Prep Cook - Part Time

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants in Los Angeles is seeking a Prep Cook to prepare and set up meals efficiently while maintaining food quality and safety standards. The role requires strong culinary skills, including knife skills, and involves following prep lists and maintaining a clean kitchen environment. Ideally, candidates should have at least a year of relevant experience and a Food Handler Certification. Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays is needed.

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in a related or supportive role is preferred.
• Prior culinary skills and prep cook experience are essential.
• Ability to work with minimal direction or supervision.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food items using a quality predetermined method.
• Follow the prep list created by the Chef.
• Maintain a clean and orderly kitchen.

Skills

Strong knife skills

Time management

Organizational ability

Knowledge of kitchen health and safety rules

Education

Food Handler Certification

Job description

What You’ll Do

As a Prep Cook, you’ll prep and set up for meals in a timely and efficient manner. You’ll provide guests with excellent food quality and consistency, in an attractive environment, and with professional service. You’re hardworking and you love maintaining and building sound working relationships with your teammates.

• Prepare food items using a quality predetermined method in a quick and consistent manner.
• Follow the prep list created by the Chef.
• Practice sanitation and safety daily to ensure total customer happiness and to uphold food safety standards.
• Label and stock all ingredients and seasonings used with proper storage techniques.
• Maintain a clean and orderly kitchen by washing dishes, sanitizing surfaces, taking out trash, etc.
• Know and comply consistently with standard portion size, cooking methods, quality standards, kitchen rules, policies and procedures.
• We all wear multiple hats here at Kimpton. You may need to take on responsibilities outside of this job description at times, as we all do.

What You Bring

• Food Handler Certification (if applicable)
• 1 year of experience in a related or supportive role is preferred.
• Prior culinary skills, prep cook experience, and strong knife skills.
• Time management and organizational ability required for high quality food production.
• Ability to work with minimal direction or supervision to complete assigned tasks.
• Knowledge of kitchen health and safety rules and able to multitask.
• Flexible schedule, able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays when needed.

We are committed to creating a culture that reflects the diversity of our hotel and restaurant guests. We also welcome and embrace people of all races, ethnicities, ages, religions, physical abilities, sexual orientation, gender identities and genders. For our complete EEO policy click here.