Job Overview:

Cook is primarily responsible for being empowered of meeting and maintaining guest satisfaction by creating peerless experiences from the moment the guest walks into the dining area, providing a visual and palatable experience that will not be forgotten or mistaken.

Role and Responsibilities

• Provide our guests with the best in service, courtesy, and care by responding promptly to guest requests, assistance, directions, and other amenities or information to ensure overall satisfaction and repeat business.
• Attend pre-shift meetings to learn daily particulars, including guest and hotel expectations, to ensure consistency.
• Your passion for service will be reflected by how you prepare all food items according to recipe and portion control standards. As specified on guest order, use brand-specific recipes and ingredients for all restaurants/outlets and banquets.
• Place orders in the appropriate transportation unit or expo window for pick up.
• Maintain spoilage/waste to a minimum by ordering and utilizing proper quantities and rotating products.
• Monitor food, produce, and cooking supply levels. Prepare order requisition for food items and supplies. Ensure prepared products are available, stored, or refrigerated.
• Keep the floors dry and clean to avoid slip/fall accidents.
• Ensure cleanliness and sanitation of kitchen, refrigerators, freezers, etc., by using company-approved cleaning agents while adhering to cleaning procedures and instructions for the use of the cleaning agents.
• Follow all policy, procedures, and service standards and maintain proper use and cleanliness of all kitchen equipment and closets/storage areas.
• Use a daily checklist to complete projects.
• Ensure guest satisfaction includes the prompt return of lost or items accidentally left behind in our hotels. All team members are responsible for turning in all items found to the hotel's Lost & Found Department immediately.
• Ensuring guest satisfaction includes the prompt return of lost or items accidentally left behind in our hotels. All team members are responsible for turning in all items found to the hotel's Lost & Found Department immediately.
• Provide instruction and guidance for guest's and team member's safety in fire or other emergencies.
• Report all suspicious persons or activities, hazardous conditions, etc., to Safety/Security Department.
• Other duties as assigned.

Specific Job Knowledge and Skills:

The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities and explain and demonstrate that he/she can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Ability to apply Dept. of Health Food Sanitation Reg. requirements and OSHA hazardous chemical standards, including chemical cleaning agents, operation of various industrial equipment. Understanding of information such as food and chemical safety labels and instructions.
• Ability to obtain any government-required licenses or certificates.
• Sufficient manual dexterity of hands to use and operate all kitchen equipment, i.e., knives, spoons, spatulas, tongs, slicers, stoves, ovens, broilers, slicers, fryers, steamers, kettles, etc.
• Ability to grasp, lift and carry, or otherwise, move or push goods on a hand cart/truck weighing a maximum of 200 lbs. at a time, continuously.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull heavy loads and stand for extended periods. May require lifting bags/boxes (baking, paper, or cleaning products) weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to perform duties in confined spaces and within extreme temperature ranges and work entire shift standing and moving about in the kitchen area, working knowledge of cooking standard recipes and food products associated with same.
• Basic mathematical skills are necessary to understand recipes, measurements, requisition amounts, and portion sizes.

Experience

• 1 - 2 years: Kitchen

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)