Food Preparer

Dufry Careers; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Meal benefits

Transportation benefits

401(k) with match

Employee assistance program

Training and career growth

Referral program

Job summary

Avolta is seeking a Food Preparer to join our kitchen team in Charlotte, NC. You will follow recipes, prep ingredients, handle equipment, and ensure proper food safety and storage. This is a non-exempt, on-site role reporting to the Cook, with opportunities for training and career growth.

Benefits include health, dental, vision, PTO, holiday pay, 401(k) with company match, meal and transportation benefits, and employee assistance programs. Join a team committed to quality and service.

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift/push objects over 40 lbs.
• Must be able to bend, twist and stand for long periods.
• Must read, speak and understand instructions and policy documents.
• Frequently handles hands in water and chemical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Follows recipes and product directions for proper food preparation.
• Transports supplies and equipment between storage and work areas.
• Prepares appropriate equipment for cooking.
• Operates kitchen utensils and equipment for food prep tasks.
• Ensures proper food handling: wrapping, labeling, dating, stocking, storing, rotating, and temperature checks.
• Receives and inventories food and beverage products and supplies.
• Cleans and sanitizes work station and equipment.

Skills

Lifting >40 lbs

Stamina / standing

Reading & communication

Food handling procedures

Tools

Kitchen equipment operation

Job description

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off (vacation, flex or sick)
• Holiday pay
• Meal and Transportation Benefits
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Employee assistance program
• Training and exciting career growth opportunities
• Referral program – refer a friend and earn a bonus

Benefits may vary by position so ask your recruiter for details.

Food Preparer

The Food Preparer is responsible the preparing various food products; ensuring proper food handling procedures are followed; arranging necessary supplies and equipment between storage and work areas; operating a variety of kitchen utensils and/or equipment for food product cooking, serving and storing; receiving and inventorying food and beverage products; performs all other responsibilities as directed by the business or as assigned by management. This is a non-exempt position and typically reports to the Cook.

Essential Functions

• Follows recipes and/or product directions for proper food preparation
• Transfers supplies and equipment between storage and work areas by hand or cart
• Prepares appropriate equipment for cooking
• Operates kitchen utensils and/or equipment used for weighing, measuring, mixing, washing, peeling, cutting, grinding, stirring, straining, slicing, assembling and kneading of food products
• Ensures proper food handling procedures are followed wrapping, labeling, dating, stocking, storing, rotating and checking temperature of products
• Receives and inventories food and beverage product and supplies
• Cleans and sanitizes work station and equipment

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment

• Requires the ability to lift/push objects weighing over 40 lbs.
• Requires the ability to bend, twist, and stand to perform normal job functions
• Requires the ability to speak, read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence and policy documents, as well as converse comfortably with customers
• Frequently immerses hands in water and water diluted with chemical solutions

Avolta, including Dufry, HMSHost Corporation, Hudson, and affiliates (“the Company”), is an equal opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity in all aspects of employment and to comply with anti-discrimination laws and regulations. The Company prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal opportunities to applicants and team members without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, age, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, national origin, disability, military service and veteran status, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances (referred to as “protected characteristics”).