Prep Cook - Wicked Weed Brew Pub (FT)

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

Prep Cook                           Date:   03/26/2025

Job Type:        Full Time  

Department:   Pub Kitchen

Location:         Brewpub – 91 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC  28801

Reports To:     Executive Chef - Pub

Supervisory Responsibilities:  This job has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Summary:  

At Wicked Weed Brewing, we Craft for Better to create moments that unite people and enrich communities. We strive continuously to create a safe and inclusive workplace while supporting our communities and reducing our environmental impact. We celebrate unique perspectives and experiences that everyone brings, fostering a culture where employees are valued and empowered.

As an important member of the Wicked Weed Brewing team, the Prep Cook is responsible for opening the kitchen, putting out daily orders, ensuring daily prep, product rotation and food safety and quality standards are kept at all times.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Opening the kitchen
• Checking in and putting away daily orders
• Ensuring proper product rotation
• Ensuring any ordering or shipping errors are communicated to kitchen management
• Ensuring quality of product through all steps of receiving and preparation
• Writing daily prep lists and establishing appropriate prep par levels
• Responsible for completion of daily prep/mise en place; meeting quality standards
• Completing temp logs
• Upholding food safety standards at all times
• Maintaining a clean and safe workspace, including prep area and storage areas

Additional duties may be assigned as necessary.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of and love for food and craft beer
• Teamwork
• Responsibility
• Dependability
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Strong communication skills
• Stress management
• Multi-tasking
• Adaptability
• Initiative
• Food knowledge
• Knife handling & safety
• Health code knowledge
• Friendly, positive, and approachable

Education and/or Experience:

Previous experience in a restaurant setting

If you don’t fit all the above Qualifications, please don’t let that stop you from applying!

You may have something special to bring to the table that we forgot to list. Everyone deserves a chance as far as we’re concerned.

Work Environment:

• Rapid changing flow of business
• That of a busy brewpub dining area and full-service kitchen.
• Early mornings. Workday ends when all prep responsibilities are complete.
• Fast-paced
• The employee frequently must work in an environment with a moderate to high noise level.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to be on your feet for long periods of time standing and/or walking.  Walking surfaces may be wet and/or slippery.
• Ability to frequently talk, hear, and smell.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 35 lbs. safely and with proper body mechanics and occasionally life and/or move up to 55 lbs.
• Ability to frequently reach with hands and arms; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to work effectively in a kitchen environment with fluctuations in temperature and conditions (heat, cold, humidity) for an extended period of time.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.