Kitchen Utility & Prep Cook — Receiving & Stocking

Philadelphia Country Cl; Gladwyne (PA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

The Mill at Philadelphia Country Club in Gladwyne, PA is seeking a part-time Prep Cook & Receiver to support daily culinary operations, handle deliveries, verify quality, rotate inventory, and maintain clean, organized storage areas.

The role requires basic food-safety knowledge, ability to follow recipes and procedures, lift heavy items safely, and maintain high standards of cleanliness. Flexibility with mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays is a must.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Basic understanding of food-safety and sanitation practices.
• Ability to follow recipes, instructions, and established procedures.
• Ability to safely lift, carry, and move products commonly received in a commercial kitchen.
• Availability to work a flexible schedule, including mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.
• Previous experience in a commercial kitchen, receiving department, or food-service environment.
• Familiarity with proper food labeling, dating, storage, and inventory-rotation procedures.
• Ability to safely operate basic kitchen equipment.

Responsibilities

• Receive food, beverages, supplies, and equipment delivered to The Mill.
• Verify deliveries against invoices and purchase orders for accuracy, quantity, and condition.
• Inspect products for freshness, quality, proper temperature, and signs of damage.
• Notify a supervisor of missing, damaged, incorrect, or unacceptable products.
• Transport and properly store deliveries in designated dry-storage, refrigerated, and frozen-storage areas.
• Label, date, rotate, and organize products using first-in, first-out procedures.
• Maintain clean, organized, and accessible receiving and storage areas.
• Assist with inventory counts and notify the culinary team when products are running low.
• Assist with basic food-preparation tasks, including washing, peeling, cutting, portioning, measuring, and labeling ingredients.
• Prepare ingredients and recipes according to the direction of the culinary team.
• Stock kitchen workstations with the ingredients and supplies needed for service.
• Follow established recipes, portion standards, and production procedures.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization throughout the kitchen, receiving area, walk-in coolers, freezers, and dry-storage areas.
• Clean and sanitize food-preparation surfaces, worktables, shelving, carts, and kitchen equipment.
• Follow all health, sanitation, food-safety, and workplace-safety requirements.
• Remove garbage, recycling, and cardboard from the kitchen and receiving areas throughout the day and at the end of each shift.
• Sweep and mop kitchen, storage, and receiving-area floors daily.
• Assist the culinary team with additional operational duties as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Food safety

Time management

Teamwork

Follow recipes

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

The Mill at Philadelphia Country Club in Gladwyne, PA is seeking a part-time Prep Cook & Receiver to support daily culinary operations, handle deliveries, verify quality, rotate inventory, and maintain clean, organized storage areas.

The role requires basic food-safety knowledge, ability to follow recipes and procedures, lift heavy items safely, and maintain high standards of cleanliness. Flexibility with mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays is a must.