Prep Cook

Warehouse BBQ LLC; Wake Forest (NC); Hybrid; USD 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Growth opportunities

In-kitchen coaching

Job summary

Warehouse BBQ LLC is seeking a prep cook for our Scratch BBQ Kitchen in Wake Forest. You will trim briskets, cut ribs, prep wings, pull pork and chicken, and help with turkey BBQ while maintaining a clean, safe station. The role supports catering prep and teamwork during rushes.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years in a kitchen (prep/line/butcher), strong knife skills, and reliable attendance. Food safety certification is a plus and training is provided by seasoned owners.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of kitchen experience (prep, line, or butcher).
• Comfortable handling raw meat safely and efficiently.
• Solid knife skills and consistency. Every brisket gets trimmed the same way.

Responsibilities

• Trim briskets and cut and peel ribs for the smoker.
• Clean and prep chicken wings.
• Pull pork and chicken, and chop turkey for our turkey BBQ.
• Keep your station clean, labeled, and up to food safety standards.
• Help with catering prep for larger orders.
• Pitch in where the team needs you, including dishes and packing orders during rushes. We all do.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Knife skills

Reliability

Food safety (ServSafe)

Job description

Prep Cook: Scratch BBQ Kitchen (Hands-On Meat Prep)

At Warehouse BBQ, our meat comes in raw and leaves our kitchen smoked low & slow. Our prep team trims every brisket, peels every rack of ribs, and pulls every pork shoulder by hand. We even make our own sweet tea and lemonade. We’re looking for a prep cook who already knows their way around a kitchen and wants to work somewhere the food actually matters.

We’re a family-owned BBQ company that started in New York, moved to North Carolina in 2021, and has grown from a food truck to our Youngsville storefront to a new dine-in location in Wake Forest. We’re growing, and we want cooks who want to grow with us.

What you’ll do

• Trim briskets and cut and peel ribs for the smoker
• Clean and prep chicken wings
• Pull pork and chicken, and chop turkey for our turkey BBQ
• Keep your station clean, labeled, and up to food safety standards
• Help with catering prep for larger orders
• Pitch in where the team needs you, including dishes and packing orders during rushes. We all do.

What we’re looking for

• 1–3 years of kitchen experience (prep, line, or butcher)
• Comfortable handling raw meat safely and efficiently
• Solid knife skills and consistency. Every brisket gets trimmed the same way.
• Reliable. You show up, and your prep is done right.
• Food Handler or ServSafe certification is a plus

What you get

• $13–$15/hour, based on experience
• Weekday/Weekend schedule, morning and night shifts available
• Employee discount (few exclusions apply)
• Owners who work in the kitchen and will teach you how we do BBQ
• Room to move up as we open and staff our Wake Forest location

If you’re a cook who takes pride in doing things the right way, we want to meet you.