Prep Cook

BJ's Restaurants, Inc.; Plainfield (IL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling options

Daily pay option

Team Member dining discounts

Career path programs

Competitive pay

Job summary

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. is opening a new location in Plainfield, IL, and hiring a Prep Cook. This role offers flexible scheduling and the chance to grow with our team as we deliver a memorable brewhouse experience.

You will set up cook stations, prepare items per recipes, and keep areas clean and well-organized. We provide competitive pay, daily pay option, dining discounts, and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Be able to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Have safe knife handling skills.
• Possess a food handler permit.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Responsibilities

• Set up cook stations and prep areas.
• Ensure prep items are available and restocked.
• Prepare food items according to recipes, portions, and presentation specs.
• Maintain clean, sanitary, and organized cook stations and storage areas.

Skills

Fast-paced environment

Team-oriented

Safe knife handling

Tools

Prep tools

Kitchen equipment

Job description

Overview

New Restaurant Opening November 2026

Accepting Applications

We value Gracious Hospitality in everything we do, it starts with you! Our team members are the not-so-secret ingredient in crafting memorable moments and delivering the exhilarating brewhouse experience our Guests know us for.

Prep Cook

We build jobs that advance into lifelong careers. Start crafting yours today.

You give your all to delight our Guests, we serve up the ingredients for you to live your best life.

• Flexible scheduling options
• Fun, energetic and inclusive workplace
• Career path programs to help you advance your career. We love promoting our team members!
• Competitive pay with daily pay option – Why wait for pay day when you don’t have to?
• Team Member dining discounts
• Benefits designed for your holistic wellness:
  • Medical, dental, vision, and wellness programs (eligibility based on hours worked).
  • Flexible spending accounts, 401(k), and financial wellness plans.
  • Life, disability, accident, home, auto, and pet insurance.
  • Perks Spot discount program – save on entertainment, movie tickets and hundreds of products!

Responsibilities

Connect with our Guests by expertly executing recipes and crafting crave worthy menu items. You:

• Set up cook stations.
• Ensure prep items are always available on the cook line and restock as needed.
• Prepare food items according to recipe, portion, and presentation specifications.
• Maintain clean, sanitary, and organized cook stations, kitchen coolers, and food storage areas.

Requirements

Bring your Guest focused enthusiasm to our team today.

• Do you thrive working in a fast-paced, collaborative, team-oriented environment?
• Are you able to work with prep tools and have safe knife handling skills?
• Do you have a food handler permit?
• Are you 18 years of age or over?

About BJ’s Restaurants

BJ’s has been crafting memorable brewhouse experiences since our humble beginnings in Southern California in 1978. We pride ourselves in providing our Guests with food and beverages that exhilarates the senses and nourishes the soul. We are proud of our brewhouse legacy and take our craft seriously. Guests come to BJ’s to experience our energetic brewhouse escape and make good times better. We can do that thanks to our dedicated team members, who take pride in providing every Guest with our signature gracious hospitality.

BJ’s settings and the nature of our business require our team members meet the physical requirements to perform the job effectively, with or without accommodations.

BJ’s Restaurants is an equal opportunity and E-Verify employer

USD $17.00 - USD $20.00 /Hr.