Cafe Prep Cook

CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF PHOENIX•Phoenix, AZ

8d•$16 - $16•Onsite

About The Position

The Prep Cook is a fundamental part of the kitchen’s operations. They inventory, evaluate, and organize the kitchen ingredients and items to prepare the Café Associates for success in all scenarios. They must be quality control experts to deliver a shining standard for all our products to ensure all guests are receiving the best possible product when we deliver them their food and beverages that they prepare. Prep Cooks may also help with catering, school lunches, and other projects at a large scale as the café matures into a proper establishment.

Requirements

Strong interpersonal skills and communication
Creative approaches to problems and unique scenarios
Availability on weekdays, weekends, holidays, and some evenings for Special Events
Customer-service orientation
Strong ability to work under pressure and respond to deadlines and changing environments
Experience working with Children and Families
Comfortable and capable around knives, slicers, and other sharp equipment
Basic Computer skills
Basic Mathematic Skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
Must be at least 18 years of age
High School graduate or GED
Minimum 1 year of line cook, prep cook, or kitchen experience preferred
Must meet requirements of employment background check
Must have / obtain Food Handlers Card
Ability to call and respond effectively with kitchen callouts.
Literacy in numbers, ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts as well as basic mathematic skills (subtraction, multiplication, division).
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of basic computer skills and kitchen display systems; becoming efficient in Square through training and usage to successfully meet departmental responsibilities.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to remain standing at a workstation for up to 8 hours and must have good communication skills (i.e., communicate clearly and effectively in both written and spoken English).
The employee must be able to see well and able read fine print. This job also requires lifting up to 50 pounds, lifting and removing things from elevated spaces, and lifting potentially unbalanced containers (either due to liquid or lopsided packaging).
Must be able to reliably use knives and kitchen utensils to prepare food without risk of injury.
Must be able to work in a well-lit, temperature-controlled work area.
May also be exposed to extreme weather conditions with constant ambient noise levels.
Must be able to work in an open area with other employees.
Employee must adhere to current company and CDC pandemic related guidelines.

Nice To Haves

Fluency in Spanish and/or other languages desirable

Responsibilities

Take daily inventory of produce and ordering to ensure proper item freshness
Follow food safety and FIFO protocols
Safely prepare and organize produce for Associates using sharp and/or hot equipment
Prepare meals when staffing is low or occupied to help with the flow of sales
Meet Department Revenue Goals
Operate espresso machine, tea brewer, and milk frother
Refresh café dining room by wiping tables, sweeping floors, and removing waste
Clean and disinfect back-of-house café equipment
Communicate positively and professionally to co-workers at all levels of the organization
Stay up to date on museum policies, exhibits, and events
Other duties as assigned