Prep Cook - Big E's Downtown GR

Suburban Inns
Grand Rapids, MI

Big E's is a fast-paced, high-energy workplace, with endless opportunities for skill development and advancement. Come join the best team in the Food and Beverage and the Hospitality Industries!

Prep Cook Wage : up to $18, based on experience

Prep Cook Benefits Include:

  • Employee and Friends & Family hotel and restaurant discounts
  • Earned Paid Time Off for ALL Team Members
  • Insurance (health, vision, dental, life) for full time Team Members
  • Flexible schedules 
  • Holiday Pay
  • 8 hours of paid volunteer time per year 
  • Advancement and professional growth opportunities
  • Monetary recognition program
  • Monetary referral program
  • 100% paid maternity/paternity or adoption leave for those who qualify for FMLA
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Pine Rest (3 free counseling visits, online library, and access to legal, financial and elder care consultations)

Prep Cook  Position Description:

Responsible for preparing food items required for all dining room orders and events, while following local health department standards, Suburban Inns’ Core Values, as well as going above and beyond to ensure that guests are 100% satisfied.

Prep Cook  Essential Functions:

  • Report to work in uniform presented professionally, neat, and clean
  • Greet all guests in a friendly, positive manner.  Ask questions of guests and make personal connections to make them feel they are welcome and valued
  • Anticipate and meet the needs and expectations of our guests, then go one step further
  • Prepare all required items according to make sheets/recipes
  • Set up service units with needed items
  • Service items in accordance with established portions and presentation standards
  • Notify the Kitchen Supervisor of expected shortages
  • Ensure that assigned work areas and equipment are clean and sanitary
  • Assist the Kitchen Supervisor in maintaining security and safety in the kitchen
  • Set up, maintain, and break down prep cook station
  • Requisition items needed to produce menu items
  • Adhere to local health and safety regulations
  • Maintain any logs required by the health department
  • Cover, date, and neatly store all leftover products that are reusable
  • Maintain the highest sanitary standards
  • Exhibit regular and recurrent attendance records
  • Other duties as requested by management

Position Requirements:

  • Minimum Knowledge: Requires ability to interpret/extract information and/or perform arithmetic functions. May require typing, record keeping, or word processing. Good communication skills
  • Formal Education and Job-Related Experience: Prior restaurant experience preferred
  • License, Registration, and/or Certification Required : ServSafe Food and Allergen Certification
  • Work Schedule : Work regularly requires or varies between day, evening, night, holiday, and/or weekend assignments. Schedule varies according to business demands and needs
  • Required Travel: Position does not require travel to other Suburban Inns properties or client locations. Work is completed on the property


Uniform and Appearance Guidelines:

Uniform: Uniform shirt, hat and name tag will be provided. Team Members are responsible for their own pants and shoes meeting Suburban Inns specifications. Pants need to be either chef pants, black slacks/dockers or dark wash jeans with no holes (no yoga-style) and shoes need to be black, close-toed and non-slip.

Appearance: Hair must be kept well-groomed. All facial piercings and tattoos that are not covered by a work uniform must be approved by management. Any tattoo that is deemed offensive to co-workers, guests, vendors or others in the workplace based on racial, sexual, religious, ethnic, or other characteristics or attributes of a sensitive or legally protected nature are not permitted and must remain covered or concealed at all times. This policy will be administered by the position’s supervisor, without regard to race, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, height, weight, genetics, familial status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The Vice President of Operations has the authority to veto any decision made by the position’s supervisor

Posted 2025-07-24

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