Dishwasher/Prep Cook

Position: Prep Cook/Dishwasher

Reports to: Restaurant Managers, Chef, Lead line Cooks

Department: Restaurant

FLSA Status: Full-time/Part-time; Non-Exempt
Pay Scale:$16.00-$17.00 an hour+ Tips Wage after tips $20-$22 an hour

About Us

Founded in 1989 in Davis, CA, Sudwerk Brewing Co. is a craft brewing pioneer and one of the most notable, award winning brewing companies in the Sacramento region. Sudwerk remains a family-owned and independently operated hospitality company that is searching for an energetic, organized self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset who is motivated to develop a career in the beer industry.

Mission & Vision

Sudwerk’s Mission and Vision supports a culture of striving for mutual success of our employees, suppliers and customers through operational excellence and educational development.

Position Summary:

Sudwerk Brewing Co. has openings for Prep Cook/Cleaner who are hardworking and reliable. This position plays an important role in the success of our restaurant, and allows you the opportunity to learn how our kitchen works, gain and improve your culinary skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Set up cook stations according to company guidelines and standards, ensuring all prep items are available on the cook line at all times
• Restock all items as needed throughout the shift
• Safely operate industrial dishwashing equipment
• Monitor and properly dispose of trash, recycling and compost of the kitchen in their appropriate locations
• Ensure compliance with all Company policies and laws, including health and safety standards.
• Report to work on time, in uniform, and ready to work
• Assist the Cooks, Chef and Kitchen Supervisors as needed
• Prepare a variety of foods with different methods of preparation
• Properly execute all recipe procedures
• Other duties as assigned

Employee Attributes:

• Communication: Excellent verbal skills.
• Interpersonal: Ability to effectively build relationships with co-workers and outside colleagues.
• Ability to work for and with multiple managers, including owners.
• Motivation: Ability to lead and work harmoniously with the complete team
• Team Involvement: Works effectively with teams and work groups. Actively participates in problem solving and interacts with the team and work groups to achieve team and organizational goals.
• Adaptability: Ability to adapt to change in the workplace. Capable of functioning in a fast-paced entrepreneurial setting.
• Quality and Detail Orientation: Attention to accuracy, detail, and performance of high-quality work in all aspects of job performance.
• Continuous Improvement: Active participant in continuous improvement initiatives and goals. Seeks opportunities to improve self and processes.
• Ethical: Maintain high ethical standards in every aspect of job performance.
• Safety and Good Manufacturing Practices: Demonstrates safe work practices. Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety while understanding the importance of maintaining high quality standards.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 1-year working experience in a quick-service or full-service restaurant kitchen environment is preferred.
• Flexible hours are required (able to work days, nights, weekends, holidays), Wednesday thru Sunday
• Must provide your valid CA Food Handlers Certificate prior to hire
• Excellent work ethic
• Consistent and reliable attendance record
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to consistently perform quality work, quickly, in an environment that is often full of distraction

Work Environment:

• Duties are performed in both indoor and outdoor settings, with events often taking place in the elements in all four seasons
• Occasionally exposed to hot, wet, cold and/or humid conditions; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
• The employee will, at times, be required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), as designated by the company.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to lift 55 pounds without assistance and maneuver 168 pounds safely with proper body mechanics
• Moving of food products with carts, dollies, hand trucks, and other moving equipment
• This position will require you to stand, walk and be on your feet for extended time periods
• Bending, twisting, reaching, pushing, pulling, and performing repetitive motions
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus in various levels of lighting
• Work with strong and often times hazardous chemicals
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $16.00 - $17.00 per hour

Expected hours: 25 – 35 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Shift:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Morning shift

Weekly day range:

• Every weekend
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

License/Certification:

• California Food Handlers Certificate (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)
• Night Shift (Required)

Work Location: In person