Delia's Tamales
Reports to: Kitchen Lead > Manager > Supervisor
Position Summary:
A Kitchen Prep/Cook is responsible for setting up kitchen workstations and performing basic cooking duties. Their duties include preparation of meals, ingredients, organizing and labeling food items in the refrigerator/freezers, performing tasks like chopping and mixing ingredients and sanitizing their work station.
Education/Qualifications:
- Candidate may be required to have a high school diploma or GED
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule including weekends, evening and holidays
- Bilingual: English/Spanish preferred but not required
- Must be able to pass in-house training and orientation sessions
Job Knowledge/Experience:
- Previous food service or kitchen experience preferred but not required
- Basic cooking and chopping knowledge
- Works well as part of a team
- Ability to handle being near cooking ovens with high heat
- Ability to follow instructions and complete tasks in a timely manner
Position Responsibilities:
- Must set up and sanitize kitchen work area and kitchen equipment.
- Prepare ingredients to be used in entrees and sauces.
- Must be able to wash, peel, and cut vegetables.
- Mix ingredients, stew vegetables and prep tamales on trays.
- Wash and chop produce and other food handling.
- Set up and wrap tamales and sort by flavor and type.
- Assist with online orders by preparing and packaging tamales correctly for shipping.
- Label, stock, and transfer all wrapped tamales in their proper place and ensure they are easily accessible.
- Wash trays, cooking equipment, clean floors, clean bathrooms, sanitize countertops, sanitize cutting boards, and maintain all areas to health code standards.
- Maintain a clean and organized kitchen by making sure all waste is removed and the surfaces are sanitized at the end of the work shift and/or day.
- Comply with food sanitation and guidelines and safety rules.
- Other duties as assigned.
Customer Service:
Provide excellent service to all Delia’s employees and customers.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA):
A. The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position:
Light/moderate lifting up to 50 lbs. from the floor to waist height. | Yes | Kneeling | Yes |
Must be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 50 lbs. | Yes | Walking | Yes |
Light/moderate carrying up to 50 lbs. | Yes | Standing for long periods of up to 8-10 hours or longer | Yes |
Straight pulling | Yes | Sitting | Yes |
Pulling hand over hand | Yes | Pushing | Yes |
Repeated bending | Yes | Stooping/Bending | Yes |
Reaching above shoulder | Yes | Climbing Stairs | No |
Simple grasping | Yes | Climbing Ladders | Yes |
Dual simultaneous grasping | Yes | Depth Perceptions needed | Yes |
Ability to see | Yes | Identify Colors | Yes |
Operating restaurant equipment | Yes | Twisting | Yes |
Operating mechanical equipment | Yes | Crawling | No |
Ability to read and write | Yes | Ability to Count | Yes |
Ability to hear verbal communication without aid | Yes | Operating Personal Vehicle | Yes |
Ability to comprehend written/verbal communication | Yes |
B. Working Conditions: The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in combined working environment between an air-conditioned, cold and heated area depending on their work station with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.