Prep Cook (AM Shift)

Evans Global Aviation LLC•City of White Plains, NY

1d•$17 - $18•Onsite

About The Position

The Prep Cook prepares ingredients and food for catering orders according to established recipes, customer requests, and Air Culinaire Worldwide (ACW) preparation methods and standards. This on-site kitchen team member supports production for all orders, preparing hot foods, sauces, and cold foods to specification. The role supports culinary quality and initiatives, learns standard ACW food displays, and uses fresh ingredients safely while maintaining quality, craftsmanship, and presentation. Working with cooks, expeditors, management, and other team members, the Prep Cook helps address production challenges and provides clients with high-quality culinary preparation. The role includes verifying food quality and specifications against kitchen-issued ACES instructions, prioritizing production orders, checking trays and packaging, assisting with meat and fish butchering, and supporting daily kitchen operations. The Prep Cook also helps maintain a safe, orderly, and sanitized kitchen, follows food-safety practices, monitors and records temperature logs, and uses preventative maintenance practices for kitchen equipment. The position requires flexibility to work weekends and holidays. Candidates must meet the physical demands of the job, including standing and walking, handling and carrying items, and lifting or moving up to 40 pounds. The work environment is usually moderate to loud. Final candidates are subject to a pre-employment drug test, an MVR check if applicable, and E-Verify.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Culinary experience in restaurants, hotels, or catering, or equivalent experience.
Current ServSafe Food Handling Certificate at hire or within 45 days of hire.
Ability to take orders and follow through, and to direct and work well with others in a team-driven, fast-paced environment.
Energetic, enthusiastic, creative, and highly motivated approach to food preparation and presentation.
Ability to read and interpret client orders, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to use good judgment and carry out written, oral, or diagram-based instructions.
Flexibility to work weekends and holidays.
Ability to sit, talk or hear, use hands to handle and reach, carry with hands and arms, stand, and walk.
Ability to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Experience with new culinary trends.
Prior catering, hospitality, food culinary, or cooking experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare menu items for catering orders according to Air Culinaire preparation methods, recipes, customer requests, and ACW standards.
Prepare hot foods, sauces, and cold foods to specification, maintaining culinary quality and presentation.
Verify food quality and confirm that items match kitchen-issued specifications in ACES.
Prioritize food production orders and verify appropriate trays, packaging, and compliance with ACES specifications.
Work with the Culinary Team, cooks, expeditors, and management to support client orders and address production needs.
Assist with butchering meats and fish and with daily kitchen operations.
Maintain a safe, orderly, and sanitized kitchen, including setting quat-sanitizer stations, assisting with temperature logs, and using gloves, food-safety tools, and best practices.
Use preventative maintenance with kitchen equipment and encourage other team members to do the same.
Conduct oneself professionally in the kitchen, at client locations, and while supporting sanitation, driving, external customers, and Tampa support peers.

Benefits

Healthcare and supplemental benefits eligibility for full-time employees beginning the first day of the month following 30 days of employment.
401(k) retirement plan with a discretionary 100% employer match on the first 6% of participant contributions; plan entry begins the first day of the month following 30 days of employment.
Choice of three medical plans with an employer contribution.
Dental and vision insurance available.
Company-paid basic life insurance, with the option to elect additional voluntary term life insurance.
Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
Supplemental benefits available, including critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, and pet insurance.
Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account available for eligible plans.
Generous vacation program for full-time employees.
Employee Assistance Program.