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INSPIRATION FIELD Prep Cook in LA JUNTA, Colorado
POSITION: Prep Cook
DUTIES: * The Prep Cook assists the Head Cook with cooking duties and coordinates services to ensure high quality standards of food production and service in a person-centered environment. * Participates in meal preparation and food ordering. * May lead food service individuals in food preparation, serving, and cleaning up. * In addition to food preparation duties, the Prep Cook may also be responsible for completing a large number of smaller tasks, including, but not limited to: utilizing a wide range of kitchen appliances and utensils, ensuring that leftover food is stored properly, performing kitchen maintenance tasks such as emptying the trash, washing dishes and putting them away, sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning appliances and utensils, testing the temperature of food at specified intervals, bus tables, serve meals, etc. * The Prep Cook will also serve as the Head Cook's backup when the Head Cook is out of the office. * The prep cook will also assist in preparing, delivering, and serving catered meals. * Ensure safe receiving, storage, preparation, and service of food and create recipes and menu items in accordance with dietary needs, individual preferences, substitution lists, therapeutic diets, and industry trends. * Inspect and cook meals and ensure that standards for appearance, palatability, temperature, and serving times are met while assuring that foods are prepared according to production schedules, menus, and standardized recipes.
REQUIREMENTS: * This position requires a high school diploma or GED. * A minimum of three years of demonstrated cooking experience in the food service industry, restaurant, or catering environment. * Must be at least 18 years of age. * Working knowledge of Google Workspace applications and/or MS Office software. * Persons hired into this position must be licensed drivers and have reliable transportation. * If current license is from out-of-state, a valid Colorado Driver's License is required within ten days of hire. * Background check, drug and alcohol check, reference check, and motor vehicle checks must be passed. * Current motor vehicle insurance is required. * Driving is an essential job duty.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS: * Must be able to perform Lifting and Transferring techniques as trained and pass performance testing. * Must, with or without reasonable accommodation, be able to regularly sit, walk, stand, climb up and down stairs. * Communicate through speech with individuals in service and public in both quiet and noisy environments. * Tolerate various levels of stress and meet deadlines with severe time constraints. * Demonstrate specific vision abilities which include close, distance, and depth perception * The employee will occasionally lift and/or push and pull up to 100 pounds. * This position demands tolerance for various levels of stress. * Able to work with others, with system issues, and able to work within designated time frames. * Patience in dealing with staff, individuals in service, and customers.
PREFERRED SKILLS: * A minimum of one year (30 credit hours) of college level courses at an accredited Junior College, Community College, 4-year College or 4-year University AND two years of demonstrated working experience in the food service industry.
WAGE: $18.50 - $23.00 per hour
SHIFTS: Hourly, Full Time, 4 day work week
JOB SITE: La Junta, CO
BENEFITS: Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401K after 1 year.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: If you meet the minimum requirements for this position, please click on How to Apply' to view application information. You must be registered with Connecting Colorado to view the application information (registration is available at no cost).