Prep Cook

Horseshoe Bay Resort • Denver, CO

11d

About The Position

The Prep Cook prepares food items in accordance with production requirements and quality standards while maintaining a safe, sanitary work environment. The role follows recipe cards and production and portion standards, prepares items ahead of service, checks shift needs, and supports buffet setup and stocking. It also involves proper food storage, dating, rotation, temperature control, and efforts to manage food costs and waste.

The Prep Cook operates, maintains, and cleans kitchen equipment; communicates professionally with guests and coworkers; and follows hotel attendance, work-habit, safety, and security standards. The position requires dexterity to operate food machinery and the ability to move goods weighing up to 100 pounds on a continuous schedule.

Requirements

• Ability to communicate in English.
• Self-starting personality and even disposition.
• Maintain a professional appearance and manner.
• Ability to communicate well with guests.
• Willingness to help coworkers and work as a team player.
• Finger and hand dexterity to operate food machinery.
• Ability to grasp, lift, carry, or otherwise move goods weighing up to 100 pounds on a continuous schedule.
• Ability to comply with attendance rules and work regularly.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food consistently according to recipe cards, production standards, portion standards, and server checks.
• Begin preparing items in advance while avoiding over-preparation of estimated needs.
• Date food containers, rotate food according to Crescent standards, and keep perishables at proper temperatures.
• Check pars for shift use; determine preparation, freezer pulls, and line setup needs; note out-of-stock items or potential shortages; and help keep the buffet stocked.
• Return unused food items to designated storage areas for the next shift, covering and dating perishables.
• Assist with plans and actions to correct food-cost problems and control food waste, loss, and usage according to Crescent standards.
• Operate, maintain, and properly clean kitchen equipment, including a deep fryer, broiler, stove, steamer, food processor, mixer, slicer, oven, steam table, tilt kettle, waffle iron, and flat-top grill.
• Follow attendance rules and be available to work regularly.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
• Treat guests and associates with courtesy and respect and maintain professional conduct.
• Follow hotel standards for work procedures, dress, grooming, punctuality, and attendance; adapt to changes, learn or improve skills, solve routine problems, and ask for help when needed.
• Adhere to hotel security policies and procedures, including key controls, safe lifting, chemical use, and reporting safety hazards and concerns.

Benefits

• Highly competitive wages.
• Exceptional benefit plan for eligible associates and their family members.
• RSP/401K matching program for eligible associates.
• Discounts with Crescent-managed properties in North America for associates and their family members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed