Apprentice Cook: On-the-Job Culinary Training

CW Talent; Rockville (VA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation invites applications for an Apprentice Cook at the Williamsburg Inn. This role offers long-term on-the-job training while you attend culinary school, pairing hands-on kitchen work with formal learning.

You’ll work across line stations, support banquet prep, and learn station prep, food quality, and service pace under guidance, with opportunities to create breakfast, lunch, and dinner specials aligned to the unit’s direction.

Qualifications

• Culinary school student.
• 6 months food service experience.
• Ability to transport up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Have a working knowledge of culinary terms.
• Have a working knowledge of culinary rudiments and techniques.
• Work all line level stations in kitchen as well as banquet preparation with moderate supervision.
• Demonstrate excellent competency in breakfast cookery, basic food preparation and cookery including vegetables, starch and protein. Plus basic stock, soup and sauce preparation.
• Able to create breakfast, lunch and dinner specials with the knowledge of the concept of the unit’s direction as pertaining to food and style.
• Prepare foods correctly for service as per the standards and recipes directed by management.
• Prepare accurate quantities of product through use of station checklists.
• Prepare all foods according to the POS system print out, while producing and executing the special request items to meet guest expectations.
• Maintain the established pace of service in order to sustain a steady flow of service.
• Must be able to understand and maintain food quality.

Skills

Culinary terms knowledge

Food service awareness

Education

Culinary school student

Tools

POS system

Job description

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation invites applications for an Apprentice Cook at the Williamsburg Inn. This role offers long-term on-the-job training while you attend culinary school, pairing hands-on kitchen work with formal learning.

You’ll work across line stations, support banquet prep, and learn station prep, food quality, and service pace under guidance, with opportunities to create breakfast, lunch, and dinner specials aligned to the unit’s direction.