Prep Cook

BJ's Restaurants, Inc.; Rancho Santa Margarita (CA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

DailyPay

Team dining discounts

Career path programs

Competitive pay

Job summary

BJ's Restaurants is hiring a Prep Cook in Southern California. We value gracious hospitality and offer a welcoming, flexible, and energetic workplace where you can build a lasting career. You’ll work on prep, support our kitchen, and contribute to the guest experience with high-quality menu items.

Ideal candidates bring enthusiasm for teamwork, safe knife handling, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced setting. Competitive pay and benefits are available to eligible team members.

Qualifications

• Fast-paced, collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Safe knife handling skills.
• Food handler permit.
• 18 years of age or older.

Responsibilities

• Set up cook stations.
• Ensure prep items are 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.

Job description

Overview

Open interviews conducted daily - Walk‑ins are Welcome

Hiring Immediately

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 DailyPay 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

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USD $19.00 - USD $22.00 /Hr.