Overnight Prep

Overnight Prep    Title:   Overnight Prep Team Member Reports To:  General Manager/Associate Manager/Shift Supervisor  Department:  Operations  FLSA Status:  Administrative/Non-exempt     Position Summary:  This individual will act as a prep team member at an Au Bon Pain cafe to provide accurate and efficient service, while producing top of the line quality products. Responsibilities:  • Arrives in proper uniform and adheres to all grooming guidelines.  • Ensures that the prep area is set up and that all products are available.  • Ensures that all prep stations are set up with a clean sanitize bucket.  • Participates in One-Minute Meetings.  • Ensures all products meet our standards of freshness and appearance.  • Ensures that gloves are worn at all times while handling food.  • Demonstrates hospitality, respect and kindness toward Customers   • Demonstrates full product knowledge.  • Demonstrates full knowledge of all new Café Event products.  • Adheres to strict recipe builds and specs at all times.  • Demonstrates a sense of urgency during prepping   • Prepares salads.  • Slices meats by using a meat slicer.  • Uses a knife to cut vegetables, fruit and cheeses.  • Uses a scale to weigh out ingredients to spec.  • Ensures that all products are available in time for each business day part while maintaining the highest level of productivity.  • Maintains a clean and organized station; including but not limited to sweeping, mopping, wiping counters, garbage, stocking and restocking product and wrapping and storing product properly.  • Acts as a role model with fellow team members and provides on-the-job training for new prep team members.  • Works with others on the team to support ABP café operations, standards and concept essence.  • Is flexible and possesses the ability to deal with changes and emergencies/problems in the café.  • Lifting up to 35 pounds is required.   Requirements:  • Demonstrates excellent communication and “listening” skills  • Demonstrates a passion for hospitality.  • Responds to opportunities with a sense of urgency  Qualifications:  • Previous restaurant experience or equivalent.  • Must be 18 years or older. Reasonable accommodations will be made upon request.