achieve success as a team. If career growth is what you are looking for- we got that too!

SUMMARY OF POSITION
As a Prep Cook, you will have the opportunity to work in a fast-paced and dynamic kitchen environment, ensuring your team has the ingredients and products needed to deliver meals to our guests.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepares Cooking Items
• Uses, maintains and cleans all kitchen equipment, plus preparation and storage areas.
• Stocks and rotates products on line to ensure they are within shelf life standards.
• Ensures products are accurately portioned and ensures food products are prepared as specified by recipes.
• Utilizes FIFO (first in first out) standards when preparing items.
• Maintains cleanliness of the kitchen, prep areas, coolers and storage areas
• Preps items according to recipes and procedures
• Assists dishwasher with washing and restocking dishes, pots, pans and utensils

QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior prep cook experience is preferred, but not required
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand, walk, reach, and bend for extended periods

Disclaimer

This position description in not intended, and should not be construed to be, an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with job. It is intended, however, to be an accurate reflection of those principle job elements essential for making decisions related to job performance, employee development and compensation. As such, the incumbent may perform other duties and responsibilities as required. EOE.