Prep-Cook

Legacy Restaurant Group - Jacksonville; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Prep Cook to join their dynamic kitchen team. This role involves preparing and cooking a variety of dishes, ensuring quality and freshness while maintaining a clean and organized workspace. Ideal candidates will possess strong attention to detail, effective communication skills, and a commitment to creating exceptional dining experiences. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are eager to contribute to a friendly team atmosphere, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a prep cook preferred.
• Must be teachable and detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and clean food preparation areas to ensure safe food-handling.
• Ensure freshness through effective rotation and labeling of products.
• Taste dishes to ensure correct seasoning.

Skills

Attention to detail

Effective communication skills

Knife technique

Ability to lift 30+ lbs

Ability to work standing for 8+ hours

Education

ServeSafe or Food Handler’s certification

Job description

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We are looking for an experienced Prep Cook to join our team! You will be preparing and cooking a variety of dishes for restaurant guests to enjoy.

You are passionate about creating exceptional dining experiences through good, quality food. With previous experience as a prep cook, you are able to manage multiple priorities and contribute to a friendly and productive team atmosphere. Ideally, you have your ServeSafe or Food Handler’s certification.

You also have an attention for detail, possess solid knife technique, and can manage multiple prep-projects at one time. You excel at keeping an organized and clean walk-in and are committed to ensuring that your co-workers do the same. You take seriously the responsibility of tracking waste and communicate with your managers when something in the waste log is of concern.

Responsibilities:

• Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces or serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices
• Ensure freshness of food and ingredients through effective rotation and labeling of product in the walk in.
• Taste, taste, taste. Ensure all prep is cooked and seasoned correctly.
• Respond to guest feedback with appropriate urgency and professionalism.
• Communicate with the incoming shift as to what prep items need to be completed/prioritized.
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Previous experience as a prep cook preferred.
• Attention for detail
• Teachable.
• ServeSafe or Food Handler’s certification (or must be willing to attain)
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to lift 30+ lbs
• Ability to work standing for 8+ hours
  
  
  

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Restaurants

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