Prep Cook
wonoloSilver Spring (MD)
About the role
We are seeking enthusiastic, dependable, and team-oriented individuals to join us as Cooks! In this role, you will be responsible for cooking and preparing food according to recipes and production guidelines while adhering to food safety, food handling, and sanitation procedures, and you should safely handle knives and equipment such as grills, fryers, ovens, broilers, etc.
Responsibilities:
Prepare and cook foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
Take orders from customers and cook foods requiring short preparation times, according to customer requirements.
Grill, cook, and fry foods such as french fries, eggs, and pancakes.
Set up and tear down equipment.
Maintain contact with kitchen staff, management, serving staff, and customers to ensure that dining details are handled properly and customers' concerns are addressed.
Follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment.
Provide customer service by greeting and assisting customers and responding to customer inquiries and complaints.
Essential Functions:
- Cooks and prepares a variety of food according to production guidelines and standardized recipes
- Sets up workstation with all needed ingredients and equipment
- Prepares ingredients by measuring, weighing, mixing, chopping, trimming, and peeling food items
- Safely utilizes a variety of utensils including knifes
- Operates equipment such as ovens, stoves, slicers, mixers, etc. • Bakes, roasts, broils, steams, and uses a variety of cooking methods on meat, vegetables, and other foods
- Arranges, garnishes, and portions food according to established guidelines
- Properly stores food by adhering to food safety policies and procedures
- Cleans and sanitizes work areas, equipment, and utensils
Maintains excellent customer service and positive attitude towards guest, customers, clients, co- workers, etc.
Adheres to safety policies and procedures including proper food safety and sanitation
Ensures security of company assets
Other duties and tasks as assigned by manager
Qualifications:
- Experience as a cook or in a related role required
- Proven knowledge of the basic principles of food preparation, various cooking methods, and food safety regulations such as proper food handling, sanitation, and storage
- Must be able to obtain food safety certification
- Demonstrates basic math and counting skills
- Demonstrates interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Requires occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling of up to 25 lbs.
- Accommodations for those with disabilities are available upon request
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