AM Prep Cook- Goat Tree

Hotel Californian; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

401k employer match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Hotel Californian in Santa Barbara is seeking a Prep Cook to support the Executive Chef in producing high-quality, unprocessed foods for restaurant and banquets.

You will follow recipes, maintain sanitation, prepare ingredients, and assist other stations while ensuring cost controls and quality standards are met daily.

Qualifications

• 3 years' experience in a culinary role.
• Ability to work well in stressful, high-pressure situations.
• Must be able to work semi-independently while following standards.
• Ability to understand basic English.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe and sanitary work environment.
• Follow recipe cards and plating guides for consistency, portions, presentation, temperature, quality.
• Prepare soups, entrees, sauces, cuts of meat and fish, and daily specials for restaurant and banquets.
• Assist other kitchen stations.
• Direct the cleaning, preparation, and cooking of vegetables.
• Inventory and organization of kitchen spaces.
• Ensure proper storage with FIFO.
• Monitor waste and costs within budget.
• Inspect incoming products and final presentation.
• Requisitioning and following purchasing procedures.
• Maintain equipment, safety, and cleanliness; report problems.
• Create and manage daily prep list; supervise temperatures and live checks.
• Train new hires; maintain positive team attitude.
• Note: duties may evolve with business needs.

Skills

3 years' experience in culinary role

Stressful/high-pressure environments

English language proficiency

Ability to follow standards

Tools

CA food handler’s card

Job description

Description

Thank you for your interest in joining Hotel Californian, part of Foley Entertainment Group. We are passionate about creating extraordinary experiences. Hotel Californian is Santa Barbara's iconic and friendly luxury destination, where coastal elegance meets modern California style. Located at the crossroads of beautiful State Street and the vibrant Funk Zone, our Forbes-rated hotel offers exceptional accommodations, delectable dining venues & wine tasting room, luxury spa, distinctive indoor and patio event spaces, and breathtaking views of the Santa Barbara coastline, harbor and the Channel Islands.

Our culture is creative, collaborative, and indulgent. We value team members who are passionate about hospitality, embrace new challenges, and strive to make memorable guest experiences guided by our core values:

• Have Integrity – We seek people who are humble and demonstrate high character.
• Be Entrepreneurial – We value innovation and resilience in our team members.
• Be a Team Player – We appreciate people who are inclusive and ready to support others when needed.
• Be Engaged – We want people who are actively invested.
• Always Be Advancing, Never Retreating – We want people committed to constant growth and excellence.

Hotel Californian fosters a creative, entrepreneurial, and energetic work environment. We value passionate people who love to be challenged and desire the freedom to contribute to the overall success of the hotel. We strive to create a work place culture that values family, work-life balance, and community. We help develop our teams and provide support for them to grow their careers with our organization. Our talent is proud to work here.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Prep Cook is responsible for knowledge of all kitchen facilities and services. He/ she performs duties in accordance with the hotel standards. Ensures guests satisfaction through the service and production of unprocessed foods as instructed by the Executive Chef. Responsible for physical aspects of the assigned department.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain a safe and sanitary work environment.
• Follow all recipe cards and plating guides to ensure consistency, portions, presentation, temperature, quality.
• Preparation of food may include soups, entrees, sauces, cutting meat and fish, and preparing daily specials for restaurant and banquets.
• Assist other stations in the kitchen dept.
• Direct the cleaning, preparation, and cooking of all vegetables.
• Inventory and organization of department reach-in, walk-in coolers, freezer, and dry storage.
• Proper storage of perishable product, labels, dates, FIFO.
• Responsible for controlling food and supply waste.
• Inspect incoming product, and monitor final product and its presentation.
• Requisitioning- Follow purchasing and procedures. Complete requisition neatly with proper quantities and food specifications.
• Equipment Knowledge- Maintain the care and cleanliness of all mechanical equipment. Provide safe work environment through proper use of equipment and personal tools. Monitor equipment daily and report problems via work order system.
• Create a daily prep list for cooks to prepare - follow up and hold accountable.
• Maintain proper food temps in all areas - complete and supervise daily check lists for opening closing/temperatures/live checks.
• Monitor all kitchen staff for optimum performance and ticket times.
• Daily training on all kitchen staff to achieve or increase standards.
• Keep a positive attitude throughout the staff to maintain positive results.
• Help maintain cost controls in food, /labor, expenses to stay within or below budgeted and forecasted money.
• Help train all new hires.

Benefits offered to eligible employees include paid time off, employer match 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance plans, basic and supplemental life insurance, voluntary short & long term disability plans, HSA, FSA, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity, pet insurance, employee assistance and discount programs.

To perform this role successfully, candidates must be able to carry out the essential job functions, with or without reasonable accommodation. Job duties and responsibilities may be modified as business needs evolve to support our commitment to delivering exceptional guest experience.

Requirements

SKILLS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required

• Assist other stations in the kitchen dept.
• 3 years' experience in a culinary role.
• Ability to work well in stressful, high-pressure situations.
• Must be able to work semi-independently without direct supervision by following all standards.
• Ability to understand basic English
• Must be able to work semi-independently without direct supervision by following all standards.

QUALIFICATION:

Ability to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to the safety or health of employee or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Note: The responsibilities associated with this job could change from time to time in accordance with Hotel Californian’s business needs. As a team player, I may be required to perform additional and/or different responsibilities from those set forth above.

CA food handler’s card is required or the ability to obtain with the first 30 days of employment.