Production -Prep Cook

Harri; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pay and benefits

Job summary

Hawksmoor Restaurants in Boston is seeking experienced Kitchen Porters to join our opening team. You will help maintain high food quality, support the culinary crew, and ensure efficient prep and service in a fast-paced kitchen.

As part of a values-driven, inclusive workplace, you’ll follow recipes, keep stations clean, manage stock, and uphold food safety standards while contributing to a collaborative dining experience for guests.

Qualifications

• Experience in high-volume kitchen prep and line support.
• Demonstrated ability to follow Hawksmoor recipes and standards.
• Strong attention to cleanliness, safety and organization.

Responsibilities

• Prepare ingredients and assist in preps to Hawksmoor standards daily.
• Assist line cooks and porters to ensure smooth kitchen operations.
• Maintain a clean, safe prep area and proper storage of ingredients.
• Support inventory deliveries and stock rotation.
• Contribute to a collaborative team environment and guest experience.

Skills

Knife skills

Food prep

Food safety

Quality control

Job description

Boston is one of the most beautiful and important cities inthe country – rich in history, energy, and culinary excellence. We've had oureye on it for a while. So, after twenty years of building Hawksmoor in the UK,Ireland, Chicago, and New York, we've finally set our sights on opening here infall, 2026.

In Fort Point, we've found a home that reminds us of whereHawksmoor began two decades ago – the character, community and creativity.

At 15 Necco Street (Platinum LEED-certified – anatural fit for our commitment to sustainability and our B-Corp values), we'llhave space for 200+ guests, private dining and event spaces, a bar programrecognized by the James Beard Foundation and Tales of the Cocktail, sweepingviews across Fort Point Channel, and an outdoor terrace made for long lunchesand celebratory dinners.

Work somewhere awesome:

Careers with Hawksmoor Restaurants are among the best-generous pay and benefits, award winning restaurants, unrivalled careeropportunities and some of the happiest people in the business (as voted by thepeople who work here). Recognized as one of the top 100 companies to work forin the UK for fourteen years in a row and we endeavor to do the same in the US.

We'relooking for experienced Kitchen Porters to join our team and help us open ourthird US restaurant

As a HawksmoorProduction Cook, youplay a key role in the smooth and successful operation ofthe restaurant. Youare responsible forconsistentlymaintainingHawksmoor’sfood quality and standards whilecompleting prepefficiently andworking closelywith the widerculinaryteamto deliverexceptional dishes and service. Hawksmoor is proud to be an inclusive workplace thatwelcomes everyone and lives by its values.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

GuestExperience

• Competentlycomplete prepefficiently, accurately,and toHawksmoorstandards daily.
• Demonstrate competentknife skills, including fish and meat preparation.
• MaintainHawksmoor standardsin all prepsand consistently follow recipes– taste everything and ensureaccurateness and excellence.
• Show a basic knowledge offood products and quality, including correct storage and shelf life.
• Maintain a clean, safe,well organized, and efficient prep environment at all times.
• Support Line Cooks orPorters whenrequiredto ensuresmooth kitchen operations.
• Maintain a deep understanding ofHawksmoorbeef, suppliers, and sourcing.

TeamEngagement & Culture

• EmbodyHawksmoorvalues with apositive, proactive, andprofessionalattitude.
• Seek out, welcome, and acton feedback from peers and managers.
• Supportotherteammembersduringprep,service, and breakdownand contribute to a collaborative team environment.
• Show genuine care forboththe team and theoverallguestexperience.
• Debrief and hand over prepnotes and updates to the next shift via work chat and verbal communication.

Health & Safety

• Adhere toall allergyawareness, cleanliness, and food safety procedures.
• Completeall requiredtraining andconsistentlyuphold hygienestandards.
• Followopening and closing checklists accurately andconsistentlytomaintaina safe and compliant kitchen and prep area environment.
• Take responsibility forthe clean, efficient running of your station.
• Ensureall prepand tools arestored correctly, labeled, and cleaned.

Operational Standards

• Manage timeeffectivelytosupport team priorities anddailyoperational needs.
• Maintaingood productrotation andunderstand par levels for service requirements.
• Recognizehowerrorsaffect both guest experience andthe wider business.
• Receive and correctlystore deliveries.
• Understandsandfollowstock rotationand storage procedures.
• Execute prep tasksefficiently whilemaintainingaccuracy andquality.
• Actively work to reducewaste and improve efficiencyin the kitchen.
• Comply withlateness andabsence policies.

Purpose & DEIB

• Use inclusive, respectfullanguage and treat everyone with empathyand fairness.
• Beknowledgeable about Hawksmoor’scharity partners and sustainability goals.
• Actively follow wastereduction and recycling initiatives.
• Understandingredientsourcing and the significance of Hawksmoor being aB Corporation.

Physical and Mental Demands

• Mobility:Must be able to move continuously around the dining room,kitchen, and bar areas during the shift.
• Lifting & Carrying:Occasionally lifts and carries trays, plates, and items weighingup to ~ 25 to 30 lbs.
• Communication:Ability toclearly andeffectively communicate with guests, kitchen staff, and management.
• Cognitive:Ability to process guest requests, manage multiple tablessimultaneously, and prioritize tasks efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Work Environment:While performing the duties of this position, the employee isregularly exposed to moderate to loud noise levels consistent with ahigh-volume restaurant. The pace is fast and requires multi-tasking underpressure.

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