Prep Cook (Seasonal) | Friday Harbor House

Columbia HospitalityFriday Harbor, WA
Onsite

About The Position

The Prep Cook is responsible for preparing daily preparation requirements according to specification sheets and maintaining par levels of necessary items. This role involves preparing new menu items under the direction of a supervisor, ensuring attractive and consistent presentations of food items (both buffet and plated), and interacting with line cooks to monitor quality. The Prep Cook also handles customer requests, sets up, re-stocks, maintains, and cleans food preparation areas, and is responsible for meeting presentation standards for all hot and cold items. Additionally, the role requires reading and interpreting recipes, conducting product inventories, and ordering/receiving product under supervisor direction. The Prep Cook is also responsible for team adherence to grooming, sanitation, and safe food handling standards, as well as performing all opening and closing kitchen procedures.

Requirements

  • Previous cooking experience preferred
  • Necessary State Food Handler’s License(s)
  • Ability to read and comprehend simple instruction, short correspondence, and memos.
  • Ability to effectively present information in one on one and small group situations to other employees of the organization
  • Must possess knife skills, the ability to adjust preparations for flavor, and accommodate customer’s needs in a timely manner

Responsibilities

  • Utilizes specification sheets to prepare daily preparation requirements, maintains par levels of necessary items
  • Prepares new menu items under direction of supervisor
  • Ensures attractive, consistent presentations of food items, both buffet and plated
  • Interacts with line cooks to monitor quality, presentation and consistency of food items prepared
  • Handles all needs and accommodates customer requests in a timely manner
  • Sets up, re-stocks, maintains, and cleans food preparation areas
  • Responsible for ensuring presentation standards are meet for all hot and cold items
  • Reads and interprets recipes
  • Conducts product inventories, ordering and receiving of product under direction of supervisor
  • Responsible for team maintenance of grooming standards
  • Responsible for team adherence to standards for sanitation and safe food handling
  • Responsible for all opening and closing kitchen procedures

Benefits

  • Hourly Pay Range: $19.00 - $20.00
  • Get Paid Daily
  • Paid Time off & Holiday Pay
  • Values Based Culture
  • Culture Add
  • Referral Bonus
  • Discounted Lodging, Dining, Spa, Golf, and Retail
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • “Columbia Cares” Volunteer Opportunities
  • Committee Participation Opportunities
  • Task Force Work Opportunities
  • Online Learning Platform to Help You Grow!
  • Third Party Perks (Including discounts on Pet Insurance, Rental Cars, Movie and Concert Tickets, Theme Park and Attractions & so much more)

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What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Entry Level

Education Level

No Education Listed

Number of Employees

251-500 employees

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