Prep Cook AM Shift (Z1, Full-Time)

Blackstone Consulting•Cupertino, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Blackstone Consulting, Inc. is hiring a Prep Cook for a client’s corporate café in Cupertino, California. The position prepares and cooks food to order, performs fast-food and grill cooking duties, replenishes and serves food on the serving line, and helps maintain food quality and customer service. The role also involves food preparation, kitchen equipment operation, production planning, and keeping the work area clean and sanitary. Employees must follow company, client, regulatory, and HACCP standards. Work is in person.

Requirements

Demonstrated history of related food-service experience.
Prior cooking experience in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
Ability to prepare and cook foods to order with short preparation times and follow written or verbal instructions.
Ability to perform progressive cooking.
Ability to communicate verbally in English.
Good working knowledge of food preparation and familiarity with kitchen equipment and utensils.
Ability to work in person in Cupertino, California, and reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting.
May lift and carry up to 50 pounds; stand and move around the kitchen for 6 to 8 hours, excluding breaks and lunch, and perform some bending and squatting.

Nice To Haves

Certificate in food-handling or sanitation methods, or ServSafe certification.
Customer-service experience.
Strong work ethic.

Responsibilities

Prepare and cook foods to order, including items requiring short preparation times, following written orders or verbal instructions.
Perform progressive cooking and fast-food and grill cooking duties.
Replenish the serving line; set steam tables and serve food or ensure it is properly served.
Provide high-quality service to customers.
Follow recipes and product directions to prepare, season, cook, taste, carve, and serve food items.
Operate kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients; wash, peel, cut, and shred produce; and trim and cut meat, poultry, or fish.
Taste products, read menus, estimate food requirements, check production, maintain records, and requisition supplies and equipment as needed.
May select recipes for menu cycles, prepare bakery items, receive inventory, move and lift supplies, and prepare meals for customers requiring special diets.
May clean and sanitize workstations and equipment; keep the assigned area clean and practice “Clean As You Go.”
Follow company, client, regulatory, and HACCP rules and procedures, including the BCI employee handbook.
Perform duties assigned by the Supervisor, Dining Facility Manager, or Project Manager.