Prep Cook

Peregrine Hospitality•Pismo Beach, CA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Prep Cook is responsible for the preparation of food orders efficiently and consistently, maintaining organization, cleanliness, and sanitation of work areas and equipment. This role requires maintaining complete knowledge of and compliance with all departmental policies, service procedures, and standards, ensuring that food quality and food safety standards are maintained at a superior level on a daily basis. The Prep Cook will complete opening duties, prepare necessary food items for the meal period and next service, monitor and maintain cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of their assigned station and service areas, and cook for the scheduled meal period. They will also remove soiled wares, break down the work station, complete closing duties, and follow all service, operational, and safety standards. The role involves working cohesively with co-workers and all departments as part of a team, adhering to attendance and reliability standards, and performing additional duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

Understand the mission, vision, and goals of the hotel.
Must be able to prioritize and work efficiently with limited supervision.
Must be detail-oriented and able to multi-task efficiently.
Must be able to speak and understand and communicate the primary language(s) used in the workplace.
Must possess excellent communication, follow up, and organizational skills.
Must have the ability to push, pull bend, squat, and lift on a regular basis.
Safety requirements of PPE as needed for the duty assigned and with the use of required tools and equipment.
Must be able to perform job functions with attention to detail, speed, and accuracy; prioritize, organize and follow up.
Be a clear thinker, remaining calm and resolving problems using good judgment.
Follow directions thoroughly; understand a guest’s service needs; work cohesively with co-workers as part of a team.
Ability to work well under the pressure of meeting production schedules and timelines for guests' pastry orders.
Ability to transport cases of received goods to the work station; pots and pans of food from storage/prep areas to the serving line.
Ability to work in hot, noisy, and sometimes close conditions.
Ability to work with all products and food ingredients involved.
Ability to use all senses to ensure quality standards are met.
Ability to comprehend and follow recipes.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a cook in a hotel or high-end restaurant is preferred.
Culinary certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the preparation of food orders efficiently and consistently.
Maintain organization, cleanliness, and sanitation of work areas and equipment.
Maintain complete knowledge of and comply with all departmental policies, service procedures, and standards.
Ensure that food quality and food safety standards are maintained at a superior level on a daily basis.
Complete opening duties as assigned, including setting up the physical aspect of the station: grill, pantry, make preparation list of necessary food items, requisition all listed food items and transport from walk-in, etc. to assigned station.
Prepare necessary food items for the meal period and next service.
Monitor and maintain cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned station and service areas.
Cook for the scheduled meal period.
Remove soiled wares from the station as assigned and transport to the dishwashing area.
Break down work station and complete closing duties.
Follow 4 Keys service standards, standard operation procedures, and safety standards.
Follow safety and security procedures.
Work cohesively with co-workers and all departments as part of a team.
Follow all appropriate policies and procedures while constantly striving to improve standards of operations.
Adhere to attendance and reliability standards.
Follow all additional duties as assigned by management.