PrepCook

Salsa Fresca Mexican Grill; Newington (CT); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Salsa Fresca Mexican Grill is seeking an experienced Prep Cook to join our kitchen team. You will prepare and cook a variety of dishes for our guests, ensuring quality and consistency across all prep items.

You are passionate about great food and capable of managing multiple prep projects, maintaining an organized walk-in, and communicating needs to your managers and teammates. ServeSafe or Food Handler’s certification is preferred or you must be willing to attain it.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a prep cook preferred.
• Attention for detail
• Teachable.
• ServeSafe or Food Handler’s certification (or must be willing to attain)
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to lift 30+ lbs
• Ability to work standing for 8+ hours

Responsibilities

• Inspect and clean food preparation areas to ensure safe and sanitary practices.
• Ensure freshness through rotation and labeling in the walk-in.
• Taste prep to ensure correct cooking and seasoning.
• Respond to guest feedback with urgency and professionalism.
• Communicate with the incoming shift about priorities for prep items.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teachable

ServeSafe

Food Handler

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Prep Cook to join our team! You will be preparing and cooking a variety of dishes for restaurant guests to enjoy.

You are passionate about creating exceptional dining experiences through good, quality food. With previous experience as a prep cook, you are able to manage multiple priorities and contribute to a friendly and productive team atmosphere. Ideally, you have your ServeSafe or Food Handler’s certification.

You also have an attention for detail, possess solid knife technique, and can manage multiple prep-projects at one time. You excel at keeping an organized and clean walk-in and are committed to ensuring that your co-workers do the same. You take seriously the responsibility of tracking waste and communicate with your managers when something in the waste log is of concern.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces or serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices
• Ensure freshness of food and ingredients through effective rotation and labeling of product in the walk in.
• Taste, taste, taste. Ensure all prep is cooked and seasoned correctly.
• Respond to guest feedback with appropriate urgency and professionalism.
• Communicate with the incoming shift as to what prep items need to be completed/prioritized.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a prep cook preferred.
• Attention for detail
• Teachable.
• ServeSafe or Food Handler’s certification (or must be willing to attain)
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to lift 30+ lbs
• Ability to work standing for 8+ hours