POSITION: PREP COOK
(FULL and PART-TIME)
Inspired by coastal cuisine around the world, The CITIZEN is a forthcoming seaside tavern located within the town center of Alys Beach, which is situated along Florida’s scenic Highway 30A. Here, local and seasonal ingredients drive the inspiration for both the food and beverage program. Guests will have a choice between an 18-seat bar, a 12-seat raw bar, or the 120-seat dining room. The fresh and vibrant flavors of The CITIZEN will be showcased in a variety of menu items, many of which will be cooked over a wood-fired hearth, offering a nod to coastal, Southern fare.
Prep Cooks live for order and precision in all things food. He/she enjoys the “behind-the-scenes” of culinary art and ensures success for the kitchen staff.
Minimum Requirements:
(FULL and PART-TIME)
Inspired by coastal cuisine around the world, The CITIZEN is a forthcoming seaside tavern located within the town center of Alys Beach, which is situated along Florida’s scenic Highway 30A. Here, local and seasonal ingredients drive the inspiration for both the food and beverage program. Guests will have a choice between an 18-seat bar, a 12-seat raw bar, or the 120-seat dining room. The fresh and vibrant flavors of The CITIZEN will be showcased in a variety of menu items, many of which will be cooked over a wood-fired hearth, offering a nod to coastal, Southern fare.
Prep Cooks live for order and precision in all things food. He/she enjoys the “behind-the-scenes” of culinary art and ensures success for the kitchen staff.
Minimum Requirements:
- At least 1 year of experience in kitchen preparation and cooking
- Basic understanding of professional cooking and knife handling skills
- Understanding and knowledge of safety, sanitation, and food handling procedures
- Must be available to work nights, weekends, and holidays
- Must be able to speak, read, and understand basic cooking directions
- Must be able to communicate clearly with managers, kitchen, and restaurant employees
- Ability to model and act in accordance with The Citizen guiding principles
- Constant standing/walking
- Occasional environmental exposures to cold, heat, and water
- Occasional stooping, kneeling, or crawling
- Occasional pushing, pulling, lifting, or carrying up to 50 lbs.
- Occasional ascending or descending ladders, stairs, ramps
- Frequent, continual, intermittent flexing, or rotation of the wrist(s) and spine
- Constant reaching, turning, and performing precision work around the kitchen area
- Constant receiving detailed information through oral communication
- Constant talking, expressing, or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word
- Complete opening and closing checklists
- Refer to Daily Prep List at the start of each shift for assigned duties
- Prepares a variety of meats, seafood, poultry, vegetables, and other food items for cooking in broilers, ovens, grills, fryers, and a variety of other kitchen equipment
- Understands and complies consistently with our standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards, and kitchen rules, policies, and procedures
- Portions food products prior to cooking according to standard portion sizes and recipe specifications
- Maintains a clean and sanitary work station area including tables, shelves, walls grills, broilers, fryers, pasta cookers, sauté burners, convection oven, flat top range, and refrigeration equipment
- Adhere to all DHEC regulations for cleanliness and sanitation
- Closes the kitchen properly and follows the closing checklist for kitchen stations; assists others in closing the kitchen
- Attends all scheduled employee meetings and brings suggestions for improvement
- Promptly reports equipment and food quality problems to Chef
- Inform Chef immediately of product shortages
- Performs other related duties as assigned by the Chef or manager-on-duty
