Prep Cook

City Works 1850 E Golf Rd Schaumburg, IL 60173, USA

Position: Prep Cook

Who is Bottleneck Management?

Bottleneck Management operates vibrant, high-energy, approachable restaurants in the most dynamic neighborhoods and locations. From the start, we’ve been about genuine people and genuine hospitality. We’ve grown into a crowd-pleasing hospitality juggernaut while continuing to hold our core values close to our hearts.

Core Values

Understand the wants and needs of others

Support others through words and actions

Empower each team member to excel

Enjoy each other, our guests, and our time at work

We believe it’s our people that make us strong, so we’re committed to finding driven, hospitable, upbeat, and intelligent teammates. Whether it’s in our home office or our restaurants, we put hospitality first, like excellent hosts at a party.

We offer a fun and supportive working environment, comprehensive benefits, 401k, a generous PTO plan, EAP access, and restaurant dining discounts.

Essential Functions:

• Follow recipes and procedures to prepare assigned sauces and food items according to prep lists and par guidelines
• Follow all prescribed portioning controls and par levels
• Understand and follow the food allergy procedure and special orders/restrictions
• Responsible for the preparation and production of readying foods, garnishes, and condiments to be used on the line or for service
• Comply with all health code requirements.
• Use knives correctly to include use of a cut glove to chip, cut, dice, etc. Clean shelves, organize and remove trash
• Ensure the work area stays clean throughout the workday
• Operate equipment safely determined by position and OSHA regulations
• Contribute to a positive guest experience by doing everything to exceed their expectations Store, receive, stock and rotate food throughout the workday per company standards as needed
• Work closely and communicate with BOH and FOH team members, in a high-paced environment while doing a variety of time restraint tasks
• Assist other cooks during high volume when needed
• Other functions as assigned by management

Qualifications and Skills:

• No prior education required
• Previous prep experience preferred
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced work environment
• Ability to work a variable schedule, including nights and weekends
• Good judgment skills and adaptive attitude
• Must have all required food / alcohol certifications as designated by location

N/A

HOH Operations

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Executive Chef

• 75% Work at approximately 36” table/stove and reach in approximately 36”
• 75% Reach (6” to overhead) bend, stoop, and wipe
• 60% Perform job at continuous high pace, under pressure, also maintain quality and speed standards
• 50% Lift and carry sacks, boxes, and product up to 50 pounds from floor to above waist level, approximately 20 feet and sometimes involving stairs
• Must be able to walk and stand for full shift
• Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds
• Must have good hearing for accurate communication with guests
• Must be able to use hands and fingers to handle and feel objects, tools controls and type
• Must be able to work in areas of loud noises

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

Bottleneck Management provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

An equal opportunity employer.

We are an E-Verify Employer in Florida.

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