Prep Cook- AM

Sage Hospitality Group•Philadelphia, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

At Urban Farmer Philadelphia, we celebrate the spirit of the city through our modern, rustic design and locally sourced ingredients. As the city's modern steakhouse, our menu emphasizes sustainable ingredients and partnerships with local farms. Our rooftop lounge, Assembly, offers stunning city views, craft cocktails, and a lively atmosphere. We are looking for associates who are passionate about great service, have a "make it happen" mindset, and enjoy creating memorable experiences. This role involves preparing food items in accordance with production requirements and quality standards while maintaining a safe and sanitary work environment.

Requirements

High school education or equivalent experience.
Minimum one-year food service or related work.
Requires an ability to work as a team member and an ability to communicate with kitchen staff.

Responsibilities

Complete opening and closing checklists.
Refer to Daily Prep List at the start of each shift for assigned duties.
Prepares a variety of meats, seafood, poultry, vegetables and other food items for cooking in broilers, ovens, grills, fryers and a variety of other kitchen equipment.
Understands and complies consistently with our standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards and kitchen rules, policies and procedures.
Portions food products prior to cooking according to standard portion sizes and recipe specifications.
Maintains a clean and sanitary work station area including tables, shelves, walls grills, broilers, fryers, pasta cookers, sauté burners, convection oven, flat top range and refrigeration equipment.
Closes the kitchen properly and follows the closing checklist for kitchen stations.
Assists others in closing the kitchen.
Attends all scheduled employee meetings and brings suggestions for improvement.
Promptly reports equipment and food quality problems to chef on duty.
Inform chef on duty immediately of product shortages.
Uses our Standard Recipe Card for preparing all products. Do not rely on the memory of yourself or other employees.
Performs other related duties as assigned by the chef or manager-on-duty.
Return all food items not used on next shift to designed storage areas, being sure to cover/date all perishables.
Date all food containers and rotate as per the BOH General Operating Procedures and Inventory SOPs, making sure that all perishables are kept at proper temperatures.
Answer, report and follow executive or sous chef’s instructions.
Clean up station and take care of leftover food.
Comply with nutrition and sanitation regulations and safety standards.
Report any safety issues to the chef on duty.
Maintain a positive and professional approach with coworkers and customers.