BOPOMOFO CAFE

FOH Prep, Full-time / Part-time
(Irvine)

Starting From: $16.50/hour plus tips!

 

Job Summary & Mission

BOPOMOFO CAFE has a mission to serve high quality ingredients and offer a superb customer experience. Do you have a keen eye for detail and a passion for creating exceptional flavors? As a FOH Prep at BOPOMOFO CAFE, you'll play a vital role in bringing our beverages to life by juicing fresh fruits and vegetables, preparing flavorful compotes, cooking boba, and ensuring that every ingredient is carefully prepared and always stocked.

With us, you'll have the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, enhance your culinary skills, and be part of a culture that values innovation and teamwork.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

  • Acts with integrity, honesty and knowledge that promote the culture, values and missions of BOPOMOFO CAFE. 

  • Maintains positivity and enthusiasm while promoting a superior experience for both team members and customers.

  • Perpetuates BOPOMOFO CAFE’s core values and mission and develops relationships with shift team members.

  • Cooks boba to exact specifications, consistently monitoring quality to maintain an exceptional beverage experience.

  • Understanding and constantly being aware of safety and sanitation standards for food handling and applying that knowledge to other junior team members.

  • Slice, peel, and chop fruits and vegetables as required for various recipes, ensuring consistent sizes and presentation.

  • Use commercial juicers and blenders to extract juice from fruits and vegetables, following recipes and portion guidelines to ensure quality and taste.

  • Cook and prepare fruit compotes by following specific recipes and techniques, ensuring proper consistency, flavor, and texture.

  • Brew and prepare a variety of teas, following temperature and steeping time guidelines to achieve optimal flavor and quality.

  • Operate and maintain blenders, juicers, and other kitchen tools safely and effectively.

  • Demonstrate strong knife skills, ensuring precision and safety in cutting fruits, vegetables, and other ingredients.

  • Follow recipes and instructions accurately to ensure consistency and high-quality output.

  • Prepare and organize all necessary ingredients and tools prior to beginning cooking, ensuring an efficient and smooth workflow.

  • Maintain a clean and organized work area, following all health and safety guidelines related to food handling and equipment use.

  • Enjoy meeting new people everyday and putting a smile on peoples’ faces by making milk tea, coffee and other small bites for our customers to enjoy.

  • Follows BOPOMOFO CAFE’s operational policies and procedures, including those for cash/register handling and safety and security, to ensure the safety of all team members during each shift.

  • Able to learn and retain recipe and cashier knowledge and maintain a high performance attitude towards all responsibilities and duties.

Summary of Experience 

Prep Cook experience in a Food & Beverage Retail environment - 0-1 Year

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.

Required Knowledge & Skills and Abilities

  • Ability to learn quickly

  • Knowledge of “Front of House” General Responsibilities

  • Strong interpersonal skills, Excellent Customer Service 

  • Experienced food and beverage handling and working in a fast-paced & high volume retail environment

  • Must possess an unbiased supervisory skill

  • Effective Communicator

BOPOMOFO CAFE provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.