Production Prep Cook
External
Cookunity · New York, NYPrepare for this interview
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About the role
We're looking for a Production Prep Cook to support high-volume kitchen operations by preparing ingredients and components for meal assembly. In this role, you'll be responsible for executing prep tasks with precision and efficiency to ensure all dishes meet quality, consistency, and food safety standards. This is a fast-paced, hands-on role ideal for someone who thrives in structured kitchen environments and takes pride in clean, consistent execution.
Responsibilities
- Ingredient Preparation
- Wash, cut, portion, and prepare ingredients according to recipes and production needs
- Execute prep tasks such as chopping vegetables, marinating proteins, cooking grains, and preparing sauces
- Batch Cooking & Component Production
- Monitor cooking times, temperatures, and yields to meet quality standards
- Ensure all prepared items are properly labeled, stored, and organized
- Quality & Food Safety
- Follow all food safety, sanitation, and HACCP guidelines
- Ensure proper handling, storage, and rotation of ingredients (FIFO)
- Production Support
- Work efficiently to meet daily prep quotas and production timelines
- Assist with inventory prep and waste minimization
- Team Collaboration
- Coordinate with kitchen leads and plating teams to ensure smooth production flow
- Communicate any shortages, delays, or quality issues in real time
Requirements
- Experience in a professional kitchen or high-volume food production environment preferred
- Strong knife skills and basic cooking techniques
- Ability to follow recipes and standardized processes with precision
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment
- Reliable, punctual, and team-oriented
- Food Handler's Certification (or willingness to obtain)
- Spanish proficiency is a plus
- Role Details
- Hourly, non-exempt position
- Kitchen / food production environment
- May require early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays depending on production needs
Benefits
Additional Information
About CookUnity: Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. And with it, it has lost the power to nourish, inspire, and connect us. So in 2018, CookUnity was founded as the first-of-its-kind platform that connects the world with the source of truly great food: chefs. Today, CookUnity delivers 50 million meals a year from the industry's best chefs to homes all over the country. Fresh. Ready-to-eat. And crafted with the passion that nourishes body and soul. Unwilling to stop there, CookUnity is expanding beyond delivery to become an ever-innovating marketplace focused on our singular mission: empower Chefs to nourish the world. If that mission has you hungry in more ways than one, you've found the right job posting.
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