Prep Cook

Life Care Services•Port Charlotte, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

South Port Square is seeking a hospitality-driven professional to join their growing team as a Prep Cook. The Prep Cook is responsible for the preparation of all food items as per standardized recipes. This role involves planning food production to coordinate with meal serving hours, ensuring excellence, quality, temperature, and appearance of food are preserved. The Prep Cook will also determine the amount and type of food and supplies required for daily menus and maintain their workstation in a safe and sanitary condition.

Requirements

High school diploma
Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic.
Ability to understand measurements and conversions.
Minimum of one year restaurant/senior living or equivalent cooking experience

Responsibilities

Prepares all soups, stocks, sauces; boils, braises, and roasts items as per standardized recipes.
Prepares and serves all sautéed, fried, grilled, steamed, and baked items as per standardized recipes.
Prepares the preparation of all food served, following standard recipes and special diet orders.
Plans food production to coordinate with meal serving hours, so that excellence, quality, temperature, and appearance of food is preserved.
Determines amount and type of food and supplies required for daily menus and seeing that supplies are obtained from storage areas in adequate time for meal production.
Maintains assigned workstation in a safe and sanitary condition.
Maintains acceptable standards of personal hygiene and complies with department dress code.
Attends in-service training and education sessions as assigned.
Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.