Kitchen Prep - Grazianos Coral Gables Market

Job Summary:

The Kitchen Prep perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and shellfish, slicing meat, and desserts.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment, utensils, dishes, or silverware.

• Store food in designated containers and storage areas to prevent spoilage as well as package take-out.

• Butcher and clean fowl, fish, poultry, and shellfish to prepare for cooking or serving.

• Prepare a variety of foods, such as meats, vegetables, desserts, according to customers' orders or supervisors' instructions, following approved procedures.

• Take and record temperature of food and food storage areas such as refrigerators and freezers.

• Keep records of the quantities of food used.

• Wash, peel, and cut various foods, such as fruits and vegetables, to prepare for cooking or serving.

• Place food trays over food warmers for immediate service or store them in refrigerated storage cabinets.

• Provide food to servers once food is ready to be distributed directly on a plate for patrons.

• Weigh or measure ingredients as well as stir and strain soups and sauces.

• Mix ingredients for green salads, molded fruit salads, vegetable salads, and pasta salads as well as make special dressings and sauces as condiments for sandwiches.

• Load dishes, glasses, and tableware into dishwashing machines.

• Receive and store food supplies, equipment, and utensils in refrigerators, cupboards, and other storage areas.

• Remove trash and clean kitchen garbage containers.

• Assist cooks and kitchen staff with various tasks as needed and provide cooks with needed items.

• Carry food supplies, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas.

• Cut, slice, peel, trim or grind meat, poultry, and seafood to prepare for cooking using manual or electric appliances.

• Inform supervisors when equipment is not working properly and when food and supplies are getting low, and order needed items.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Basic understanding of or the ability to learn basic sanitation and regulations for workplace safety.

• Basic understanding of or the ability to learn food handling techniques, preparation, and cooking procedures.

• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.

• Ability to work quickly and efficiently.

• Ability to work well as part of a team.

• Ability to maintain personal hygiene.

Education and Experience:

• High school or vocational school coursework in kitchen basics such as food safety, preferred.

• Prior related experience preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of standing and working in a kitchen.

• Exposure to extreme heat, steam, and cold present in a kitchen environment.

• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

• Must be able to work late nights and unpredictable hours.

• Manual dexterity to cut and chop foods and perform other related tasks.