Prep Cook

Over Easy Restaurants; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No late nights

Competitive hourly rates

Employee discounts

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Disability coverage

Birthday meal

Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day

Development opportunities

Spark Brighter Days

Job summary

Over Easy Restaurants in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Prep Cook to join our team and help deliver warm, fresh meals while maintaining high standards in food safety and sanitation. You will work on various prep tasks, manage stations, and follow recipes to ensure consistent quality during fast-paced service.

We value reliability, a strong work ethic, and teamwork. This role offers friendly shifts, growth opportunities, and the chance to contribute to a positive guest experience at our local eatery.

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation or restaurant environment preferred.
• Must maintain a valid Food Handlers’ certification.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow recipes.
• Able to perform repetitive tasks efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to stand for long periods and lift up to 50 pounds.
• Knowledge of sanitation and food safety standards.
• Positive, team-oriented attitude.
• Must be at least 16 years old and authorized to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Assumes 100% responsibility for the quality, food safety/sanitation, and timeliness of dishes served.
• Responsible for being well-acquainted with all menu items, recipes, plating guidelines, and sanitation/basic safety information.
• Prepares a variety of food items using knives, electric mixers, immersion blenders, food processors, scales, and portion bags.
• Shows up when scheduled and prepares, stocks, and maintains sufficient levels of food products at line stations to ensure smooth service.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary work station including tables, shelves, broilers, sauté, burners, ovens, flat top griddles, and refrigeration equipment both during and after service.
• Handles, stores, and rotates all products properly in accordance with health department standards.
• Closes the kitchen properly and follows the opening and closing checklist for kitchen stations completing deep clean projects.

Skills

Food preparation

Restaurant environment awareness

Team communication

Attention to detail

Stamina for long shifts

Education

Food Handlers’ certification

Job description

Over Easy – Who are we?

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Prep Cook

Tempe, AZ

Description

Over Easy – Who are we?

Bright!

Like the sun itself, we seek to be warm and inviting. We’re friendly and approachable. We’re pretty chill and laid back because why sweat the small stuff.

Energizing!

Upbeat and chipper, but never saccharine. We want everyone’s day to be the best it can be from the very start.

Real!

Timeless, classic and humble. We don’t flex, nor do we feel the need to. We keep it real and honest because being a good person never goes out of style.

The Perks!

At Over Easy, we love how you shine! Working at Over Easy is more than just earning a fair wage for a hard day’s work, we also want to help you take care of you and your family. Family and Loyalty are Core Values to our company. We build our Employee Perks with Family and Loyalty at the forefront. Here are a few of The Perks.

• No late nights—you’ll be home by dinner time every night!


• Competitive hourly rates.


• Employee Discounts and Friends & Family Discounts.


• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Plans for full-time employees (30+hours/week) and their dependents after hanging with us for a year.


• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability coverage provided for you by the company.


• A birthday meal on us! You deserve it!


• Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day to spend time with family and friends.


• The opportunity for development and advancement opportunities.


• Spark Brighter Days!

The Position Specifics

• Assumes 100% responsibility for the quality, food safety/sanitation, and timeliness of dishes served.


• Responsible for being well-acquainted with all menu items, recipes, plating guidelines, and sanitation/basic safety information.


• Prepares a variety of food items using knives, electric mixers, immersion blenders, food processors, scales, and portion bags.


• Shows up when scheduled and prepares, stocks, and maintains sufficient levels of food products at line stations to ensure smooth service.


• Maintains a clean and sanitary work station including tables, shelves, broilers, sauté, burners, ovens, flat top griddles, and refrigeration equipment both during and after service.


• Handles, stores, and rotates all products properly in accordance with health department standards.


• Closes the kitchen properly and follows the opening and closing checklist for kitchen stations completing deep clean projects.

Is This Role For You?

• Fun, energetic, eager and a committed team member.


• Able to communicate clearly with teammates and the management team.

Legal & Compliance

Over Easy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment is at-will and in accordance with applicable federal and state laws, including ADA requirements. This position is classified as non-exempt and is eligible for overtime in accordance with federal and state law.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation or restaurant environment preferred.


• Must maintain a valid Food Handlers’ certification.


• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow recipes.


• Able to perform repetitive tasks efficiently in a fast-paced environment.


• Able to stand for long periods and lift up to 50 pounds.


• Knowledge of sanitation and food safety standards.


• Positive, team-oriented attitude.


• Must be at least 16 years old and authorized to work in the U.S.