Prep Cook

Workstream; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading restaurant in Seattle seeks a Prep Cook who will be responsible for preparing high-quality dishes. This role requires a passion for cooking, strong teamwork skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Employees enjoy flexible scheduling and a supportive work culture focused on continuous learning and development.

Benefits

Flexible scheduling

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

Paid sick leave

Discounted food

Referral bonuses

Team-centric environment

Ongoing feedback and mentorship

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Must have or be able to obtain valid local and/or state Food Handler permits.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare ingredients to create dishes as per guidelines.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the kitchen.
• Follow food service and handling safety precautions.

Skills

Teamwork

Passion for cooking

Agility

Job description

Weekend availability is required.

Wage Scale

$20.76/hour + tips

This position will earn a base hourly rate equivalent to the City of Seattle's minimum wage- $20.76/hour- and will be eligible to participate in our company tip pool. Our tip pool distributions fluctuate, and we cannot guarantee a certain distribution. However, employees generally earn between $2.00 and $6.00 in tips per hour.

As a Prep Cook at LOCAL Public Eatery, you will prepare all ingredients needed to create the unexpected and awe-inspiring dishes on display. Impact the overall execution by following specs and guidelines to make sure product quality and portions are hit. Support your team and help create a fun workplace where guests are left to wonder how you do it.

Duties

• Exude professionalism, friendliness and fun towards guests and fellow partners.
• Prep all ingredients and food products to fulfill prep lists, par levels, rotation and recipe standards.
• Learn about inventory management, derive food cost, and culinary terms.
• Utilize various prep and cooking methods to ensure the quick, precise creation of our menu items in accordance with LOCAL Public Eatery recipes. Wash, chop, cut, grill, roast, sauté, fry, etc. Coordinate with other stations.
• Develop knife skills for efficiency and safety.
• Maintain prep and cooking areas in a clean, sanitary, and safe manner.
• Clean, organize, and maintain refrigerators, cooler drawers, ovens, prep and dry storage areas, etc. For food safe storage and preparation.
• Complete assigned side work and closing duties to set your team up for success. Stock, clean, and organize line stations.
• Comply with all required food handling and workplace safety procedures.
• Follow all instructions and guidelines for safe usage of kitchen equipment and cleaning compounds. Report equipment problems and maintenance issues to leadership immediately.
• Follow all food service and handling safety precautions and procedures.

What’s required

• 1+ years of experience in a fast-paced and high-volume kitchen
• The ability to connect with others; you know that teamwork means success.
• A passion for cooking, you enjoy the innovation of our menus.
• You continuously seek opportunities to grow and learn.
• Must have or be able to obtain valid local and/or state Food Handler permits.
• Be able to walk and stand for prolonged periods of time; frequent bending, reaching, and stretching; repetitive manual tasks; and lift and carry up to 50 lbs.

This is you

• Agility - You respond quickly to your changing environment.
• Curiosity - You question the way things are done with a drive to make them better.
• Humility - You are ok with not always having the answer. You are fearless and put your teams needs first.
• Integrity - You're honest, real and consistent. You believe in yourself and take pride in who you are and what you say.
• Sense of fun - You like to have fun and enjoy what you do, you always show kindness and care.
• Resiliency - In the face of challenges, you don't give up. You are resilient and only get stronger from the ups and downs.

The Perks

• Flexible scheduling.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, medical reimbursement plan, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for benefit-eligible partners.
• Paid sick leave.
• Gotta eat. Enjoy our food at a discounted rate.
• Get paid to refer your friends, great people know great people.
• We’re here to have a good time and don’t take ourselves too seriously.
• Be a part of a community of awesome people.
• Have a seat at the table and the opportunity to contribute to a growing brand.
• Development that is always on tap means you’ll learn something new every day.
• Always innovating. Our menu is ever evolving by the season.

Join our team!

Whether you are joining us for a season, a reason, or a lifetime, at LOCAL Public Eatery, you’ll only be a stranger once. Apply today!

About Us

LOCAL Public Eatery is more than a place to work, it's a community where people bond over shared values and are inspired and encouraged to be themselves. We are all about creating unexpectedly memorable experiences for our teams and guests in an environment that is dynamic, team-centric and results-driven. Our people show kindness and care and take pride in who they are and what they do. Through a relentless focus on people, we provide ongoing feedback and mentorship, which encourages continuous learning, growth, and development. Our teams welcome feedback because they know it is the key to becoming a stronger partner and leader.

LOCAL Public Eatery is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to offering reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants.

This job posting highlights essential responsibilities and requirements of the job and is for illustrative purposes only. There may be additional duties, responsibilities, and qualifications for this job.

LOCAL Public Eatery (LPE) has an internal recruitment department and will not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. Unsolicited resumes sent to LPE, its employees, and databases, will be considered the property of LPE. External recruitment agencies must establish a fully executed service agreement with LPE's Human Resources department to submit resumes. LPE will not pay fees to employment agencies who do not have an agreement in place. For contract inquiries please submit your request to [e-mail].

At the heart of everything we do is warmth, passion, and care. We only settle in neighborhoods we fall in love with and are admittedly choosy when it comes to clean casual spaces, quality ingredients, and genuine hospitality. Our vision tends to be bold and brazen, but our ethos keeps us rooted in what is most important to us – creating unexpectedly memorable experiences for our people and for our neighbors. Laidback, fun vibes are our jam while we strive to never skip a beat with service.
LOCAL Public Eatery is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.