Job Description
Kitchen prep staff prepare ingredients like vegetables and meats ahead for orders at Bob Evans Restaurants, chopping onions, cutting steaks to follow recipes. This setup speeds service for plates with hash browns or biscuits, adding value to meals at $14-$18 per hour. Prep involves washing produce under running water, letting food drain in colanders. Packers portion soups into bags for carryout.
Bob Evans Restaurants serve farm-fresh food at over 500 locations nationwide, focusing on American classics like sausage gravy and banana nut bread. The chain emphasizes perfect plating and bags for guest take-home orders.
Workers follow recipe storyboards to chop tomatoes, mix salads using knives and slicers. They maintain sanitation by wiping counters with sanitizer, vacuuming floors daily. Unpacking deliveries like chicken breasts from freezer trucks, organizing shelves by expiration dates. Tastes samples to check seasoning matches recipes. Uses hot box chart to prioritize roast beef or biscuits. Reports equipment issues like leaky faucets to managers. Assists with plating when orders pile up, using ticket printer for coordination.
Starting pay $14-$18 hourly depending on location. Work shifts end by 10 PM in most areas. Benefits include 401k with employer match, flexible schedules. Physical demands include standing for 8-hour shifts, lifting 50 pounds, bending to reach low ovens. Career growth paths to line cook positions with on-the-job training.
Responsibilities
- Follow recipe and storyboards to prepare foods according to proper methods
- Ensure proper food handling and sanitation procedures
- Maintain a clean workstation, tables, shelves, oven, and refrigeration equipment
- Maintain high standards of personal grooming, washing hands frequently, wearing gloves, changing apron if soiled
- Understand and comply with portion sizes, quality standards, and kitchen rules
- Responsible for unpacking and organizing received goods in a timely manner
- Prepare menu items using plating recipes when ordered
- Promptly report equipment and food quality problems to management
- Utilize prep list, hot box chart with manager to ensure timely delivery of products
- Follow all safety procedures when using equipment
- May assist in other job categories as well
- All other duties as assigned
Requirements
- 0-2 years related experience
- Strong knowledge of restaurant concepts and procedures
- Detail-oriented with ability to multi-task
- Ability to read, organize, and coordinate tickets
- High degree of pace and intensity
- Dependability and teamwork skills