Prep Cook

Position Summary:

The Prep Cook is responsible for the preparation of a variety of foods and ingredients to ensure the highest quality and resident satisfaction, maintains cleanliness of food services area.

Position Responsibilities include:

• Applies sanitation and safety techniques while working.

• Responsible for preparation and production of ingredients and menu items as assigned.

• Prepares, cooks meals according to menus and recipes and adheres to all diets.

• Measures and mixes food ingredients according to recipes and menus, preparing all types of food according to accepted food production methods and regulatory requirements.

• Practices and applies portion control during preparation and service of all diets.

• Performs cleaning and maintenance of kitchen facility and equipment according to schedules, and procedures, maintains logs.

• Communicates any changes or substitutions on daily menus to supervisor.

• Ensures proper labeling, dating and rotation of foods in all storage areas.

• Works in accordance with safety guidelines.

• Familiar with food service disaster plan.

Qualifications

Education:

High school graduate or GED.

Training and Experience:

Previous Food Service Experience Preferred.

Serve Safe Certification.

Job Knowledge:

Must have knowledge of safe food handling and preparation. Must have knowledge of good practices to avoid waste and misuse. Must have the ability to present foods in an attractive and palatable manner and to test quality of food by taste and smell. Must have a broad knowledge of breakfast, lunch and dinner entree preparation. Must have a broad knowledge of scratch soups, sauces/gravies, starches and vegetables.