Prep Cook

**Reports To:** Kitchen Manager or Assistant Kitchen Manager

**FLSA Status:** Non-Exempt

**Job Summary:** Prepares a variety of food products for cooking and for use in other menu items to include meats, poultry, vegetables, sauces, dressings, stocks, sauce, beans, breads according to the Daily Prep List.

**Essential Duties & Responsibilities:**

* Promote, work, and act in a manner consistent with the core values and mission of Phils BBQ (PHILS).

* Refer to daily prep list and/or confer with KM/AKM at the start of each shift for assigned duties and pars.

* Understand and comply with standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards, and kitchen rules, policies, and procedures.

* Clean and sanitize work stations, work surfaces, tables, shelves, walls, grills, fryers, pasta cooker, slicer, mixer, sinks, kettles, rationale ovens, toaster oven, knives, and other equipment.

* Stores and label food in designated containers and storage areas to prevent contamination and spoilage.

* Butcher, clean, carve, trim, chop and seasons poultry, beef, and pork to prepare for cooking or serving.

* Monitor and record temperature of food in cold and hot food holding and storage areas and refrigerators.

* Wash, peel, clean and cut various foods, such as vegetables, to prepare for cooking or serving.

* Place food trays in food warmer areas for immediate service or store them in refrigerated storage cabinets.

* Portion containers according to standard portion sizes and recipes.

* Weigh and measure ingredients.

* Use probes and thermometers to take regular readings for warm and cold holding items and cooked meats.

* Mix ingredients for green salads, potato salad, macaroni salad, batter, steamed veggies, and baked beans.

* Receive deliveries and store food, supplies, equipment, in refrigerators, cupboards, and dry storage areas.

* Remove trash and clean kitchen garbage containers.

* Assist cooks and kitchen staff with various tasks as needed, and provide cooks with needed items.

* Properly carry food supplies, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas.

* Use manual or electric appliances to clean, peel, slice, and trim foods.

* Immediately report all facility, safety hazard or equipment problems to management and coworkers.

* Prepare proprietary batter, special dressings, and sauces as condiments for menu items.

* Strictly follow the all standard recipes and techniques for preparing all products.

* Complete opening and closing checklists and assist others in opening and closing the kitchen.

* Attend all scheduled mandatory employee meetings and offers suggestions for improvement.

* Fill-in for coworkers where and as needed to ensure guest service standards and efficient operations.

* Butcher, clean and cut poultry, beef, and pork to prepare for cooking or serving.

* Keep records of the quantities of food used.

* Load dishes, utensils, glasses, cookware and tableware into dishwashing area.

* Cut or slice beef trip-tip, beef ribs, poultry, or pork butt or pork ribs to prepare for cooking.

* Stock cupboards and refrigerators, and tend to salad bar, and veggie prep items.

**Tools & Technology**

Commercial use of:

* Commercial use of blenders, mixers, kettles, grinders, slicers

* Convection ovens, deep fryers, mesquite wood grills, ranges, steamers

* Cutlery (boning knives, chefs' knives, paring knives, serrated, chopping, filet and utility knives, and tools)

* Ovens (toaster ovens, rationale rack ovens)

* Blast Chillers, thermometers, probes

* Food safety labeling systems

* MICROS printers, order tickets, and KDS Monitors

* Cloud-based employee schedules accounts

* iSolved Employee Self-Service accounts

**Minimum Qualifications & Physical Requirements:**

* Ability to speak, see, hear, read, and write in the English language (Spanish a plus).

* Authorized to work in the USA (we E-Verify).

* Possess valid Food Handler Card (will certify if lacking).

* Possess ServSafe Certificate (will certify if lacking).

* Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (will certify if lacking).

* Able to communicate effectively with managers and kitchen personnel.

* Must be able to hear with 100% accuracy with or without correction.

* Must be able to see 20/20 vision with or without correction.

* Ability to walk or stand in one spot for long periods of time (up to 8 hours and possibly 10 hours).

* Ability to regularly lift objects weighing between 5-45 lbs.

* Ability to frequently bend, reach, stoop, crouch, grasp, grip, pull, and push objects and occasionally climb.

* High level of mobility, manual dexterity, and endurance.

* Ability to work in refrigerated and warm work environment with an open flame mesquite wood grill.

* Ability to work in an environment with heat, odor, some fumes, steam, and some smoke particulate.

Company : Phils BBQ

Position : Prep Cook

Status : Full Time

Shift : First (Day), Second (Afternoon), Third (Night)

Req # : 3010457

Date Posted : April 25, 2019

Location : 9816 Mission Gorge Road, Santee, US, CA, 92071

Job Category : Restaurant Staff