Department: Visitor Development
FLSA Status: Part-Time / Non-Exempt
Reports to: Café Manager, Cafe Lead Associate, other Visitor Development Admin
Summary: The Prep Cook is a fundamental part of the kitchen’s operations. As the first step in cooking and assembly, they prepare ordinary cooking ingredients into fantastic products that support the rest of the team. Prep Cooks also manage inventory, evaluate, and organize the kitchen ingredients and items to prepare the team for continued success. We cooperate to help Prep Cooks become quality control experts and deliver a shining standard for all our products to ensure guests are receiving the best possible product. Prep Cooks may also help with catering, school lunches, and other large projects as the café continues to grow. The position is best for people with interest in developing bonafide culinary skills and kitchen management knowledge.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Take daily inventory of produce and ordering to ensure proper item freshness
Monitor equipment for quality and food safety
Follow food handling and FIFO protocols
Prepare and organize produce using hazardous equipment
Cook, portion, and assemble all meals to keep team members stocked
Prepare meals when staffing is low or occupied to help with the flow of sales
Lead cleaning operations in the kitchen and dining rooms
Clean and disinfect back-of-house café equipment and dishware
Communicate positively and professionally to co-workers at all levels of the organization
Stay up to date on museum policies, exhibits, and events
Other duties as assigned
Qualification/Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Strong interpersonal skills and clear communication
Creative approaches to problems and unique scenarios
Availability on weekdays, weekends, holidays, and some evenings for Special Events
Availability from 6AM-6PM as requested.
Customer-service orientation
Strong ability to work under pressure and respond to deadlines and frequently changing environments
Experience working with Children and Families
Comfortable and capable around knives, slicers, ovens, grills, and other hazardous equipment potentially not listed
Basic Mathematic Skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
Fluency in Spanish and/or other languages desirable
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Education/Training/Experience:
Must be at least 18 years of age
High School graduate or GED
Minimum 1 year of line cook, prep cook, or kitchen experience preferred
Must meet requirements of employment background check
Must have / obtain Food Handlers Card
Language Skills: Ability to call and respond effectively with kitchen callouts. Fluency in Spanish and/or other languages desirable.
Mathematical Skills: Literacy in numbers, ability to calculate figures and amounts such as portion sizes in different metrics, as well as basic mathematic skills (subtraction, multiplication, division).
Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of basic computer skills and kitchen display systems; becoming efficient in necessary POS systems through training and usage to successfully meet departmental responsibilities.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to remain standing at a workstation for up to 8 hours and must have good communication skills (i.e., communicate clearly and effectively in both written and spoken English). The employee must be able to see well and able read fine print. This job also requires lifting up to 50 pounds, lifting and removing things from elevated spaces, and lifting potentially unbalanced containers (either due to liquid or lopsided packaging). Must be able to reliably use knives and kitchen utensils to prepare food without risk of injury. For employee safety, employees must wear close-toed, slip-resistant shoes, and adhere to staff dress code at all times.
Environmental Requirements:
Must be able to work in a well-lit, temperature-controlled work area. May also be exposed to extreme weather conditions with constant ambient noise levels. Must be able to work in an open area with other employees. Employee must adhere to current company and CDC pandemic related guidelines.
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. 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 when circumstances change, i.e., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, or technological developments.
CMoP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. CMoP complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment.
The Children's Museum of Phoenix is an at-will employer. This means that both you and the museum reserve the right to terminate the employment relationship at any time for any reason with or without notice or reassign you or change your compensation.
