Prep/Line Cook

Weekly Tips + Hourly Wages average $20-$24/hr
Full Time Team Members eligible for Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits
PTO Accrual, Bonuses

Job Summary & Mission

The Line Cooks at BOPOMOFO CAFE are passionate about fresh ingredients, great technique and delicious and memorable food. You must have knowledge of kitchen equipment handling, kitchen standard operating procedures and the ability to consistently produce recipes and dishes.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR?

Along with our mission and vision, we have guiding values that set the tone for where we’re heading and how we work together. These values are behaviors that form our shared beliefs and approach to how we wish to work together at BOPOMOFO CAFE, regardless of role, level, and work location.
Our values are:

EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE | We infuse each moment with enthusiasm and proactivity, driven by initiative, positive energy, and a commitment to excellence. Our goal is to create exceptional experiences for every guest, every time.

GROWTH | We embrace new challenges with curiosity and adaptability, continuously seeking opportunities to learn and improve. Our commitment to problem-solving fuels both personal and professional growth, allowing us to evolve and excel.

COMMUNITY | We aim to create a strong sense of community both within our team and for everyone who walks through our doors. By actively building connections and bridging diverse groups, we provide a welcoming space where everyone feels valued and can come together.

INTEGRITY | We value empathy, patience, and openness, fostering a supportive and team-oriented environment. Our commitment to reliability and authenticity ensures that every dish and interaction reflects our dedication to quality. Guided by humility and honesty, we strive to be a trusted and dependable part of our community.

We look forward to meeting you!

Summary of Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Acts with integrity, honesty and knowledge that promote the culture, values and missions of BOPOMOFO CAFE.
• Maintains efficient, friendly service standards and demonstrates such standards when working with other team members.
• Preparing, to order all food dishes following standard recipes and procedures within specified time limits.
• Prepping assigned items associated with assigned station; ensuring freshness of ingredients; labeling prepped ingredients with name of item, date and time prepped, and initials or prepared.
• Great technique; strong knife skills and a range of cooking methods set you apart.
• Attention to detail, you know your weights, measurements and volumes.
• Washing and cleaning raw food products.
• Cleanliness & Organization; Routinely cleans the Kitchen, speciality equipment upkeep, and storage, mop sink and other parts of the restaurant. Everything has a place.
• Team Player and understands that it takes a team to keep our kitchen’s moving.
• Understanding and constantly being aware of safety and sanitation standards for food handling and applying that knowledge to other team members.
• Comfortable standing for extended periods of time, able to lift up to 50 lbs and continuously bend, reach and twist.
• Follows BOPOMOFO CAFE’s operational policies and procedures, including those of clocking in/clocking out, culture and core values.
• Taking pride in personal appearance; reporting to work in a neat and clean uniform; maintaining well groomed hair and personal hygiene as established by company policy.

Summary of Experience

Minimum 1 year of related culinary experience.

Required Knowledge & Skills and Abilities

• Exceptional strong guest focus mentality, with the ability to provide an exceptional dining experience for each guest
• Culinary school or previous culinary experience
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasking, hands-on environment
• Communicate clearly and concisely with team members and managers
• Add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
• Manage personal work flow under time pressure
• Subject to cleaning chemicals, heat, moisture, steam, humidity, open flames, cooking odors, refrigeration/freezer temperatures, loud noise and wet floors.
• Ability to learn quickly
• Knowledge of “Kitchen Team” General Responsibilities
• Strong interpersonal skills, Excellent Customer Service
• Ability to delegate tasks to other team members
• Effective Communicator

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is standing the entire shift. The employee frequently reaches, bends, stoops, lifts, shakes, stirs, pours, carries and pushes. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls in repetitive motions. The employee is frequently required to walk; sit; remain stationary; and reach with hands and arms. The employee occasionally lifts and carries tubs and cases weighing up to 50 pounds. The employee must frequently communicate with expediters and servers and read orders on tickets. The employee is occasionally exposed to hazards including, but not limited to cuts from knives, slipping, tripping, falls and burns; frequent exposure to smoke, steam, high temperatures, humidity, extreme cold; frequent contact/immersion of hands in water, sanitation solutions, meat products, poultry products, seafood and produce items and frequent washing of hands.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $17.90 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid training
• Vision insurance

Physical Setting:

• Fast casual restaurant

Shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Morning shift
• Night shift

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Experience:

• Restaurant experience: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• Food Handler Certification (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• San Gabriel, CA 91776: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person