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Prep Cook - American AirlinesLounges
** Prep Cook - American Airlines Lounges**
**Summary**
The Lounge Prep Cook is responsible for preparing various food items, rotating necessary supplies and equipment between store and work areas, and cleaning kitchen, work areas and equipment.
**Essential Functions**
* Follow recipes and procedures to prepare assigned food items according to prep lists, guidelines and standardized recipes
* Prepares and operates kitchen utensils and/or equipment used for weighing, measuring, mixing, washing, peeling, cutting, grinding, stirring, straining, slicing, assembling and kneading of food products
* Stores, receives, stocks, dates, rotates, and checks temperature of product throughout work day
* Understand and follows proper food handling procedures such as wrapping, labeling, dating, stocking, storing, rotating and checking temperature of products
* Keeps stock rooms, coolers and freezers clean and ensures that all perishables are labeled, dated and stored properly.
* Keeps food waste to a minimum by using food storage and food recycling techniques.
* Maintains a clean and orderly kitchen and work area by washing kitchen equipment, sanitizing surfaces and taking out trash
* Works and communicates closely with BOH and FOH team members to ensure high level of guest service while doing a variety of time restraint tasks.
* Performs other kitchen duties and assists other cooks as required
**Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment**
* Requires at least 3 years of experience preparing food items in a casual dine and/or fine dining restaurant establishment
* Requires ability to demonstrate tact and discretion in interactions with premium clientele
* Requires ability to maintain a presentable and polished appearance in keeping with service standards for premium clientele
* Requires ability to work long hours, while standing.
* Possesses strong sanitation habits.
* Ability to multi-task and ability to interact with customers and coworkers in a friendly, enthusiastic and outgoing manner
Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran (M/F/D/V) Drug Free Workplace (DFW)
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