Kitchen Crew for Early Birds - No Late Nights - FT & PT Available

Sessions West Coast Deli•Costa Mesa, CA

About The Position

Kitchen Crew members work daytime kitchen shifts, with no late nights, preparing food in a scratch kitchen. The role includes ensuring ingredients and finished products are fresh; following recipes; preparing and presenting dishes; and maintaining a clean, safe work area and proper food storage and sanitation. Training is provided. Full-time and part-time shifts are available. The kitchen makes sauces, dressings, and sides in-house and uses fresh produce, natural meats, gluten-free options, and locally baked bread delivered daily.

Requirements

Current Food Handlers Card or ServSafe Certificate.
At least 6 months of experience as a prep cook or line cook in a fast-paced fast-casual or full-service restaurant.
Knowledge of food safety procedures, including safe ingredient storage temperatures and cooking temperatures that prevent foodborne illness.
Ability to work as part of a team and collaborate on complex dishes.
Interpersonal skills to interact with waitstaff, dishwashers, management, and sometimes customers.
Calm demeanor in a high-stress, fast-paced environment.
Accountability for preparing dishes to management and customer expectations.
Ability to follow direct orders and recipes and prepare dishes to restaurant standards.
Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to use tools and perform knife techniques such as chopping, slicing, cutting, and dicing.
Ability to stand in one place for hours, handle extreme heat, and work shifts.

Responsibilities

Ensure ingredients and final products are fresh.
Follow recipes, including measuring, weighing, and mixing ingredients.
Bake, grill, steam, and boil meats, vegetables, fish, poultry, and other foods.
Present, garnish, and arrange final dishes.
Maintain a clean and safe work area, including handling utensils, equipment, and dishes.
Handle and store ingredients and food.
Maintain food safety and sanitation standards.