Description

Continental is Metro-Detroit’s Top dining, refreshment services and event management company. We are committed to providing great food and impeccable service, delivered by happy, hardworking people. If you’re willing to roll up your sleeves and be part of a polished team that makes a difference, delighting guests and customers every day, then we are looking for you. We are growing exponentially so are you ready to dig in, and have some fun with us?

Prep Cook Position Overview:

The experienced Prep Cook is responsible to manage his Cafe Station on a day to day basis for production of food and overall food quality while assisting the team where necessary. This Prep Cook will be mostly responsible for weekly and daily prep, continuity of service, and contributing to the highest guest service.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities for Prep Cooks:

• Food Preparation: Facilitate and manage daily prep in the kitchen. Ensure food is properly prepared, packaged and shipped in a way that will allow for it to be portioned and served to guests in compliance with recipe standards. Ensure the kitchen is closed properly daily
• Quality: Ensure quality and completeness of food production. Ensure quality standards are being met and timelines followed. Ensure timely and complete communication with interested parties to ensure quality standards are being met
• Development: Maintain awareness of new food trends, delivery methods for catering, new ingredients and new trends in plate presentations, teachable, team orientated
• Maintenance: Manage daily upkeep and organization of the kitchen prep areas, cooler and freezers. Rotate products efficiently through the planning process.

Qualifications

Qualifications for Prep Cooks:

• 1 year of relevant work experience in the food industry required
• Large kitchen, banquet or off premise catering strongly preferred
• Serve Safe/Allergen Certified or willingness to obtain certification required
• Must be able and willing to work seasonal event driven schedule including nights, weekend and summer holidays
• Strong proficiency with electronic communication, Microsoft Office Suite, and related systems used in the industry
• Strongly organized, proven ability to prioritize, team orientated, and teachable.
• Positive attitude and willingness to work with all facets and levels of staff and management

Company Offerings and Benefits for Prep Cooks:

We value the health, safety and well-being of our associates. For that reason, we offer a competitive compensation package for our employees. Employees can also use our inclusive employee assistance program. Location specific perks may also include wellness programming, on the job training, corporate hosted classes, certification, and team events.

To ensure we protect our team members and the integrity of our company, all associates are required to go through a background check prior to starting with the company. The background check will include validation of information supplied on the application, criminal history, and drug screening. Depending on the nature of the position, additional checks such as driving history, physical ability, or credit check may also be required. Please speak with the recruiter during the application process for more details.

• BCBS Medical, dental, vision
• 401(k) match after 60 days
• PTO and Personal Holidays

Physical Demands for Prep Cooks:

The physical demands for this position are sits, stands, bends, lifts, and moves intermittently during working hours. These physical requirements may be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodations.

The duties of this position may change from time to time. Continental reserves the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of Continental or its managers. This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It’s not intended to be all inclusive.

Scheduled Shift for Prep Cooks:

• Work week: Monday - Friday
• Prep Cooks are expected to have flexible start times as early as 5am
• Flexible availability for catering and on premise events
• Overtime available and strongly encouraged