Line and Prep Cooks

Company: Puesto
Location: Concord
Posted on: March 19, 2020

Job Description:

WHY US?At Puesto we are uncommonly positive, we work hard to consistently exceed expectations and provide you with the opportunity to grow and learn. We are natural hosts, entertainers and party throwers. We feel this is the best job in the world because we get to do it every day, and we get to do it with a crew that loves doing this as much as we do.WHY YOU?You are a person who is passionate about food and has the ability to share that passion with our guests. You have the desire to join a busy, fun, hectic and rocking party environment! You love a good challenge and thrive when the going gets tough and trust us it always gets tough. Join us and help us bring our ideas and inspirations to light!SUMMARYOur Line and Prep Cooks are incredible team players and maintain a high attention to detail while they prepare dishes with innovative flavors that will delight our guests' palates! Be an incredible multitasker, you will always be managing several things at once, be attuned to the various levels of need of each order at any given moment.ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:--- Ensures that quality is never compromised, and service never delayed enabling the best guest experience possible.--- Prepares entrees according to restaurant standards by consistently following recipes and established techniques.--- Ensure that food comes out simultaneously, in high quality and in a timely fashion.--- Assists other cooks in achieving their goals and fostering teamwork.--- Execute opening or closing duties and maintain a clean and organized work area following our procedures.--- Prepares and presents menu items in specific station.--- Maintains the highest level of cleanliness in accordance with our standards.--- Maintains a professional attitude and appearance at all times.--- Rotates stock to maintain freshness and eliminate waste.--- Practices established safety and emergency procedures.--- Undertakes other responsibilities as directed by the Chefs.--- Ability to work under pressure and deal with stressful situations during busy periods.--- Maintain a clean and professional appearance at all times--- Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays.--- Fluent in English, Spanish skills a plus.SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:? 1-2 years' experience in a high-volume kitchen.? Valid California Food Handlers Card a plus.Before Puesto, we had all left San Diego to chase ambitions in other ventures. Though we found individual success in other places, it was tacos that brought us back together and back to California -Chef Luisteen's tacos, to be exact. His passion for completely re -defining the taco brought us back to our hometown of San Diego to start a family business, the taco stand we'd never even dreamed of. Now we're tacoteurs and have never looked back.

Keywords: Puesto, Concord , Line and Prep Cooks, Hospitality & Tourism , Concord, California