Prep Cook

Title: Prep Cook


Report To: Executive Chef

As a Prep Cook, you are responsible for preparing ingredients and assisting the kitchen team to ensure efficient food service operations. This role focuses on food preparation tasks such as chopping vegetables, preparing sauces, portioning ingredients, and maintaining cleanliness and organization in the kitchen.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities of the job include but are not limited to:

• Maintain a friendly, cheerful and courteous demeanor at all times, while providing personalized service to restaurant and hotel guests.
• Communicate effectively with guests and fellow team members.
• Wash, cut and prepare food for serving and/or cooking.
• Cook food as ordered, working on several different orders simultaneously.
• Inventory food items and report on supplies to be ordered.
• Control inventory for loss, waste and spoilage.
• Clean food preparation areas, cooking surfaces and utensils, keeping kitchen spotless to Company standards and to all health codes.
• Adhere to food safety requirements.
• Monitor cleanliness of back loading dock and trash area.
• Provide assistance to other team members and departments to contribute to the best overall performance of the department, restaurant and hotel.
• Perform other duties as assigned, requested or deemed necessary by management.
• Deliver DKN's "Home Away From Home" experience

*Management retains the discretion to add or change the duties of the position at any time. *

Supervisory Responsibility:


None

Independent Judgment Used:


Only within the guidelines established by management and to the extent of operating within DKN Hotels' policies and procedures.

Working Conditions/Environment:


Kitchen including commercial restaurant equipment for cooking, refrigeration and dishwashing, and cleaning agents. Access to entire exterior and interior of property.

Qualifications:

Knowledge/Education/Experience:


Knowledge/Education/Experience: Minimum one (1) year experience.
Skills/Abilities/Other Requirements:


Ability to communicate in English with guests, management and fellow team members to their understanding. Ability to provide legible written communications. Ability to compute basic mathematical calculations. Ability to prioritize, organize and make good judgments. Dependable.
Physical Requirements:


Standing for long periods of time, frequently walking. Repetitive bending, stooping, reaching, lifting, carrying and twisting. Reaching above, at and below shoulder level. Lifting unassisted up to 30 lbs. of bulk goods. Exposure to cleaning agents.

Additional Comments:


Must be aware of the importance of safety and security.


Endeavor to be conscious of safety and security at all times.


Living the DKN Values' behaviors