Prep Cook

King's Seafood Company Career Center; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 27,552 - 33,062; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free shift meals

Education reimbursement

Generous dining discount

Growth opportunities

Flexible hours

Job summary

King's Seafood Company Career Center is seeking a Prep Cook to work in our beautiful Meat on Ocean restaurant in Santa Monica. You'll be an essential part of our kitchen team, ensuring quality control, recipe adherence, and sanitation standards.

This position offers growth opportunities, free shift meals, and training on our kitchen standards. A competitive hourly rate between $20 and $24 is offered based on experience. Join our culinary family and work in a productive, motivated environment!

Qualifications

• Minimum of 18 years of age.
• 1 year experience as a support/prep cook.
• Food handlers card required.

Responsibilities

• Complete opening and closing duties as assigned.
• Prepare necessary food items for service.
• Monitor cleanliness and organization of station.

Skills

Communication in English

Food preparation techniques

Sanitation standards

Education

High school graduate

Tools

Food serving equipment

Job description

Competitive hourly rate $20 - $24 depending on experience.

Located on the corner of Ocean and Broadway in Santa Monica, Meat on Ocean is not your traditional world‑class steakhouse. We're exactly what we sound like though, a meat‑centric restaurant with breathtaking views of the Pacific.

We keep it reel! Free shift meals, premium benefits, an amazing culinary family, growth opportunities, and more! Are you hooked yet?

What do we bring to the table?

• Growth Opportunities
• Great training and commitment to promotions from within!
• Teamwork / Flexible Hours
• Education Reimbursement
• Generous Dining Discount
• Professionalism
• Productive Environment
• Strong company culture
• Delicious food in a beautiful restaurant!

The Prep Cook is one of the most important positions we have in the kitchen to ensure recipe adherence, quality control, and overall sanitation. As a prep cook, you will be the partner of the cooks and work closely with the opening managers to set up each shift for success. You will be cross‑trained in all recipes and work in a fast‑paced environment.

Once hired, you will be trained and tested in your area of expertise to ensure your capability and knowledge of the recipes, procedures, and quality components. You will be trained on our kitchen standards and you will contribute and excel in a team service environment. You will be responsible for following all company standards and guidelines, and will perform opening, ongoing, and closing side‑work duties.

Essential Qualifications

• Minimum of 18 years of age.
• 1 year experience in a support/prep cook role.
• High school graduate.
• Food handlers Card
• Ability to satisfactorily communicate verbal and written English with guests, management and co‑workers.
• Ability to maintain complete knowledge of all cooking techniques which are required to prepare restaurant menu items.
• Ability to maintain complete knowledge of all preparation method/time, all ingredients and quality standards, appearance, texture, and temperature.
• Ability to maintain complete knowledge of correct maintenance and use of food serving and preparation equipment.
• Ability to comprehend prep sheets

Essential Job Functions

• Complete opening and closing duties as assigned.
• Prepare necessary food items for meal period and next service.
• Monitor and maintain cleanliness, sanitation and organization of assigned station and service areas.
• Prep food for scheduled meal period.
• Follow supervisor’s instruction.
• Alert Chef or Sous Chef as to any deficiencies of food items.
• Notify management of any pertinent information related to shift activities.

Equal Opportunity Employer