Prep Cook

Lab37 • Los Angeles, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Prep Cook, you are the critical link between raw ingredients and our bowl-building robots. This isn't just prep; it's culinary engineering. You will be responsible for preparing and staging high-quality components that our robots then assemble with surgical precision. Operating in a high-tech environment, you'll follow software-guided SOPs to maintain the rigorous standards that define our brand.

Requirements

• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow precise instructions.
• Minimum of 1 year of kitchen experience.
• Interest in working in an automated kitchen environment — no robotics experience required, we train.

Responsibilities

• Execute expert knife skills to prepare proteins and vegetables, ensuring every cut meets exact specifications for robot compatibility.
• Utilize digital scales for the precision weighing of ingredients and sauces, maintaining strict adherence to company recipes to ensure flavor consistency.
• Seamlessly operate and load automated bowl-building units, monitoring robot performance and following software-guided protocols for reloading and staging.
• Maintain meticulous inventory logs and track food waste through our digital platform, ensuring the kitchen is always stocked for peak demand.
• Master the use of commercial induction stoves, combi ovens, and blast chillers while upholding rigorous sanitation and food safety standards.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options)
• Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term)
• Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity
• Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children
• Pet insurance discount (Fetch)
• 401(k)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
• Paid Vacation Time (1h for every 26h worked)
• 8 paid holidays per year
• Paid sick time
• Paid Bereavement leave
• Paid Parental Leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed