Prep Cook – Fontana

El Baja; Fontana (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

El Baja in Fontana, CA is seeking a hard-working Prep Cook to assist in setting up stations and preparing ingredients for cooking. You will follow recipes, monitor stock, and keep the kitchen sanitized.

As a prep cook, you must work quickly and accurately in a busy environment, lift up to 25 lbs, and be flexible with shifts including weekends and holidays. Prior experience is welcome but not required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Prep cook experience is preferred but not required.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Physical endurance for long shifts.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Setting up and sanitizing workstations.
• Following prep lists created by chefs.
• Measuring ingredients and seasonings and preparing cooking ingredients such as soup stock to be used in the cooking process.
• Ensuring all food items are properly stored and easily accessible.
• Assisting chefs in preparing food and attending to any culinary tasks that arise.
• Supervising food and cooling room temperatures.
• Accepting or rejecting ingredients from suppliers.
• Maintaining a clean, orderly, and sanitized kitchen.
• Following recipes correctly.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Endurance

Flexibility

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Prep Cook Job Description

We are looking for a hard-working prep cook to be responsible for setting up workstations in the kitchen and preparing ingredients for the cooking process. The prep cook is required to perform basic cooking duties, monitor stock levels, and properly follow recipes.

To be a successful prep cook, you should understand and be willing to comply with food and sanitation guidelines and regulations, be quick and diligent, and able to lift heavy equipment.

Prep Cook Responsibilities:

• Setting up and sanitizing workstations.
• Following prep lists created by chefs.
• Measuring ingredients and seasonings and preparing cooking ingredients such as soup stock to be used in the cooking process.
• Ensuring all food items are properly stored and easily accessible.
• Assisting chefs in preparing food and attending to any culinary tasks that arise.
• Supervising food and cooling room temperatures.
• Accepting or rejecting ingredients from suppliers.
• Maintaining a clean, orderly, and sanitized kitchen.
• Following recipes correctly.

Prep Cook Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience as a prep cook, great, but not needed.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Physical endurance to work long shifts in a busy environment.
• Flexibility to work shifts, weekends, nights, and holidays.
• Ability to work in a stressful, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to lift up to 25lbs.