Line/Prep Cook

Job Description
Are you looking for a great job with competitive wages, one in which you can learn and grow while making a difference? We're hiring!

Mexican restaurant in Buffalo NY, looking for 2 prep cooks and 2 line cooks to join our team to help us achieve our mission of creating lasting memories through exceptional food and service while taking pride in everything we do. The ideal candidate will possess the skills needed to maintain a high volume of production ensuring quality, consistency and creativity. This person will have strong personal management skills, an ability to work/master all stations, strong communication skills, and be detail oriented.

Requirements for this position include, but not limited to:

• A stable work history
• The ability to work 40+ hours a week
• Open availability to work days, nights, weekends (no Sundays), holidays (no major holidays)
• Ability to follow directions from owners
• Ability to work in all line stations
• Ability to work as a team with line cooks, management, servers and every employee in the restaurant
• Problem solving skills
• Self-motivated and energetic
• Passion for food presentation
• Exceptional line cooking skills and experience expediting food
• The ability to develop recipes, establish presentation techniques, and standardize production to ensure quality
• Train, manage and evaluate kitchen personnel
• Commitment to quality service, food quality and trend knowledge
• Ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure
• Previous work experience of restaurant dining
• Assist in menu development, inventory, ordering/purchasing, food cost controls, training, sanitation, and personnel management to include hiring, firing, counseling, coaching and developing line cooks.
• Minimum of two to five years of culinary/kitchen management experience
• Knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation
• Batch cooking or high volume cooking experience preferred
• Experience with food production for catering functions
• ServSafe Certified a plus

Salary will be determined based on previous experience and commitment to excellence.

Job Type: Full-time

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: TBD

Experience:

• Food Production: 3 years (Required)
• Kitchen Management: 3 years (Required)
• Cooking: 3 years (Required)
• Catering: 1 year (Preferred)
• Restaurant: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous
• People-oriented -- enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
• Detail-oriented -- would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
• Achievement-oriented -- enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail
• Autonomous/Independent -- enjoys working with little direction
• Innovative -- prefers working in unconventional ways or on tasks that require creativity
• High stress tolerance -- thrives in a high-pressure environment

This Company Describes Its Culture as:

• Detail-oriented -- quality and precision-focused
• Outcome-oriented -- results-focused with strong performance culture
• Stable -- traditional, stable, strong processes
• People-oriented -- supportive and fairness-focused
• Team-oriented -- cooperative and collaborative

Email info@donjuanmex.com or call Mark at 716-949-8420

We are one of the best Mexican restaurants in WNY are are looking to add qualified employees to our family.  We look forward to hearing from you.