FOOD PREP

About the role

The Food Prep is a team member of the Back of House. The Food Prep is responsible and accountable for superior customer satisfaction through food preparation with accuracy and efficiency, and ensuring that core values are carried out through execution. The Food Prep is expected to be a role model for the D’Lite company culture, and always exhibit the highest standards in overall guest experience, by delivering the best food and service, in the cleanest, most friendly and safest dining environment.

The Food Prep reports directly to the assigned Shift Leader and General Manager. The Food Prep is accountable for executing the policies, procedures and direction provided by the Shift Leader and/or General Manager. The Food Prep is required to successfully complete and meet the requirements of the D’Lite Team Member Training Program and the Kitchen Training Program.

It is preferred that the Food Prep be able to speak and write in the English language in order to best communicate with our customers, vendors, and leadership, and must maintain professional dress, speech, and behavior at all times.

Responsibilities

• Superior consistency for customers through efficient, accurate, and properly prepped food all completed to company standards
• Continuously test all food products for taste, appearance, consistency to assure that all company food standards and procedures are being followed
• Clean and maintain the kitchen on a regular basis, including proper timely maintenance on all machines and equipment
• Superior knowledge of entire food menu, ingredients, modifications, cook times
• Become familiar with new menu items and their preparation and cook times
• Supports the Back of House team by ensuring that prep is completed, coolers are stocked, equipment is clean, and ready for service at all times with a friendly, positive attitude aligning with D’LiSH company core values
• Accurate and consistent use of Prep Board
• Completes position Primary and Secondary Responsibilities as well as Daily Duties at a superior level
• Maintains a calm demeanor during periods of high volume or unusual events to keep store operating to standard and to set positive examples for rest of team
• Assist with the par/inventory/order of food supply
• Coordinate food service with other departments as necessary
• Maintaining accurate temperatures on all cooling equipment, maintain waste sheet, temp logs
• Maintains kitchen to high standard and follows sanitation guidelines compliant with Health Department and company standards
• At times, performs work of other team members as needed
• Keeps company passwords and intellectual property confidential
• Demonstrates a positive, helpful attitude as well as presenting professional conduct and appearance at all times
• Use, implementation, and adherence to all company policies, procedures, systems and processes
• Regular and predictable attendance: The scheduled working hours for this position range from Sunday – Saturday from 10:00am to 10:00pm and shifts range from 4 to 8 hours in length

Requirements

• 18+ years of age
• Prefer high school graduate
• 1 year of food preparation and/or kitchen experience
• Demonstrate cooking skills, ability to follow established protocol and recipes
• Dependable, honest, trustworthy, possesses integrity
• Positive attitude and great personal drive
• Courteous and enthusiastic
• Willingness and ability to learn in a fast-paced sales environment
• Exceptional communication skills
• Basic math skills and computer skills
• Prefer ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and efficiently
• Successful completion of Team Member Training Program
• Successful completion of Kitchen Training Program
• Ability to learn and maintain knowledge of company’s products and procedures
• Availability to work on weekends
• Reliable transportation

Physical Demands

• Lifting + Carrying:
• 1–10 lbs: Continuously (food items, paper goods, office items)
• 11–20 lbs: Frequently (delivery items, cases of food, full buss tubs)
• 21–35 lbs: Frequently (delivery items, cases of food, trash/recycle)
• 36–50 lbs: Frequently (delivery items, cases of food)
• 51–75 lbs: Never
• Other:
• Sitting: Never
• Standing: Continuously
• Walking: Frequently
• Bending: Frequently
• Squatting: Frequently
• Kneeling: Rarely
• Crawling: Never
• Climbing: Never
• Reaching: Frequently
• Grasping: Continuously