Back of House - Line and Prep Cook

Zankou Chicken
Anaheim, CA, US
$19-$23 an hour
Full-time

Job Description

Job Description

Summary :

Earn $19.00 -$23.00 / hr including tips!

Zankou Chicken is an award-winning, family-owned, fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant chain with eight locations in Southern California.

At Zankou, we serve quality, natural, and uniquely delicious Mediterranean meals at an affordable price and with a WOW level guest experience.

Essential Job Functions

  • Prepares and marinates all food items to order, following standard recipes and procedures within specified time limits
  • Works one or more cooking stations that may include falafel, kabob, rotisserie, and sandwich / plate preparation areas
  • Properly measures and assembles ingredients required for preparing the standard recipes.
  • Cuts and / or portions of food products to company standards
  • Uses scale to ensure proper portioning of food items
  • Minimizes waste of products
  • Stocks / restocks items on line
  • Maintains clean dishes and other wares
  • Rinses and cuts raw food products.
  • Receives and stores food supplies and equipment
  • Communicates with Team Members and Management throughout the shift regarding the status of orders and availability of the product
  • Understands and complies with food safety and temperature standards
  • Maintains cook line area in a clean, sanitary, and safe manner
  • Cleans, organizes and maintains walk-in refrigerator, reach-in refrigerator, cooler drawers, prep, and dry storage area
  • Rotates product according to First In, First Out to maintain shelf-life standards.

Skills & Abilities

  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Ability to maintain a calm professional demeanor during any volume of business
  • Ability to work well under pressure
  • Capable of using knives, slicing equipment, and other food preparation equipment / tools

Qualifications

Food Handler Certificate

Physical Requirements

  • Some exposure to smoke, steam, high temperatures, and humidity
  • Reaches, bends, squats, and frequently lifts and / or moves up to 50 lbs
  • Ability to stand and walk through the duration of the shift
  • Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice, at the sole discretion of the employer and / or as required by the needs of the business.

Reasonable Accommodations : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

30+ days ago
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