Cook 2

Job description

Key tasks

Position Summary: Food production including prep, seasoning and cooking soups, meats, fish, vegetables and fruits for all outlets of the hotel. Work on the line during service hours.

•Essential Functions:***
•Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, or serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practice* *
•Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.* *
•Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock* *
•Practices serve-safe methods in preparing, cooking, holding and storing of all food items.* *
•Portion, arrange, and garnish food, and serve food to waiters or patrons.* *
•Substitute for or assist other cooks during emergencies or rush periods.* *
•Cook the exact number of items ordered by each customer, working on several different orders simultaneously.* *
•Assist chefs or caterers with food preparation.* *
•Check quality of foods or supplies.* *
•Prepare foods for cooking or serving.* *
•Plan menu options.* *
•Responsible for producing excellent quality.* *
•Maintains regular attendance, is consistently on time, and observes work, break and meal periods in compliance with standards.* *
•Maintains high standards of personal appearance and grooming, which include compliance with the dress code.*

Sofitel and its Ambassadors

The Sofitel brand is based on three core values guaranteed by each employee every day:
A Passion for Excellence, an Essence of Pleasure and a Spirit of Openness.

Through their actions and know-how, the Men and Women that are the creators of Sofitel’s luxury, offer clients a highly personalised service. By transforming every detail into a unique moment of pure comfort and elegance , they create and nurture a relationship with their guests.
The Sofitel values are also at the heart of the communication between employees. It is the legacy received and transmitted by all those involved in the brand to guarantee the continuity of the Sofitel spirit in the hotels and headquarters.

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Desired profile

Skills

Level of Education Bachelor / Licence
Areas of study Food and beverage
Professional experiences 3 to 5 years
Languages essential English (Fluent)

Essential and optional requirements

Responsibilities and Duties
•Primary Duties & Responsibilities:* Employees must possess the following qualities in order to be successful in their position:*

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•Must have and maintain a professional appearance for our Luxury Hotel***
•Must be a team player and enjoy working on and with teams* *
•Must have minimum 3 years cooking experience including pantry, sauté, grill in fine dining restaurant or luxury hotel* *
•Good sense of taste and food presentation a must* *
•Strong technical and knife skills, must be able to work under pressure* *
•Banqueting and baking experience a plus* *
•Culinary degree and Food handler certification a plus* *
•Basic Math skills* *
•Proactive approach when interacting with guest, co-worker or vendor*
•Customer Service Qualities:
•Outgoing, Friendly Personality***
•Effective Communicator in the English Language, Spanish a plus* *
•Take ownership and be responsible for own actions, follow directions given by supervisors Work Ethic Qualities:*

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•Punctual***
•Willing to Learn new ideas and methods* *
•Flexible* *
•Motivated and trustworthy* *
•Flexible schedule*
Qualifications and Skills
•Job Requirements:
•Prepare food according to the order specification (Banquet Event Order and Micros checks) and according to the standard recipe. Must be able to read menus and orders to estimate proper quantity of food preparation***
•Must work following proper steps to ensure compliance with local Health Department Authority.* *
•Set up station in accordance to the business level and keep stocked for service* *
•Cook, season and plate up food in accordance to the recipe and the standards* *
•Must be proficient with meat temperatures and cooking techniques* *
•Autonomous and fast worker to handle heavy production of food for all outlets* *
•Able to stand up for long periods of time* *
•Able to push, lift, pull up to 50 pounds *

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Minimum Qualifications & Skills:
•Minimum 2 years cooking experience, preferably high volume. • Food/Beverage Service Worker Permit, where applicable. • Meet minimum age requirement of jurisdiction. • Ability to communicate effectively with the public and other Team Members.
•Ability to use cooking metrics and conversion methods for all cooking measurements. •Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions.
•Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

Primary Responsibilities:
•Is knowledgeable of all menu items on scheduled shift* *

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•Prepares all ingredients for the shift before service begins.
•Manage guest orders in a friendly, timely and efficient manner. * Prepare food items according to designated recipes and quality standards

Qualifications: Education/Experience/Skills required of the Position.
•Safe Serve/Food Handler’s Card**
•Ability to use cooking metrics and conversion methods for all cooking measurements.* *
•Minimum 2 years cooking experience, preferably high volume*
•This form indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees with this job title. It is not designed to contain nor should it be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of all employees with this job title.

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Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, 401k, parking

Job Type: Full-time