Restaurant Prep Cooks / Pastry Cooks
About The Position
Urban Plates is hiring a Prep Cook and/or Pastry Cook to efficiently prepare a wide range of food products and pastries used in menu items, following the company’s recipes and procedures. The role is based at the Urban Plates restaurant at 3055 Olin Ave, San Jose, California. The position offers an hourly base rate of $18.45–$22.23, with the potential to earn tips for every hour worked and additional compensation through the Team Member recognition program. Urban Plates describes its kitchen as an open-kitchen restaurant environment and provides paid training, with cross-training available. The company emphasizes professional development, advancement opportunities, and a safe, supportive workplace. The schedule may be full-time or part-time, with flexible scheduling intended to support work-life harmony. Urban Plates is a regional restaurant company focused on scratch-made food using quality ingredients. It states that its food is sustainably grown and ethically treated, and describes its purpose as changing the way the world eats. The company offers a range of benefits and development programs, subject to eligibility where specified.
Responsibilities
- Prepare a wide range of food products and pastries for use in menu items.
- Follow Urban Plates’ recipes and procedures when preparing food and pastries.
- Carry out daily preparation efficiently.
Benefits
- $18.45–$22.23 per hour, with potential to earn tips for every hour worked
- New Urban Plates Health & Wellness Plan for $12 per month, including counseling, Teladoc services, dental discounts, hearing care, fitness membership, contact lenses, and diabetic supplies
- Additional compensation opportunity through the Team Member recognition program
- Paid position training and available cross-training
- Flexible scheduling
- 75% off meals
- Paid sick time
- Health/medical insurance with HMO and PPO options, dental insurance, and vision insurance
- Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, supplemental life and AD&D coverage, and basic long-term disability
- Employee assistance program
- Accident and hospital indemnity insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Pet insurance
- 401(k), for eligible team members
- Access to the UPLift Emergency Grant Program
- Advancement opportunities and career development programs
- Company-paid restaurant FOH and BOH training programs
- Leadership development programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
