Prep Cook

Company: Coastal Orange Beach
Location: Orange Beach
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Job Summary: Prep Cooks perform various food preparation, cooking, and cleaning tasks to ensure the kitchen remains efficient in creating and delivering dishes for patrons. Their duties and responsibilities include: Completing all tasks, in order, on the prep list from the Executive Chef or Executive Sous Chef Essential Duties and Responsibilities: ? Set up work stations in the kitchen or cook area ? Set up ingredients so that food can be prepared according to recipes. ? Understand basic cooking duties ? Prepare simple dishes such as salads and desserts ? Maintain a clean and orderly kitchen ? Washing dishes or taking out the trash when needed ? Portioning and fabricating protein items ? Sauce and dressing production ? Produce fabrications ? Proper labeling, dating, storing, and rotating of products. ? Receive products and promptly put them away using the FIFO method (first in first out) ? Complete all required daily checklists and production sheets ? Follow all directions from Corporate Executive Chef, Executive Chef or Executive Sous Chef ? Adhere to the health department and restaurant sanitation and food handling guidelines ? Maintain effective communication within the kitchen, be responsive to staff suggestions and concerns Qualifications: ? Basic understanding of professional cooking and knife handling skills as well as safety, sanitation and food handling procedures ? Must be able to speak, read and understand basic cooking directions ? Ability to follow a production prep list ? Professional communication skills ? Ability to take direction ? Ability to work in a team environment ? Ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure ? Must be self-motivated and organized ? Must be able to work nights, weekends, and some holidays ? Takes pride in and responsibility for the job by maintaining efficiency and quality of work and holding oneself accountable for the function of the job Physical Demands: ? Be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time ? Ability to move, and transport food carts, equipment, and supplies ? Be able to reach, bend, stoop and frequently lift up to 35 pounds and occasionally lift/move 50 pounds ? Capable of working in extreme hot or cold environments ? Continual use of dexterity and gross motor skills with frequent use of fine motor skills ? Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus ? May be exposed to disagreeable odors, chemicals, and noise, latex plastics, and other materials used for protective equipment Education/Experience Required: ? ServSafe Certified or complete onsite ServSafe class within a determined time ? Must complete the basic culinary hybrid course within a determined time ? High school graduate or GED ? Previous kitchen experience preferred The pay for this position is $20 per hour.

Keywords: Coastal Orange Beach, Mobile , Prep Cook, Hospitality & Tourism , Orange Beach, Alabama