Seasonal Prep Cook | The State Hotel

Columbia Hospitality • Seattle, WA

5d

About The Position

The Seasonal Prep Cook at Ben Paris at The State Hotel prepares daily kitchen requirements, maintains appropriate par levels, and prepares new menu items under a supervisor’s direction. The role supports consistent, attractive food presentation and works with line cooks to monitor the quality and consistency of prepared items. It also involves accommodating customer requests, maintaining food preparation areas, handling product inventories and receiving under supervision, and following kitchen opening and closing procedures. The Prep Cook helps ensure team compliance with grooming, sanitation, and safe food-handling standards.

Previous cooking experience is preferred. Candidates must have the necessary state food handler’s license(s), knife skills, and the ability to adjust preparations for flavor and customer needs. The position requires reading and understanding recipes and simple written instructions, and communicating information to coworkers in one-on-one and small-group settings.

The advertised hourly pay range is $24 to $26, depending on experience. The employer lists a range of perks and benefits, with eligibility dependent on job status.

Requirements

• Previous cooking experience preferred.
• Necessary state food handler’s license(s).
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations to other employees.
• Knife skills and the ability to adjust preparations for flavor and accommodate customer needs in a timely manner.

Nice To Haves

• Previous cooking experience.

Responsibilities

• Use specification sheets to prepare daily requirements and maintain par levels of necessary items.
• Prepare new menu items under the direction of a supervisor.
• Ensure attractive and consistent presentation of buffet and plated food items, including hot and cold items.
• Interact with line cooks to monitor the quality, presentation, and consistency of prepared food.
• Handle customer needs and requests in a timely manner.
• Set up, restock, maintain, and clean food preparation areas.
• Conduct product inventories and order and receive products under a supervisor’s direction.
• Help ensure team adherence to grooming, sanitation, and safe food-handling standards.
• Perform kitchen opening and closing procedures.
• Read and interpret recipes.

Benefits

• Subsidized parking.
• Tip pooling eligibility.
• Get-paid-daily option.
• Paid time off and holiday pay.
• Medical, dental, vision, and disability benefits.
• 401(k).
• HSA/FSA plans with employer contribution.
• Referral bonus.
• Discounted lodging, dining, spa, golf, and retail.
• Employee assistance program (Columbia Cares).
• Volunteer, committee participation, and task force opportunities.
• Online learning platform.
• Third-party perks, including discounts on pet insurance, rental cars, movie and concert tickets, theme parks, and attractions.

What This Job Offers

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