Prep Cook

Baltimore, MD, USA|Onsite

Job Overview

Employment Type

Full-time

Part-time

Hourly

Compensation

Hourly

Range $15.00 - $18.00

Work Schedule

Flexible

Weekend Shifts

Night Shifts

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K contribution

Life insurance

Learning and Development Programs

Mobility and Advancement Opportunities

Pet insurance

employee discount

Job Description

Atlas Restaurant Group is a dynamic and rapidly expanding hospitality company with a strong presence in Baltimore and multiple other locations including Maryland, Delaware, Florida, and Texas. Known for its commitment to exceptional dining experiences and operational excellence, Atlas Restaurant Group manages a diverse portfolio of restaurant properties. The company fosters a collaborative work environment that values innovation, continuous learning, and career growth opportunities for its employees. Employees benefit from direct interaction with ownership and senior management, which helps ensure a supportive and transparent organizational culture. With a mission centered on quality service, customer satisfaction, and community engagement, Atlas Restaurant Group offers a promising workplace for dedicated professionals in the foodservice industry. The company is also committed to providing competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits to support its team members' well-being and development.

The Prep Cook role at Atlas Restaurant Group is an essential position within the culinary team, responsible for preparing ingredients and basic food tasks that ensure smooth kitchen operations. This position involves preparing meats, fish, vegetables, and other ingredients by cleaning, chopping, slicing, and measuring to assist chefs and cooks during food preparation. The Prep Cook may also apply basic cooking skills to help on cooking stations such as grill, fryer, garde de mange, oven, sauté, or pastry station, contributing to creating simple dishes and maintaining a clean and organized kitchen environment.

This role is ideal for individuals who thrive in a fast-paced food service setting and are looking to build their culinary skills within a supportive company that values growth and development. The Prep Cook will also prepare nightly station prep lists, ensuring that their assigned section is stocked and ready for service according to chef-created prep lists. This position requires adherence to nutrition and sanitation guidelines and performing other kitchen-related duties as assigned, maintaining a clean, orderly, and safe kitchen at all times.

Atlas Restaurant Group offers competitive hourly wages depending on location, with salary ranges that include $15.00 - $23.00 per hour in Maryland, $13.25 - $18.00 in Delaware, $16.00 - $18.00 in Florida, and $15.00 - $19.00 in Texas. Full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week are eligible for a robust benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision insurance, 401k contribution, life and AD&D insurance fully paid by the company, learning and development programs, mobility and advancement opportunities, pet insurance, and employee discounts. Part-time employees similarly have access to many of these benefits excluding health, dental, and vision insurance.

Overall, the Prep Cook role at Atlas Restaurant Group not only supports the daily culinary operations but also offers a pathway for ambitious individuals to grow professionally within a fast-growing company dedicated to quality, hospitality, and employee success.

Job Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
1 years of related cooking experience
Must have a valid form of identification
Maintains local health department food handler's certification up to date and current
Ability to work efficiently under pressure in a fast-paced environment
Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask
Basic understanding of cleanliness and sanitation standards
Excellent customer service skills with a polite and attentive demeanor
Flexibility to work varied shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays
Must be able to learn and utilize Toast Point-of-Sale (POS) & Restaurant365 systems
Basic knowledge of English is highly preferred
Must have the ability to read, understand and follow both verbal and written company directives and initiatives
Must demonstrate knowledge and understanding of government policies and regulations
Must have the ability to use common sense to understand and carry out written and oral instructions
Must have the ability to creatively solve problems in a fast paced environment using experience and an outside-the-box mindset
Must have the knowledge to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measurement, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Must have the knowledge to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts and tips
Must have the ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
The individual must be able to frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and occasionally lift or carry up to 50 pounds
Successful performance of this position requires close, distance, and peripheral vision
The individual must have sufficient physical mobility or agility to be able to respond quickly to fire or other emergencies
Personal accountability
Teamwork
Engage employees
Give and receive feedback
Emotional intelligence

Job Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent
1 years of related cooking experience
Maintains local health department food handler's certification up to date and current
Basic knowledge of English is highly preferred
Must have the ability to read, understand and follow both verbal and written company directives and initiatives
Must demonstrate knowledge and understanding of government policies and regulations
Have the ability to effectively answer questions and speak before groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public at restaurant locations

Job Duties

Follow the prep list created by chefs to plan duties
label and stock all ingredients on shelves so they can be organized and easily accessible
measure ingredients and seasonings to be used in cooking
prepare cooking ingredients by washing and chopping vegetables, cutting meat etc.
undertake basic cooking duties such as reducing sauces, parboiling food etc.
prepare simple dishes such as salads, entrees etc.
maintain a clean and orderly kitchen by washing dishes, sanitizing surfaces, taking out trash etc.
ensure all food and other items are stored and labeled properly
comply with nutrition and sanitation guidelines
perform other kitchen duties as assigned