Prep Cook – Livermore

Summary

Our kitchen is responsible for preparing food that pairs perfectly with our Award-Winning beer. The Prep Cook will cook and prepare a variety of food products including meats, seafood, poultry, vegetables, sauces, stocks, bread, and other food products. Use a variety of equipment and utensils according to the Daily Prep List.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Complete opening and closing checklists.
• Refer to Daily Prep List at the start of each shift for assigned duties.
• Prepares a variety of meats, seafood, poultry, vegetables, and other food items for cooking in broilers, ovens, grills, fryers, and a variety of other kitchen equipment.
• Understands and complies consistently with our standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards, and kitchen rules, policies, and procedures.
• Portions food products prior to cooking according to standard portion sizes and recipe specifications.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary workstation area including tables, shelves, walls, grills, broilers, fryers, pasta cookers, sauté burners, convection oven, flat top range, and refrigeration equipment.
• Uses our Standard Dust Bowl Recipe Card for preparing all products. Do not rely on the memory of yourself or other employees.
• Required to attend all scheduled employee meetings and brings suggestions for improvement.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Kitchen Manager/Sous Chef(s)

Supervisory Responsibility

This position does not require any supervisory responsibilities.

Travel

There is no travel required for this position.

Competencies

• Communication Proficiency
  • Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively.
• Organizational Skills
  • Possess strong organizational and decision-making skills.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities

• Promptly reports equipment and food quality problems to Kitchen Manager/Kitchen Key Holder/Lead Prep Cook.
• Inform the Kitchen Manager/Kitchen Key Holder immediately of product shortages.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Kitchen Manager/Kitchen Key Holder

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• You must be able to continuously walk, reach, bend, stoop, and frequently lift 50 pounds.
• Must be able to continuously work in a standing position.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust

Typical Work Hours/Schedule

This is a part-time regular position. Days and hours of work are scheduled according to business needs. Nights and weekends are required according to business needs.

Required Education, Licensing, and Experience

• At least 2 years of experience in food preparation and cooking.
• Maintain Current Food Safety Certificate.
• Complete and maintain Co. paid Harassment Prevention Training.
• Complete and maintain Co. paid Workplace Violence Prevention Training.
• Work well in a fast-paced setting.

Compensation

$17.00 – $19.00 per hr. plus tips

Classification

Nonexempt

Reports to

GM and Kitchen Manager

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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