Prep Cook - TAO Downtown Restaurant New York

Tao Group Hospitality offers competitive benefits for all full-time team members such as:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

• 401(k) Retirement Program with Employer Match

• Life and Disability Insurance Plans

• Ancillary Insurance Plans

• Employee Assistance Program

• Fertility & Family Forming Support and Resources

• Pet Insurance

• Employee Discounts

• TAO Savings Marketplace

• Time off and much more!

Responsible for providing a supportive role to the heart-of-house in the preparation of meals, hot and cold, and the ingredients ensuring quality, consistency, and production of all food items. Interacts with fellow employees, and supervisors in a polite and courteous and to ensure gracious hospitality. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: 

• Anticipate and accommodate the needs of all team members

• Handles all food items by washing, chopping, and cutting according to recipe specifications

• Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of assigned station, the kitchen, and the entire venue

• Labels and stores all product following FIFO and company standards

• Required to check production lists and assignments

• Follow supervisor’s instructions, communicate with and support co-workers while being a team player

• Possesses in-depth knowledge of assigned recipes with the ability to produce them to company standard

• Possesses general knowledge of the venue

• Complies with Department of Health and company sanitation standards 

• Communicates product needs to the chefs, sous chefs, and the support staff

• Properly sets-up prep station and performs other opening/closing procedures as directed by management, including: 

• Stocks station with prescribed supplies