Prep Cook

Prep Cook Eskaton Properties, Inc. 20.87 United States, California, Pleasanton 100 Valley Avenue (Show on map) Apr 11, 2026

Description Position Summary:

The Prep Cook is responsible for the preparation of a variety of foods and ingredients to ensure the highest quality and resident satisfaction, maintains cleanliness of food services area.

Position Responsibilities include:

• Applies sanitation and safety techniques while working.
• Responsible for preparation and production of ingredients and menu items as assigned.
• Prepares, cook's meals according to menus and recipes and adheres to all diets.
• Measures and mixes food ingredients according to recipes and menus, preparing all types of food according to accepted food production methods and regulatory requirements.
• Practices and applies portion control during preparation and service of all diets.
• Performs cleaning and maintenance of kitchen facility and equipment according to schedules, and procedures, maintains logs.
• Communicates any changes or substitutions on daily menus to supervisor.
• Ensures proper labeling, dating and rotation of foods in all storage areas.
• Works in accordance with safety guidelines.
• Familiar with food service disaster plan.

Qualifications Education:

High school graduate or GED.

Training and Experience:

Previous Food Service Experience Preferred. Serve Safe Certification.

Job Knowledge:

Must have knowledge of safe food handling and preparation. Must have knowledge of good practices to avoid waste and misuse. Must have the ability to present foods in an attractive and palatable manner and to test quality of food by taste and smell. Must have a broad knowledge of breakfast, lunch and dinner entree preparation. Must have a broad knowledge of scratch soups, sauces/gravies, starches and vegetables. #ZR Qualifications Education High School (preferred) General Equivalency Degre (preferred) Licenses & Certifications Serve Safe (preferred) Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.