Job Description

Giant Eagle Corporate Market District

Position Title:   Prep Cook

Department:  S tores

Supervisor's Title:   Kitchen Manager and Prepared Foods Manager                     

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Date Completed:   03/03/09

 

 

Position Summary:

A Market District Prep cooks' f irst responsibility is to prepare and season a variety of meats, vegetables, soups and other food items in accordance with prescribed recipes in order to provide unparalleled service in the Market District Kitchens, ensuring that all customer requirements are met.

 

Essential Functions:

• Actively support a culture of safety which includes, but is not limited to, food safety, Team Member safety and customer safety. Display a commitment to learn about food and share food knowledge with fellow Team Members and customers.
• Demonstrate a willingness to learn, understand, and communicate the Market District Passion for Food philosophy, which includes the willingness to taste and experience new product offerings.
• Actively demonstrate appropriate suggestive selling techniques.
• Provide active sampling opportunities, when appropriate.
• Conduct business, at all times, with a clear understanding that customer service is a significant point of difference for the Market District banner.   Every interaction, whether with an internal or external customer, is to be conducted with the highest degree of integrity and with an understanding that the end result is to deliver service in an unparalleled manner.
• Actively participate in, and promote, an environment which embraces diversity, inclusion, and respect for Team Members, Customers, Vendors, and the Community.
• Receive food ingredients and supplies from main kitchen and pantry as required for daily operations.
• Review production schedule to determine food requirements, including variety and quantity of food for preparation and assemble supplies and equipment needed for daily cooking activities.
• Slices, grinds and cooks meats and vegetables using a full range of cooking methods; testing of foods being cooked for quality.
• Carves and displays meats, vegetables, fruits and salads, replenishes service lines as necessary.
• Prepares food products for cooks' production.
• Completes production sheets and other records as required.
• Maintains clean work area, utensils and equipment.
• Attends to day-to-day problems and needs concerning equipment and food supplies, detects and ensures disposition of spoiled or unattractive food, defective supplies/equipment, and or other unusual conditions.
• Accommodate .individual customer requests with regard to special dietary needs.
• Additional responsibilities as directed by management

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Education  Required

•High school diploma or Equivalent

 

Licenses or Certificates

 

•Serv- safe certification a plus

 

Skills

•Accountability

•Action-Oriented

•Adaptability

•Attention to detail

•Customer Service

•Decision Making

•Initiative

•Integrity and trust

•Listing

•Managing Diversity

•Patience

•Planning / Organizing

•Professional Knowledge

•Self Development

•Teamwork

•Tolerance for Stress

•Verbal Communication

•Written Communication

•Food Prep knowledge / desired

• Safety awareness

 

Experience  Required

0-6 months kitchen prep work

Desire to learn prep kitchen work

Must be 18 years of age

 

Desired

Previous experience in culinary industry

 

Level of Complexity    

Work requires using different methods that are already available.

 

Decision Making

Decisions are simple and based on well defined choices.

 

Authority

Authority to make decisions or commitments within the limits of Company policies and procedures that are clearly specified.

 

Budgetary Responsibility

           

Responsible for controlling some expense within a department.

Contacts

 

Routine contacts inside and outside the department and day to day contact with customers to obtain general information and respond to questions.

 

Supervisory Responsibility

None

 

 

Equipment Used          

All applicable kitchen and food handling equipment

Retail equipment

Some warehouse equipment used

 

Travel

•None

 

Physical Requirements

• Bending
• Carrying
• Climbing
• Hearing
• Lifting (50lbs)
• Opening
• Operating Equipment
• Pulling
• Pushing
• Reading
• Reaching
• Repetitive Motion
• Standing
• Telephone Usage
• Turning Pages
• Twisting
• Communication
• Walking
• Weighing
• Writing

     

Working Conditions

•Work near moving mechanical parts

•Work in area with considerable dust at times

•Work in areas with considerable noise at times

•Work in areas with considerable cold conditions at times

•Work in areas with considerable heat at times (non weather)

•Work in areas with considerable wet conditions at times

 

 

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