Silver Lake Preserve Cook & Housekeeper

Lykes Bros. Inc.; LaBelle (FL); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Silver Lake Preserve in LaBelle, Florida is seeking a Cook & Housekeeper to maintain food inventories, plan and prepare meals for lodge guests, and perform general housekeeping duties as scheduled. Reports to the Preserve Manager and duties include menu planning, meal service, and ensuring safety compliance with SOPs.

Requires High School diploma or GED, 1 year line/prep cook experience, and Safe Food Handling certification within 30 days of hire. Driver's license preferred.

Qualifications

• Good working knowledge of kitchen equipment.
• Demonstrated initiative, reliability, and flexibility.
• Ability to take direction.

Responsibilities

• Plan menus and order/purchase food inventories to meet recipe requirements and/or employer meal requests.
• Prepare and serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner according to approved menu as directed by Supervisor.
• Maintain kitchen and dining areas, including cleaning utensils and equipment.
• Serve meals to lodge guests and accommodate dietary restrictions.
• Perform all dining, kitchen, and housekeeping needs.
• Communicate kitchen and housekeeping concerns, supply needs or maintenance issues.

Skills

Kitchen equipment

Initiative

Flexibility

Ability to take direction

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Silver Lake Preserve located in LaBelle, Florida

REPORTS TO

Preserve Manager

FLSA STATUS

Hourly

JOB PURPOSE:

The Silver Lake Preserve Cook & Housekeeper will be primarily responsible for maintaining food inventories, planning, and preparing meals for lodge guests at the request of the Silver Lake Preserve Manager. Secondary responsibilities will include general housekeeping duties of the lodge as scheduled.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Responsible to acquire, learn and practice all LBI Safe Operating Procedures (SOPs) and comply with these standards as well as safety regulations pertinent to the department and job functions.
• Plan menus and order/purchase food inventories to meet recipe requirement and/or specific employer meal requests.
• Prepare and serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner according to approved menu as directed by Supervisor.
• Clean and maintain kitchen cooking utensils and equipment.
• Ensure timely meal presentation.
• Serve meals to lodge guests.
• Dietary restriction of guests may need to be accommodated.
• Perform all dining, kitchen, and housekeeping needs.
• Communicate all kitchen and housekeeping concerns, supply needs or maintenance issues.

OTHER DUTIES

• Perform additional tasks requested by the Preserve Manager in the scope of their ability.

QUALIFICATIONS:

A.Certificates, licenses, and registrations:

• Valid driver’s license with insurability.
• Safe Food Handling Certificate (must obtain within 30 days of hire).

B.Knowledge/Skills

• Good working knowledge of kitchen equipment.
• Demonstrated initiative, reliability, and flexibility.
• Ability to take direction.

C.Education/Experience:

• High School diploma or GED.
• 1 year of line and/or prep cook experience required.

D.Physical Demands & Work Environment:

Individual is regularly required to stand and walk for prolonged periods. Occasionally required to bend, stoop, and lift. Occasionally required to lift up to 30 pounds.

The characteristics described above 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. Management has the right to assign or reassign the description to this job at any time.