Banquet Cook

Omni Hotels & Resorts; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hotel is seeking a Banquet Cook to join its culinary team. The role involves preparation of high-quality banquet food, maintaining kitchen standards, and ensuring all food items are ready for service. Suitable candidates will possess advanced culinary skills and a passion for food preparation in a high-volume upscale environment.

Benefits

Free Downtown Parking

Daily Complementary Hot Meals

Medical, Dental, Vision assistance

401(K) Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year banquet culinary experience, preferably in high volume upscale hotel banquet operation.
• Familiar with all cooking techniques and batch cooking.
• Able to lift up to 50 pounds and work flexible hours.

Responsibilities

• Maintain kitchen sanitation in accordance with health guidelines.
• Prepare buffet and plated items as per standard.
• Assist in controlling food cost and quality.

Skills

Advanced Knife skills

Multi-tasking

Food safety knowledge

Batch cooking

Handling high volumes

Education

Valid Food Handler Certification

Job description

Location

Austin Hotel Downtown

Located in the Live Music Capital of the World, the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown is a walking distance from the 6th Street Entertainment District. Omni is a magnificently appointed luxury hotel with the heart of the thriving downtown business center at your doorstep; you’ll be just steps away from the Austin Convention Center and the Texas State Capitol. Omni Austin Hotel Downtown’s associates enjoy a dynamic and exciting work environment, comprehensive training and mentoring, along with the pride that comes from working for a company with a reputation for exceptional service. The Omni Austin Hotel Downtown’s commitment to serve our associates and nurture their growth has led to the company’s highest rating in associate satisfaction and an impressive internal promotion rate. We embody a culture of respect, gratitude and empowerment day in and day out. If you are a friendly, motivated person, with a passion to serve others, the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown may be your perfect match.

Job Description

Come join our Culinary team as a Banquet Cook. This role is designed to ensure all prep items are prepared and stored to specifications, to ensure timely production of quality food for banquet functions, and provide high quality standards and procedures in preparing/serving all banquet food.

Omni Benefits Include

• Free Downtown Parking in our Underground Garage
• Associate Cafeteria with Daily Complementary Hot Meals
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Telemedicine, and Short Term & Long Term Disability.
• 401(K) Match, Pre-Tax Health Savings Account, and Flexible Spending Amount
• Exclusive Omni Associate Travel Discounts on Hotel Rooms, Food & Beverage and more!
• Unique Perks include Tuition Reimbursement, Adoption Services Aid, Pet Insurance, Legal Services, Paid Time Off and Friends & Family Discounts
• Development Opportunities including Discounted E-Cornell Courses, Leadership Development Programs, Diversity & Inclusion Programs, Omni Support Center Internal Reward Program, and Work/Life Balance

Responsibilities

• Maintain kitchen sanitation in accordance with health department guidelines
• Ensure station is set for service 15 minutes prior to service.
• Ensure all food supplies necessary for service are in appropriate supply on a timely basis.
• Required to learn all menu items produced by assigned station.
• Perform work assignments to meet proper quantities within a necessary time frame.
• Prepare a mixture of buffet and plated style items according to standard
• Production of orders to include Grilling, Roasting, and Baking fish, steaks, chicken and shellfish.
• Famiiarity with and maintaining safe food handling procedures at all times.
• Assisting in controlling food cost, quality, and consistency of all food served.
• Fill out daily prep sheets and supervise their completion.
• Production of Banquets.

Qualifications

• Advanced Knife skills required.
• Must have current valid Food Handler Certification.
• Minimum 1 year banquet culinary experience, preferably in high volume upscale hotel banquetoperation.
• Must be familiar with all cooking techniques.
• Must be familiar with batch and quantity cooking.
• Must have the ability to multi-task.
• The ability to stand/walk for long periods of time and lift/carry/push/pull up to 50 pounds.
• Flexible scheduling to include nights, weekends, and holidays.

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