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Salsarita’s Fresh Cantina offers Fresh-Mexican food fast, where customers can watch a delicious made-to-order meal prepared right in front of their eyes and dine in a fun, casual atmosphere.
Prep Cook
The Prep Cook is responsible for preparing cooked foods and must be able to perform all station functions of Fry, Flat Top Griddle, Pantry, and cooking eggs; communicating ticket times and potential problems to the manager on duty and servers as necessary; providing the highest quality of service to customers and associates at all times; performing all other responsibilities as directed by the business or as assigned by management. This is a non-exempt position and typically reports to Store Manager, Assistant Store Manager, or General Manager depending upon local requirements.
Essential Functions:
· Follows recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving and serving food items which may include soups, meats, vegetables, desserts and other food and beverage products
· Tastes products, follow menus, estimate food requirements, check production and keep records in order to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment as needed
· Cleans and sanitizes workstations and equipment
· Practices excellent food safety and sanitation practices and complies with HACCP standards
· Operates a variety of kitchen equipment, Measures and mixes ingredients, washes, peels, cuts and shreds fruits and vegetables
· Stocks, dates, rotates, and checks temperature of product
Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment:
· Requires food preparation skills and knowledge of HACCP standards
· Requires a minimum of 1 year of closely related cooking experience, work experience in high volume or fast casual dining restaurant environment preferred
· Requires food knowledge pertaining to Soups, Sauté, Broiler, Fry, and Pantry
· Requires the ability to speak, read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence and policy documents, as well as converse comfortably with customers
· Requires the ability to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds
· Requires the ability to bend, twist, and stand to perform normal job functions
· Frequently immerses hands in water and water diluted with chemical solutions
· Frequently works with sharp knives, utensils, and hot plates
· Frequently works in hot environment
FRESH CAREERS START HERE.
At Salsarita’s Fresh Mexican Grill, we do things right. We start each day making our fresh, signature salsas. We hand-mash our guacamole. And, we make our wildly addictive tortilla chips fresh all day long. So, you can be sure we’ll do right by you, too. That’s the Salsarita’s way. And, that’s why we’re now in 18 states and counting.
Full Time
Restaurants & Catering Services
$39k-50k (estimate)
06/02/2024
07/28/2024
salsaritas.com
MACOMB, MI
100 - 200
2007
Private
MICHAEL SALLA
$10M - $50M
Restaurants & Catering Services
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