Prep Cook | Salish Lodge & Spa
About The Position
The Prep Cook position at Salish Lodge & Spa 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, presentation, and consistency. The Prep Cook will also handle customer requests in a timely manner, set up, re-stock, maintain, and clean food preparation areas, and ensure presentation standards are met for all hot and cold items. Reading and interpreting recipes, conducting product inventories, and ordering/receiving product under supervisor direction are also key responsibilities. Additionally, the Prep Cook is responsible for team adherence to grooming, sanitation, and safe food handling standards, as well as 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
- Native American/Alaskan Native preference applies under applicable TERO requirements
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 Rate:$23
- Commuter/Parking Allowance
- Tip/Tip Pooling Eligible
- Get Paid Daily
- Paid Time off & Holiday Pay
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, 401K
- HSA/FSA Plans -with employer contribution
- 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
