Prep Cook

New York, New York

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Our company is now hiring experience Prep Cooks to work Cirque du Soleil in New York, NY. Cirque du Soleil is a major Quebec-based organization providing high-quality artistic entertainment.

If you're seeking work opportunities in the food & beverage, hospitality, guest services and onsite operations for events, check out the opportunities and come join us.

Job Location: New York, NY

Event Dates: February 13, 2025 - April 30, 2025

Work Schedule:
  • It is mandatory to work Wednesday through Sunday, but it may also include some Mondays and Tuesdays.
Primary responsibility
  • Prepare cold and hot sections of the kitchen service line;
  • Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes, using various kitchen utensils and equipment;
  • Inspect food preparation and serving areas to ensure observance of safe, sanitary food-handling practices;
  • Carve and trim meats such as beef, veal, ham, pork, and lamb for hot or cold service or sandwiches;
  • Stocks and maintains sufficient levels of food products at line stations to ensure a smooth service period;
  • Follows proper plate presentation and garnish set up for all dishes;
  • Assists others in closing the kitchen. Participate in the teardown and set up of the kitchen;
The ideal candidate will
  • 2 years of hands-on kitchen experience or an effective combination of education and experience;
  • Culinary skills and techniques for preparing small and large quantities of food;
  • Must have a current food handler certificate;
  • Ability to handle and prepare a variety of raw and cooked foods;
  • Strong understanding and compliance with standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards and kitchen rules, policies and procedures;
  • Maintains a clean and sanitary workstation area including tables, shelves, grills, broilers, fryers, pasta cookers, sauté burners, convection oven, flat top range and refrigeration equipment;
  • Possession of a Cooking degree is an asset;
  • Ability to work well under pressure and take direction;
  • Motivated team player with good initiative and problem-solving abilities;
  • Assist in other areas as needed and assigned by another Kitchen Manager and Head Chef;
  • Available to work 5 days a week, including weekends, early mornings, and late nights during the entire city run;
  • Reasonable knowledge of English and the language of the Market;
  • Preferably able to obtain a Certificate of Fitness for Temporary Indoor / Outdoor Place of Assembly Safety Personnel (F-04) - Preferred.
Physical Demands:
  • This job may require extended periods of walking, standing, bending, lifting, twisting and kneeling for up to 8 hours.
  • May also lift up to 50lbs.
Uniform:
  • Clean plain t-shirt or chef jacket.
  • Non-slip kitchen shoes with socks. (Safety shoes during setup and teardown)
  • Hair net or hair cover if long.
Date Posted: 02 June 2025
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