Prep Cook, Early Morning at Bonfire Scottsdale
Overview
Own early morning prep for a scratch kitchen and smokehouse at a brand-new Scottsdale restaurant. You will start around 5:00 AM and complete production before lunch service, handling brisket, pork, ribs, chicken, dough, sauces, stocks, and more. This role is for an experienced prep cook who can read recipes, scale quantities, and maintain clean, organized work habits. You will join a tight-knit, do-it-right team that develops recipes but expects precise execution of the Bonfire way.
What You'll Do5
- 1Build and organize the prep list to set up the kitchen for lunch service
- 2Execute recipe scales and basic kitchen math for daily production
- 3Trim brisket and pork shoulder with accurate portioning
- 4Prepare fresh doughs, sauces, gravies, stocks and soups
- 5Label, date, and FIFO all ingredients and finished products
Requirements5
- 1Previous commercial restaurant kitchen experience required
- 2Ability to report around 5:00 AM consistently
- 3Brisket trimming experience highly preferred
- 4BBQ/smokehouse protein-prep experience highly preferred
- 5Strong knife and fabrication skills and accurate recipe execution
Salary Insight
$42 - $52k per year
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