**Job Title:** Prep Cook

**Reports to:** Executive Chef

**Department:** BOH Operations

**Hours of work:**

Ability to work a variable schedule, including weekends.

**Organizational Overview**

Bottleneck Management operates vibrant, high-energy, approachable restaurants in the most dynamic neighborhoods and locations. From the start, weve been about genuine people and genuine hospitality. Weve grown into a crowd-pleasing hospitality juggernaut while continuing to hold our core values close to our hearts.

**Core Values**

**Understand** the wants and needs of others

**Support** others through words and actions

**Empower** each team member to excel

**Enjoy** each other, our guests and our time at work

We believe its our people that make us strong, so were committed to finding driven, hospitable, upbeat and intelligent teammates. Whether its in our home office or our restaurants, we put hospitality first, like excellent hosts at a party.

We offer a fun and supportive working environment, with competitive salaries, insurance, 401k, vacation, paid sick days and generous restaurant discounts.

**Career Development**

**Red Shirt Program:**

Restaurant employees are eligible to enroll in our career advancement program. We value our staff and know the benefits of promoting from within.

Whether you see your restaurant job as a stepping stone, or as your career path, were here to help you achieve your goals. Many of our managers have been promoted from within. Our Red Shirt program is a way for our team members to grow as industry professionals, building our bench with the next wave of talented players.

**Position Summary**

Our Prep Cooks are a key part of our team, and critical to providing genuine hospitality. They are energetic, excited to grow in the hospitality industry and care about their team. Our Prep cooks help prepare and maintain assigned par levels of food items. The optimum Prep Cook is skilled in culinary arts and is knowledgeable in kitchen equipment. The Prep Cook produces all proteins, sauces, dressing, and stocks from scratch; they are the heart of the kitchen. The Prep Cook upholds the origination of all recipes and provides the guests with the best possible culinary experience.

**Primary Responsibilities and Requirements**

**Essential Functions:**

Follow recipes and procedures to prepare assigned sauces and food items according to prep lists and par guidelines

Follow all prescribed portioning controls and par levels

Understand and follow the food allergy procedure and special orders/restrictions

Responsible for the preparation and production of readying foods, garnishes and condiments to be used on the line or for service

Comply with all health code requirements.

Use knives correctly to include use of a cut glove to chip, cut, dice, etc.

Clean shelves, organize and remove trash

Ensure the work area stays clean throughout the work day

Operate equipment safely determined by position and OSHA regulations

Contribute to a positive guest experience by doing everything to exceed their expectations

Store, receive, stock and rotate food throughout the work day per company standards as needed

Work closely and communicate with BOH and FOH team members, in a high-paced environment while doing a variety of time restraint tasks

Assist other cooks during high volume when needed

Other functions as assigned by management

**Qualifications and Skills:**

No prior education required

Previous prep experience preferred

Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced work environment

Ability to work a variable schedule, including nights and weekends

Good judgment skills and adaptive attitude

Must have all required food / alcohol certifications as designated by location

**Working Conditions:**

75% Work at approximately 36 table/stove and reach in approximately 36 75% Reach (6 to overhead) bend, stoop, and wipe

60% Perform job at continuous high pace, under pressure, also maintain quality and speed standards

50% Lift and carry sacks, boxes, and product up to 50 pounds from floor to above waist level, approximately 20 feet and sometimes involving stairs

Must be able to walk and stand for full shift

Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds

Must have good hearing for accurate communication with guests

Must be able to use hands and fingers to handle and feel objects, tools controls and type

Must be able to work in areas of loud noises

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

Bottleneck Management provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

*An equal opportunity employer*

Company : Bottleneck Management

Position : Prep Cook

Status : Full Time

Shift : First (Day), Second (Afternoon)

Req # : 6996671

Date Posted : February 27, 2022

Location : 2 PPG Place, Pittsburgh, US, PA, 15222

Job Category : BOH Operations