We are looking for a Prep Cook to join our team at The Northridge, a 64-unit upscale retirement community in North Ridgeville. In this position, the Prep Cook will ensure the highest quality food preparation and presentation. Ensure that a clean and sanitary work environment is maintained, in addition to but not limited to the following duties: Duties/Responsibilities:
- Quality of Food: prepare palatable and attractive meals in sufficient quantities from standardized recipes for residents' meals, monitor food served relative to appearance, temperature, sanitary and quality standards, and portion control
- Sanitation: ensure sanitary conditions in all work areas of the kitchen meet or exceed health department requirements, documentation is done, proper food handling, accurate labeling and dating, work area organized, monitor equipment, report concerns to manager, etc.
- Assist with stocking and maintaining orderly, clean kitchen, service areas, storage, and cooler/freezer facilities.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Experience in quantity food production and preparation methods preferred.
- Works well under stressful/high-volume work periods.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, exercise independent judgment, and follow through to completion with little or no supervision.
- Ability to read, write, speak and comprehend written and oral instructions in English effectively to interpret and explain the menu, refer or answer questions, understand resident requests and dietary needs, and follow rules and safety requirements.
- Excellent customer service skills.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds at times.
- Periods of standing and walking and frequently pulling, pushing, and bending.
- Exposure to extreme heat, steam, and cold in a kitchen environment.
Schedule:
- Mid-day shift from 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Monday - Friday $17.00 per hour
Colonial American Development Corporation and affiliated entities provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability. Background screening is conducted only after a conditional offer of employment is accepted. A criminal conviction is not an automatic bar to employment.