Prep Cook - Hiring Immediately
Location: Norwalk, Connecticut, United States
Company: Mecha Noodle Bar
Job Type: Full-time, Part-time, Hourly
Posted: Feb 6, 2026
Application deadline: Apr 12, 2026
Source: ZipRecruiter
Prep Cook
$15/hr
Position Summary
Cook and prepare a variety of food products including meats, seafood, poultry, vegetables, sauces, soups, and other products. Utilize a variety of equipment and utensils to perform duties and complete the daily prep list.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:
- Refer to Daily Prep List at the start of each shift for assigned duties.
- Understand and comply with standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards, and kitchen rules, policies, and procedures.
- Clean and sanitize workstation area including tables, shelves, walls grills, broilers, fryers, pasta cookers, sauté burners, convection oven, flat top range and refrigeration equipment.
- Store food in designated containers and storage areas to prevent spoilage.
- Prepare a variety of foods, such as meats, vegetables, or desserts, according to customers' orders or supervisors' instructions, following approved procedures in broilers, ovens, grills, fryers and a variety of other kitchen equipment.
- Receive food supplies, equipment, and utensils and store them in refrigerators, cupboards, and other storage areas.
- Remove trash and clean kitchen garbage containers.
- Assist cooks and kitchen staff with various tasks as needed, and provide cooks with needed items.
- Carry food supplies, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas.
- Promptly inform supervisors when equipment is not working properly and when food and supplies are getting low, and order needed items.
- Stir and strain soups and sauces.
- Follow all safety and sanitation guidelines while handling equipment, performing tasks, and work safely in the kitchen area/coolers.
- Complete opening and closing checklists and assist others in opening and closing the kitchen.
- Coordinate with and assist fellow employees to meet guests’ needs and support the operation of the restaurant.
- Fill-in for fellow employees where needed to ensure guest service standards and efficient operations.
- Performing other work-related duties as assigned – Including working the line, doing prep, and executing quality control
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)
- Prior experience in related food service positions required
- Ability to follow written and oral instructions and procedures
- Proficient interpersonal relations and communicative skills; cooperates and works together with all co-workers; plan and complete job duties with minimal supervisory direction, including appropriate judgment
- Ability to work in high-stress environment
Physical Demands and 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 regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Employee is regularly exposed to kitchen equipment (e.g., oven, stove, dishwasher, slicer, coffee machine, steamer, mixer, and chef's knives).
Note
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to potential modification to allow reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.
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