Prep Cook

Tailwind Deli News & Gifts • Harlingen, TX

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About The Position

Tailwind Hospitality is seeking an enthusiastic Prep Cook to prepare and cook a variety of dishes, provide delicious meals and friendly service, and help create an inviting experience for travelers. The role requires preparing food to recipe and presentation standards, maintaining quality, and working efficiently in a fast-paced environment. The position involves following management-created prep lists, storing food properly, monitoring food and cooling-room temperatures, keeping the kitchen clean and sanitized, and replenishing inventory. The Prep Cook also interacts positively with customers and works with the team to provide a strong customer experience. Applicants must be able to pass a background check to receive an airport badge and have reliable transportation. Tailwind encourages Veterans and military family members to apply.

Requirements

• Pass a background check to receive an airport badge.
• Have reliable transportation.
• Be accountable for ensuring prepared ingredients meet management expectations.
• Follow direct orders and recipes and organize work to prepare dishes to restaurant standards.
• Have the manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination needed to handle tools and use knife techniques for chopping, slicing, cutting, and dicing.
• Be able to stand in one place for hours at a time, handle extreme heat, and work shifts.

Responsibilities

• Provide consistent, quality food products by following recipe and presentation standards.
• Follow prep lists created by the management team.
• Measure ingredients and seasonings.
• Ensure food items are stored properly and remain accessible.
• Monitor food and cooling-room temperatures.
• Maintain a clean, orderly, and sanitized kitchen.
• Follow health and safety guidelines to help ensure a safe work environment.
• Prepare, wash, and cut food for cooking.
• Restock and replenish product and inventory supplies.
• Interact with customers in a positive and upbeat manner.
• Work with the team to provide the best possible customer experience.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Paid training
• Employee discount
• Employee referral program
• 401(k) with company matching
• Health, dental, and vision benefits offered to full-time employees

What This Job Offers

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