Southern Hospitality Company, an entity of Southern Land Company, is headquartered in Nashville, TN and is seeking a prep cook to open our new Italian restaurant, Lupo Notte. The successful candidate will be able to work independently, in a fast-paced work environment.
The Prep Cook will assist in preparing and some cooking of the food for Lupo Notte. They will also perform other related tasks to food preparation and kitchen sanitation/cleanliness as directed by the Chef. This position requires adhering to all food safety and hygiene standards.
Essential duties include maintaining food quality, consistency, and portion control, assuming responsibility for the quality of product they are preparing, assisting Chef/Sous Chef with set-up and preparation of food items, carefully following standard recipes while preparing all assigned items, understanding how to properly use and maintain the equipment, performing necessary clean-up and sanitation maintenance activities for all food preparation and storage facilities as directed by the Chef/Sous Chef, carrying clean dishes to cook's line and other proper storage areas, assisting with product receiving and/or storage of products, full compliance with the Department of Health regulations, and performing other duties assigned by Chef/Sous Chef.
Qualifications, knowledge, and skill requirements include 1 year of cooking experience, experience in managing and upholding a safe working condition, understanding the knowledge of safety, sanitation and food handling procedures, dependability, ability to work well in a fast-paced environment, ability to work in a team environment, ability to understand English to a level to properly understand assigned tasks, and ability to take direction. Education/Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
Physical demands include frequently lifting up to 25 pounds and occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds, working in non-weather high temperatures, and maintaining a professional, neat and well-groomed appearance.
Southern Land Company believes that community is the heart of every successful development project. With that as our starting point, we create residential developments around the country that provide a generous, comfortable lifestyle to those that call them home. In support of our single family and multifamily projects, we also undertake key retail, office, and recreation developments to craft convenient, complete communities. We believe in big ideas and paying attention to every detail required to realize them.
We have a strong brand recognized for quality, performance, and artistry, guiding principles of creativity and innovation, an open mind for new ideas and creative methods, and a strong compensation and benefits package, including health, vision, dental, 401k with a strong match and more!