Prep Cook – Breakfast & Lunch Café Tractor Shed Café & Farm Stand
Great meals begin long before the first guest walks through the door. As a Prep Cook at Tractor Shed Café, you’ll play an essential role in preparing the fresh ingredients and house-made recipes that define our café. This role is also a natural stepping stone toward our Line Cook position. If you enjoy staying organized, take pride in quality, and appreciate the satisfaction of setting your team up for success, we’d love to have you join our kitchen.
Tractor Shed Café & Farm Stand is a growing, locally owned breakfast and lunch café in Holderness, New Hampshire. We prepare fresh, scratch-made food using quality ingredients and believe that consistency, teamwork, and attention to detail are the foundation of exceptional hospitality. This position offers the opportunity to expand your culinary skills while working in a supportive, professional kitchen.
What You'll Do
- Prepare fresh ingredients for daily breakfast and lunch service.
- Bake scones, muffins, cookies, and other bakery items.
- Prepare soups, sauces, salads, quiche, breakfast components, sandwich ingredients, and desserts.
- Cook breakfast and lunch menu items during café service as needed.
- Assist with catering events as our catering program continues to grow.
- Fill in for the Line Cook when needed.
- Follow recipes, portion standards, food safety procedures, and kitchen sanitation standards.
- Help maintain clean, organized, and efficient kitchen work areas.
- Monitor kitchen supplies and notify management before items run low to help prevent out-of-stock situations.
- Help resolve routine production issues by communicating with the kitchen team and management.
- Support fellow team members wherever needed to ensure smooth café operations.
- Follow food safety, sanitation, and workplace safety procedures.
- Take pride in preparing food that consistently exceeds our guests’ expectations.
What We're Looking For
- Previous commercial kitchen or restaurant experience is required.
- Passion for preparing fresh, high-quality food.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to follow recipes accurately and consistently.
- Comfortable working efficiently in a fast-paced kitchen.
- Reliable, dependable, and punctual.
- Strong communication skills.
- Comfortable working independently and as part of a team.
- Weekend availability is required.
- Food safety certification.
Schedule
- Full-time position.
- Consistent daytime hours.
- Wednesday–Sunday | Early mornings to early afternoon. Great schedule for parents with school-aged kids.
- Breakfast and lunch service.
- Weekend availability required.
Benefits
- Competitive hourly pay based on experience.
- Employee meal during qualifying shifts.
- Employee discount.
- A defined growth path towards Prep Cook.
- Friendly, team-oriented workplace.
- Opportunity to learn new skills and grow with a locally owned business.
Why You’ll Love Working Here
Our kitchen values craftsmanship, teamwork, and continuous improvement. Every day brings variety, from preparing fresh bakery items and soups to supporting busy breakfast service and special dinner events. For cooks looking to advance, you'll gain hands-on line experience through cross-training and fill-in shifts, positioning you well for a future Line Cook role on our team. If you enjoy learning, working with quality ingredients, and being part of a team that genuinely cares about what leaves the kitchen, you’ll find this a rewarding place to build your culinary skills.
Apply Today
If you’re ready to prepare outstanding food, support an exceptional kitchen team, and grow your culinary experience with Tractor Shed Café, we’d love to receive your application.
Pay: $20.00 - $24.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Paid training
- Referral program
Work Location: In person
