Prep Cook

Recess Hotel and Club; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) with fast vesting

Paid time off

Complimentary daily team member meal

Two-night hotel stay

Job summary

Recess Hotel and Club is opening a new Savannah kitchen and seeks a reliable Prep Cook to join the team. You’ll help establish standards and rhythms for a brand-new kitchen while supporting daily prep across operations.

The role is onsite at Recess Hotel in Savannah, GA, with a $1,000 sign-on bonus. Flexibility to work mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays is required as needed.

Qualifications

• Basic knife skills and familiarity with common kitchen equipment preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to follow recipes, prep lists, and production standards consistently.
• Reliable team player with a positive attitude and strong work ethic.
• Effective communication and time-management skills.
• Interest in food, hospitality, and growing within a professional culinary environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare ingredients and menu components according to recipes, prep lists, and Chef direction.
• Wash, cut, portion, measure, and organize ingredients for daily service.
• Support food production across the kitchen, including sauces, vegetables, proteins, garnishes, and other prepared items.
• Label, date, rotate, and properly store food products in accordance with food safety standards.
• Maintain clean, organized, and fully stocked prep and work areas.
• Communicate prep needs, product levels, and shortages to Chefs and fellow cooks.
• Assist Line Cooks and other culinary team members as needed to support smooth service.
• Follow all sanitation, food handling, cleanliness, and kitchen safety standards.

Skills

Knife skills

Organization

Teamwork

Following recipes

Communication

Job description

About the role

The Culinary team at Recess Hotel & Club is looking for a reliable and detail-oriented Prep Cook to join our opening team. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working behind the scenes to keep the kitchen prepared, organized, and ready for great service.

As part of the opening culinary team, you’ll help establish the standards, rhythm, and culture of a brand-new kitchen while supporting daily food preparation across our culinary operations.

This is an onsite position located at Recess Hotel & Club in Savannah, Georgia.

If hired into this role, you will receive a $1,000 one-time sign-on bonus. Minimum tenure requirements apply.

What you’ll do

• Prepare ingredients and menu components according to recipes, prep lists, and Chef direction
• Wash, cut, portion, measure, and organize ingredients for daily service
• Support food production across the kitchen, including sauces, vegetables, proteins, garnishes, and other prepared items
• Label, date, rotate, and properly store food products in accordance with food safety standards
• Maintain clean, organized, and fully stocked prep and work areas
• Communicate prep needs, product levels, and shortages to Chefs and fellow cooks
• Assist Line Cooks and other culinary team members as needed to support smooth service
• Follow all sanitation, food handling, cleanliness, and kitchen safety standards

Qualifications

• Previous prep cook, kitchen, restaurant, hotel, catering, or food production experience preferred
• Basic knife skills and familiarity with common kitchen equipment preferred
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to follow recipes, prep lists, and production standards consistently
• Reliable team player with a positive attitude and strong work ethic
• Effective communication and time-management skills
• Interest in food, hospitality, and growing within a professional culinary environment
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed
• Ability to perform frequent standing, bending, lifting, and other physical movement required in a professional kitchen

Why Recess?

Build something from the beginning.

• Join the opening team behind one of Savannah’s most anticipated lifestyle hotels and help shape the guest experience from day one.

Take care of yourself.

• Medical, dental, vision, and wellness benefits for eligible full-time team members
• Company-matched 401(k) with fast vesting
• Up to 20 days of paid time off, paid holidays, and a paid birthday
• Complimentary daily team member meal

Experience the brand.

• Complimentary two-night stay at HotelRecess & Club Savannah
• Team member discounts on dining, Saltgrass Spa treatments, retail, and The Cooking School at Saint Bibiana
• Complimentary fitness classes

Travel farther.

• Employee rates at select Leading Hotels of the World properties
• Discounts at Highgate hotels worldwide

Grow with Left Lane.

• Referral incentives and guest recognition programs
• Career development opportunities across a growing hospitality portfolio
• The opportunity to help shape one of hospitality’s most exciting lifestyle brands