Job Description

Prep Cooks are responsible for preparing food and ingredients to be cooked in kettles.

Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to

Prepare and maintain efficient setup of the prep room
Understand kitchen needs for the day
Initiate and ensure all batches are accurate and signed off
Weigh prepped ingredients as needed
Open boxed ingredients and decant into pans
Ensure that equipment is returned to the dish room in an efficient manner
Understand and operate stick blenders in a safe manner
Inspect equipment after cleaning and before use to ensure that they are clean
Adhere to strict safety, quality, and production standards including food sanitation (GMP) guidelines

Required Skills and Experience

Be a team player, including the ability to communicate well with others
Basic reading comprehension
Basic math, weight, and measurement skills (pounds, ounces, etc.)

Preferred Skills and Experience

Prep cook experience

Physical Requirements

Regularly required to use hands to feel, grab, or operate objects, tools, and controls while reaching with hands and arms
Frequently required to stand, communicate, and listen
Occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel or crouch
Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
Visual perception to perform job including peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
Able to perform repetitive movements
Able to work in variable temperatures (cold/hot)

Mom’s Meals is a home-delivered meal service providing fully prepared, refrigerated meal solutions direct to homes nationwide since 1999. We provide seniors, patients recovering post-discharge and those managing a chronic condition with tailored nutrition solutions to manage their specific needs. If you are passionate about the well-being of others and have a strong sense of community, Mom’s Meals could be the place for you! We are a family operated business looking for fun, compassionate, and friendly people who want to make a difference in the lives of others.
EEO
Mom’s Meals complies with all applicable federal and state non-discrimination laws. All qualified applicants shall receive consideration for employment without regards to race, religion, national origin, ancestry, color, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or military status.

About Mom's Meals | A Purfoods Company

Mom’s Meals is a leading national provider of nutrition solutions and home-delivered meals.

Our mission is to help patients and seniors get the nutrition they need to maintain independence while:

- Managing chronic health conditions

- Living with disabilities or limited mobility

- Lacking the desire or energy to prepare and cook healthy meals

Healthcare Focus:

We partner with health insurance companies, managed care organizations and federal and state supported programs to provide nutrition solutions for their client populations suffering from serious chronic diseases. We are a leading nutrition supplier for Medicaid Waiver and offer programs for Medicare Advantage and Dual Eligible beneficiaries. Our personalized selection of meals aid in the recuperation process post hospitalization, improve patient outcomes and reduce costly readmissions.

Specialty health-condition menus support dietary requirements for major chronic diseases impacted by nutrition: Heart Disease, Diabetes, and Renal Disease. Additional menus include Gluten-free and Vegetarian options.

Our large selection of meals appeal to a variety of individual tastes and are designed by Registered Dietitians, prepared with fresh ingredients by Chefs in USDA-inspected kitchens and distributed across 48 U.S. states to individuals’ homes or congregate sites.

Mom’s Meals is part of PurFoods LLC, a privately held and family owned/operated company based in Iowa.

Industry

Food & Beverage

Company Size

1,001-5,000 employees

Headquarters

Ankeny, Iowa

Year Founded

1999

Website

momsmeals.com

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