Prep Cook

emergemarket.com; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant dining discounts

401k

Generous PTO

EAP access

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Old Town Pour House - Naperville is hiring a Prep Cook to join a fast-paced kitchen. You will prepare sauces, stocks, and items from scratch, maintaining quality and consistency for guests.

The role emphasizes teamwork, adherence to safety standards, and the ability to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends. Bottleneck Management values hospitality, strong people skills, and a positive energy in a lively dining environment.

Qualifications

• No prior education required.
• Previous prep experience preferred.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced work environment.
• Ability to work a variable schedule, including nights and weekends.
• Good judgment and adaptive attitude.
• Must have all required food/alcohol certifications as designated by location.

Responsibilities

• Follow recipes and procedures to prepare sauces and food items according to prep lists and par guidelines.
• Follow all prescribed portioning controls and par levels.
• Understand and follow food allergy procedures and special orders.
• Prepare and produce readying foods, garnishes, and condiments for the line or service.
• Ensure the work area stays clean and safe; operate equipment safely.
• Assist other cooks during high volume when needed.

Skills

Prep cook

Teamwork

Schedule flexibility

Food safety certs

Job description

Old Town Pour House - Naperville
Naperville, IL 60563, USA

Description

Position: Prep Cook

Our Prep Cooks are a key part of our team, and critical to providing genuine hospitality. Prep Cooks help prepare and maintain assigned par levels of food items. They produce all proteins, sauces, dressing, and stocks from scratch; they are the heart of the kitchen. Prep Cook upholds the origination of all recipes and provides the guests with the best possible culinary experience.

Who is Bottleneck Management?

Bottleneck Management operates vibrant, high-energy, approachable restaurants in the most dynamic neighborhoods and locations. From the start, we’ve been about genuine people and genuine hospitality. We’ve grown into a crowd-pleasing hospitality juggernaut while continuing to hold our core values close to our hearts.

Core Values

Understand the wants and needs of others

Support others through words and actions

Empower each team member to excel

Enjoy each other, our guests, and our time at work

We believe it’s our people that make us strong, so we’re committed to finding driven, hospitable, upbeat, and intelligent teammates. Whether it’s in our home office or our restaurants, we put hospitality first, like excellent hosts at a party.

We offer a fun and supportive working environment, comprehensive benefits, 401k, a generous PTO plan, EAP access, and restaurant dining discounts.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

Essential Functions:

• Follow recipes and procedures to prepare assigned sauces and food items according to prep lists and par guidelines
• Follow all prescribed portioning controls and par levels
• Understand and follow the food allergy procedure and special orders/restrictions
• Responsible for the preparation and production of readying foods, garnishes, and condiments to be used on the line or for service
• Comply with all health code requirements.
• Use knives correctly to include use of a cut glove to chip, cut, dice, etc. Clean shelves, organize and remove trash
• Ensure the work area stays clean throughout the workday
• Operate equipment safely determined by position and OSHA regulations
• Contribute to a positive guest experience by doing everything to exceed their expectations Store, receive, stock and rotate food throughout the workday per company standards as needed
• Work closely and communicate with BOH and FOH team members, in a high-paced environment while doing a variety of time restraint tasks
• Assist other cooks during high volume when needed
• Other functions as assigned by management

Qualifications and Skills:

• No prior education required
• Previous prep experience preferred
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced work environment
• Ability to work a variable schedule, including nights and weekends
• Good judgment skills and adaptive attitude
• Must have all required food / alcohol certifications as designated by location

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A

Department: HOH Operations

Reports to: Executive Chef

Work Environment/Physical Demand:

• 75% Work at approximately 36” table/stove and reach in approximately 36”
• 75% Reach (6” to overhead) bend, stoop, and wipe
• 60% Perform job at continuous high pace, under pressure, also maintain quality and speed standards
• 50% Lift and carry sacks, boxes, and product up to 50 pounds from floor to above waist level, approximately 20 feet and sometimes involving stairs
• Must be able to walk and stand for full shift
• Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds
• Must have good hearing for accurate communication with guests
• Must be able to use hands and fingers to handle and feel objects, tools controls and type
• Must be able to work in areas of loud noises

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

Bottleneck Management provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

An equal opportunity employer.

We adhere to E-Verify procedures where applicable in accordance with federal regulations.

Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.