Prep Cook

Groundwork Coffee • Los Angeles, CA

5d • $20 - $20 • Onsite

About The Position

Groundwork Coffee is seeking an experienced, efficient, and quality-obsessed Prep Cook to join their team. This role involves a variety of kitchen duties including station setup and breakdown, maintaining cleanliness, chopping, grinding, mixing, and dishwashing. The Prep Cook will work a full-time schedule and must be detail-oriented and able to multitask. This position is ideal for someone who loves coffee or tea, has a positive attitude, and is enthusiastic about their craft.

Requirements

• Restaurant experience is preferred
• Fluent in spoken and written English
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to listen effectively
• Must have valid California Food Handler card from an accredited source
• Must be able to lift at least 50lbs
• Ability to operate machinery including but not limited to; mixers, blenders, slicers, toasters, ovens, proofers, sandwich presses, and microwaves
• Includes long periods of standing while working with equipment
• Kitchen-type, and small food-service retail environments: busy, tight quarters, often warm/hot
• Standing, walking (on even and uneven surfaces), stooping, bending, twisting, leaning, grasping, and lifting of 50 lbs. or less
• Wrist and arm strength and dexterity for repetitive beating, shipping, mixing, and blending with hand tools for 15 minutes or longer
• Repetitive hand chopping, slicing, dicing, coring with knives and other hand tools for more than 30 minutes at a time

Responsibilities

• Understand, read, and execute the production schedule
• Prepare a variety of meats, seafood, poultry, vegetables and other food items using standardized recipes for cooking in ovens, grills, pans and a variety of other kitchen equipment
• Stock and maintain sufficient levels of food products at line stations to assure a smooth service period
• Maintain a clean and sanitary work station area including tables, shelves, grills, sauté burners, convection oven, flat top range and refrigeration equipment
• Prepare item for grilling, frying, sautéing or other cooking methods by portioning, battering, breading, seasoning and/or marinating
• Operating machinery including but not limited to; mixers, blenders, slicers, toasters, ovens, proofers, sandwich presses, and microwaves

Benefits

• Free Coffee to Take Home: 1 pound Bulk Coffee or ¼ Pound Loose Leaf Tea every other week
• Employee Discount Program: Discounts on Food, Beverage, & Merchandise
• Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Voluntary Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off: Including Sick Hours, Vacation, and Holidays
• Commuter Program: Substantially Subsidized Metro Pass

What This Job Offers

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