Must have open availability Job Summary: The Kitchen Prep perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and shellfish, slicing meat, and desserts. Job Duties & Responsibilities: • Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment, utensils, dishes, or silverware. • Store food in designated containers and storage areas to prevent spoilage as well as package take-out. • Butcher and clean fowl, fish, poultry, and shellfish to prepare for cooking or serving. • Prepare a variety of foods, such as meats, vegetables, desserts, according to customers' orders or supervisors' instructions, following approved procedures. • Take and record temperature of food and food storage areas such as refrigerators and freezers. • Keep records of the quantities of food used. • Wash, peel, and cut various foods, such as fruits and vegetables, to prepare for cooking or serving. • Place food trays over food warmers for immediate service or store them in refrigerated storage cabinets. • Provide food to servers once food is ready to be distributed directly on a plate for patrons. • Weigh or measure ingredients as well as stir and strain soups and sauces. • Mix ingredients for green salads, molded fruit salads, vegetable salads, and pasta salads as well as make special dressings and sauces as condiments for sandwiches. • Load dishes, glasses, and tableware into dishwashing machines. • Receive and store food supplies, equipment, and utensils in refrigerators, cupboards, and other storage areas. • Remove trash and clean kitchen garbage containers. • Assist cooks and kitchen staff with various tasks as needed and provide cooks with needed items. • Carry food supplies, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas. • Cut, slice, peel, trim or grind meat, poultry, and seafood to prepare for cooking using manual or electric appliances. • Inform supervisors when equipment is not working properly and when food and supplies are getting low, and order needed items. • Performs other related duties as assigned. Required Skills/Abilities: • Basic understanding of or the ability to learn basic sanitation and regulations for workplace safety. • Basic understanding of or the ability to learn food handling techniques, preparation, and cooking procedures. • Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment. • Ability to work quickly and efficiently. • Ability to work well as part of a team. • Ability to maintain personal hygiene. Education and Experience: • High school or vocational school coursework in kitchen basics such as food safety, preferred. • Prior related experience preferred. Physical Requirements: • Prolonged periods of standing and working in a kitchen. • Exposure to extreme heat, steam, and cold present in a kitchen environment. • Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times. • Must be able to work late nights and unpredictable hours. • Manual dexterity to cut and chop foods and perform other related tasks.