Prep Cook

Sterling Hospitality•Woodstock, GA

10d

About The Position

The Prep Cook helps create a world-class dining experience by preparing food products and supporting food safety, sanitation, and kitchen readiness. The role follows food preparation and cooking standards, maintains food and equipment at proper temperatures, and works with the chef, managers, and team members to support daily production needs.

Requirements

Be authorized to work in the United States.
Be able to work day and night shifts between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m.
Have reliable transportation.
Have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
Be able to speak, read, write, and understand English, the primary language used in the tavern.
Possess basic computational ability.
Be able to taste food and beverage offerings to learn their flavor profiles and support preparation, selling, and service as necessary for the role.
Be able to memorize and replicate food production procedures.
Be able to read prep and service recipes.

Responsibilities

Follow food safety and sanitation procedures and promote a safe workplace.
Meet uniform standards daily.
Communicate with the chef, managers, and team members about daily features, events, and shift information.
Retrieve food products from storage according to production needs and par levels.
Set up the station with food products and utensils and turn on equipment for production.
Cut, slice, unwrap, and prepare raw ingredients for line use and recipes.
Mix and assemble recipe ingredients using proper portions and procedures.
Assist the chef in evaluating on-hand par levels and completing daily prep lists.
Check and adjust equipment temperatures to ensure food is cooked and stored properly.
Prepare food according to recipes, portioning methods, and cooking standards.
Inspect food for color, consistency, firmness, and temperature to ensure it meets standards.
Assemble the dish machine and maintain the dish station for cleaning and sanitizing silverware, plateware, glasses, and other service-ware.