Description
Cook 2 requires good communication and intermediate culinary skills. The desired cook candidate will have 1-2 years professional cooking experience with a good working knowledge or understanding of cooking ingredients and procedures and kitchen best practices.
• Execute their assigned service period, with a focus on high-quality and timely food, in addition to maintaining their station and work area
• responsible for preparing quality food and pleasing presentations, as well as meeting food handling and quality assurance standards.
• Set up your station as specified in a timely manner, tasting to ensure quality of all mise en place. Take ownership of your station, work actively to fix problems, don't let them find you.
• Ensure all prep is done before the start of service, and any needs are communicated to a manager if you are unable to finish in time
• If you see a pile-up of dishes in the dish station while a steward is not on duty, jump in and lend a hand.
• Clean your station thoroughly at the end of your shift and get any dirty dishes promptly to the dish station. This includes, but is not limited to: flipping pans, discarding old mise en place, scrubbing down all surfaces and cooking equipment, replacing any foil as necessary, vacuuming and rolling up rugs, sweeping floors and under equipment, scrubbing and mopping floors, taking out any trash in food prep areas, and ensuring all equipment is turned off properly put away
• Filling out accurate prep lists for station mates and am prep team
• Perform other tasks, including cross-training, as directed
• Training of new colleagues on station, menu items.
• All other duties as assigned by leadership Qualifications Refined verbal communication skills. 2 years of previous line experience preferred. Culinary degree or related hotel experience is preferred. Candidate should be able to perform all basic cooking skills. Able to work several stations in the kitchen. A true desire to satisfy the needs of others in a fast paced environment. Ability to stand for long periods of time.
This is a great opportunity to get a start with Hyatt as a cook. For immediate consideration of the intermediate cook position, click Apply Now and complete an application for the intermediate cook position on the Hyatt Careers Site!
