Full-Time Prep Cook - Fast-Paced Kitchen & Benefits

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k with employer contribution

Job summary

The Lakefront Anchorage Hotel, operated by Millennium Hotels, is seeking a full-time Prep Cook to join our kitchen team in Anchorage, Alaska. You will prepare raw ingredients for the line cooks and chefs, ensuring meals are visually appealing and served on time.

The successful applicant will have restaurant kitchen experience, good knife skills, and a valid food handlers’ card, with on-the-job training provided. Expect late nights and weekends in a busy hotel kitchen.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid food handlers’ card.

Responsibilities

• Receives deliveries and stores food in refrigerators and freezers.
• Cleans food preparation areas and removes garbage from the kitchen.
• Makes lists of items that need to be ordered and assists in keeping the kitchen organized.
• Rotates stock in containers to maintain freshness.
• Prepares the ingredients for chefs to cook the entrees and meals that are offered on the menu.
• Washes, chops, grates and slices vegetables to go in various dishes.
• Cuts and slices meats to the appropriate portion sizes.
• Makes appetizers, soups and salads.
• May assist in preparing salads and fruit trays for functions with an appealing presentation.
• Assists in cleaning the kitchen before closing for the night.
• Complies with special food handling requirements for dishes such as vegan or gluten-free.
• Ability to pay attention to small details, excellent reading comprehension skills and follows instructions.
• Possesses knowledge of safe food handling procedures, sanitary kitchen conditions, proper hand washing techniques.
• Has the ability to follow directions, able to work well under pressure and in a fast-paced, high stress environment
• Demonstrates excellent organizational, time management and multi-tasking skills
• Displays superior knife skills and can quickly and safely slice or chop meal ingredients into exact dimensions called for in the recipe
• Has a strong sense of taste and smell as well as excellent hand and finger dexterity.
• Previous restaurant kitchen experience
• On-the-job training in knife use and safe and sanitary food handling procedures.
• Ability to work hours that coincide with the restaurant’s hours including late nights and weekends.
• Ability to work in a hot, busy kitchen.
• Patience, tact and diplomacy.
• Must have a valid food handlers’ card.
• Work as a productive team member by contributing positive energy.
• Perform the duties of the position in a safe manner.
• Be professional in all interactions with associates.

Job description

The Lakefront Anchorage Hotel, operated by Millennium Hotels, is seeking a full-time Prep Cook to join our kitchen team in Anchorage, Alaska. You will prepare raw ingredients for the line cooks and chefs, ensuring meals are visually appealing and served on time.

The successful applicant will have restaurant kitchen experience, good knife skills, and a valid food handlers’ card, with on-the-job training provided. Expect late nights and weekends in a busy hotel kitchen.