Food Prep Person
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The Food Prep Person prepares fresh fruits and vegetables for Golden Corral’s Cold Choice Buffet, following product specifications and recipes. The role maintains prep inventory, ensures proper storage and freshness, and supports buffet cleanliness and guest service. It also includes organizing the prep area, following local health department laws, and notifying management about product or inventory discrepancies.
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Our franchise organization, Vitall Partners, LLC, is currently seeking energetic, friendly individuals to join our team! The quality, quantity, freshness, tastiness, and presentation of our products have significant impact on the perceptions our guests have of Golden Corral. The Food Prep Person is responsible for the preparation (cutting, slicing, peeling, etc.) of all fresh fruits and vegetables that are used in Golden Corral. The freshness of our Cold Choice Buffet makes a statement about our buffet being fresh and of high-quality. Operational Excellence: Prepares prep items according to Golden Corral product specifications and recipes. Maintains a standard inventory of prep items according to the Prep Production Guide and the Display Cooking Prep Production Guide and updates the two guides as directed by management. Ensures optimum yield of products through the product cycle. Labels, dates, and rotates all bulk produce and prepped items. Ensures all food items are in approved, covered storage containers. Complete use and following of the buffet production system to ensure quality and shelf-life compliance. Notifies the Manager of any discrepancies; for example, food spoilage, invoice errors, excessive waste, or products that do not meet specifications. Assists the Buffet Attendant in maintaining a full, clean buffet. Cleanliness: Cleans, maintains, and organizes prep area including cooler(s), equipment, and dry storage. Performs duty roster and ensures cleanliness, service, and quality standards are met. Knows and follows position responsibilities as they relate to just-in-time delivery. Follows local health department laws. Guest Service:Performs administrative tasks and helps guests during meal periods.Thank you for your interest in Golden Corral. Upon completion of your online application, you may be directed to complete an additional online questionnaire that is specific to the position in which you are applying.The job opening listed on this page has been posted by an independent franchisee of Golden Corral Corporation. Golden Corral Corporation does not hire or employ any individuals at this franchise location. The franchisee will make all decisions with respect to applications for the position listed on this page. The name of the franchisee appears in this job posting. All questions concerning this job opportunity should be directed to the franchisee.
How this job compares
Set against the 11,542 open Food Preparation jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Ohio median$14–15/hr191 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 629 open Food Preparation jobs in Ohio and 11,542 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- Food Preparation postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 0 to 2 years (204 postings).
- Education
- 4 of the 11,542 open Food Preparation jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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