Prep Cook I

653 Eagle's Trace, Inc.; Highlands Ranch (CO); On-site; USD 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Erickson Senior Living Wind Crest in Highlands Ranch, CO, seeks a kitchen team member responsible for food preparation, item temperatures, and sanitation across hot and cold lines. This role supports breakfast, lunch, dinner, and catering services per production sheets and approved recipes.

The position requires adherence to HACCP and safety protocols, with weekend and holiday work expected. A high school diploma or GED is preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, write, understand and communicate in English.
• Experience in food service and kitchen operations is preferred.
• Follows HACCP procedures and sanitary guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food according to station prep sheets and recipes.
• Receive and store products for hot and cold food items; ensure proper temperatures.
• Maintain sanitation of work areas, kitchen and storage spaces.
• Assist in breakfast, lunch, dinner service and catering when scheduled.
• Follow safety equipment usage and avoid over-production and waste.

Skills

Food preparation

Sanitation

Team communication

Safety awareness

English proficiency

Education

High School Diploma or GED preferred

Job description

Location: Wind Crest by Erickson Senior Living Job Description

SUMMARY: Responsible for ensuring the efficiency, quality and preparation of all food items as outlined on the station prep sheet to include receiving, storage of products as related to hot and cold food items as well as maintaining a high level of sanitation of work area and kitchen and storage areas.

Compensation: $16.00 - $19.00

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintains the Erickson Senior Living philosophy and Values Follows proper handling, preparation and holding guidelines, takes temperatures at regular intervals and maintains foods in sufficient quantities while minimizing over-production and waste.
• Assists in preparing all food products as scheduled (may include therapeutic and mechanically altered recipes as scheduled), may include regular breakfast, lunch and dinner service and any catering or other special functions using Production Sheets and approved recipes.
• Follows HACCP procedures and practices.
• Maintains kitchen sanitation and equipment cleaning schedule.
• Communicates appropriately with all dining team members, supervisors - listens effectively.
• Works safely, consistently using designated safety equipment (personal protective equipment- PPE).
• All other duties as assigned by the Sous Chef, Executive Chef or Campus Executive Chef.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to initiate and implement necessary plans to assure proper food service for breakfast, lunch, dinner, catering and special events.
• Employee will be required to work weekends and holidays

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• None

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Must be able to read, write, understand and communicate in the English language.

LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, REGISTRATIONS:

• N/A

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel; or reach with hands and arms;
• Complete repetitive tasks such as slicing, dicing, peeling, mixing, cutting, serving,
• Ability to safely lift and/or move, using designated safety equipment, objects weighing up to 50 pounds
• Talk, hear, smell, taste
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception
• Speaking, thinking, evaluating, writing, learning new skills and information

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Ability to work in extreme temperatures including hot kitchen to refrigerators and freezers.
• Ability to work in a multi-tasked environment
• Employees younger than 18 years old are restricted from using mechanical or automatic table slicers, table top mixers or stand mixers
• Employee will be required to work weekends and holidays

Wind Crest is a beautiful 84-acre continuing care retirement community located in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, just minutes from Denver. We're part of a growing national network of communities managed by Erickson Senior Living, one of the country's largest and most respected providers of senior living and health care. Wind Crest helps people live better lives by fulfilling our promises of a vibrant lifestyle, financial stability, and focused health and well-being services for those who live and work with us. As part of our team, you'll enjoy flexibility and work-life balance to meet your personal and professional goals, and we are committed to providing you with opportunities to learn and grow.

Erickson Senior Living, its affiliates, and managed communities are Equal Opportunity Employers and are committed to providing a workplace free of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, veteran status, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.