Prep Cook

Forefront; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 16,531 - 22,041; Full time

Job summary

Forefront Healthcare is seeking a dedicated culinary team member to join our kitchen in Erie, PA. The role emphasizes working from standardized recipes, attention to detail, and producing quality meals in a fast-paced environment.

You will follow daily production worksheets, monitor food temperatures, assist with storage, and ensure compliance with health and sanitation standards. The position is hourly with varied shifts including days, evenings, some weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Follows standardized recipes, portioning, menu extensions, and presentation standards.
• Completes and utilizes daily production worksheets and waste log sheets.
• Tastes completed meals to ensure quality.
• Monitors the temperature of hot and cold foods through food preparation and service to ensure that established temperature goals are met prior to steam table transfer and maintained throughout meal service.
• In the absence of the Director of Culinary, checks and inspects food products and supplies as delivered.
• Supervises and assists in storage of supplies and food products.
• Notifies the Director of Culinary of food, supplies, or equipment needs; reports equipment breakdowns and unsafe conditions to the Director of Culinary.
• Complies with federal, state, and local health and sanitation regulations and department sanitation procedures as evidenced through local health department and third‑party audits.
• Performs other department duties assigned by the Director of Culinary.

Job description

Overview

Forefront Healthcare is looking for a team player to join our culinary team located in Erie, PA. The ideal candidate would enjoy working in the kitchen, have good attention to detail, and have prior culinary experience.

Responsibilities

• Follows standardized recipes, portioning, menu extensions, and presentation standards.
• Completes and utilizes daily production worksheets and waste log sheets.
• Tastes completed meals to ensure quality.
• Monitors the temperature of hot and cold foods through food preparation and service to ensure that established temperature goals are met prior to steam table transfer and maintained throughout meal service.
• In the absence of the Director of Culinary, checks and inspects food products and supplies as delivered.
• Supervises and assists in storage of supplies and food products.
• Notifies the Director of Culinary of food, supplies, or equipment needs; reports equipment breakdowns and unsafe conditions to the Director of Culinary.
• Complies with federal, state, and local health and sanitation regulations and department sanitation procedures as evidenced through local health department and third‑party audits.
• Performs other department duties assigned by the Director of Culinary.

This is an hourly position, with expected hours to include: days, evenings, some weekends, and some holidays. A schedule will be provided, and the associate will use appropriate timekeeping methods to document hours worked.

Forefront will not discriminate based on race, color, sex, height, weight, disability, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, military service, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or any other protected class in its hiring practices, conditions for transfer or promotion, policies, discipline, discharge, terms, conditions or benefits of employment.