AM Prep Cook - Goat Tree - Kitchen

Company: Hotel Californian
Location: Summerland
Posted on: January 14, 2023

Job Description:

Hotel Californian fosters a creative, entrepreneurial, and energetic work environment. We value passionate people who love to be challenged and desire the freedom to contribute to the overall success of the hotel. We strive to create a workplace culture that values family, work-life balance, and community. We help develop our teams and provide support for them to grow their careers with our organization. Our Talent is proud to work here.

Hotel Californian fosters a creative, entrepreneurial, and energetic work environment. We value passionate people who love to be challenged and desire the freedom to contribute to the overall success of the hotel. We strive to create a work place culture that values family, work-life balance, and community. We help develop our teams and provide support for them to grow their careers with our organization. Our talent is proud to work here.

JOB SUMMARY:

The AM Prep Cook is responsible for knowledge of all kitchen facilities and services. He/ she performs duties in accordance with the hotel standards. Ensures guests satisfaction through the service and production of unprocessed foods as instructed by the Executive Chef. Responsible for physical aspects of the assigned department.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Maintain a safe and sanitary work environment.

Follow all recipe cards and plating guides to ensure consistency, portions, presentation, temperature, quality.

Preparation of food may include soups, entrees, sauces, cutting meat and fish, and preparing daily specials for restaurant and banquets.

Assist other stations in the kitchen dept.

Direct the cleaning, preparation, and cooking of all vegetables.

Inventory and organization of department reach-in, walk-in coolers, freezer, and dry storage.

Proper storage of perishable product, labels, dates, FIFO.

Responsible for controlling food and supply waste.

Inspect incoming product, and monitor final product and its presentation.

Requisitioning- Follow purchasing and procedures. Complete requisition neatly with proper quantities and food specifications.

Equipment Knowledge- Maintain the care and cleanliness of all mechanical equipment. Provide safe work environment through proper use of equipment and personal tools. Monitor equipment daily and report problems via work order system.

Create a daily prep list for cooks to prepare - follow up and hold accountable.

Maintain proper food temps in all areas - complete and supervise daily check lists for opening closing/temperatures/live checks.

Monitor all kitchen staff for optimum performance and ticket times.

Daily training on all kitchen staff to achieve or increase standards.

Keep a positive attitude throughout the staff to maintain positive results.

Help maintain cost controls in food, /labor, expenses to stay within or below budgeted and forecasted money.

Help train all new hires.

SKILLS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required

Assist other stations in the kitchen dept.

3 years' experience in a culinary role.

Ability to work well in stressful, high-pressure situations.

Must be able to work semi-independently without direct supervision by following all standards.

Ability to understand basic English

Must be able to work semi-independently without direct supervision by following all standards.

QUALIFICATION:

Ability to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to the safety or health of employee or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Foley Entertainment Group, LLC. is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you need accommodation for any part of the employment process because of a disability, please send an e-mail to ...@vegasgoldenknights.com to let us know the nature of your request. This employer participates in E-Verify EOE/AA/Disabled/Vets Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. Associated topics: cocinera de la preparacion, cocinero de la preparacion, complimentary, cutter, diner, grill, kitchen, station, stove, wok cook

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