Banquet Cook 2

Omni Hotels; Asheville, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Omni Hotels in Asheville is seeking a banquet cook to uphold high quality standards and procedures in preparing and serving all banquet food. Starting wage is $20 per hour with a 2 AM start and a 5 AM–1 PM schedule.

Responsibilities include maintaining kitchen sanitation per health department guidelines, ensuring stations are ready 15 minutes before service, and producing a mix of buffet and plated dishes, including fish, steaks, chicken and shellfish, while maintaining safe food handling

Qualifications

• Advanced knife skills required and solid culinary background.
• Experience cooking a variety of banquet items for large events.
• Knowledge of breakfast and lunch preparation techniques.
• Familiar with batch and quantity cooking across stations.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Flexibility to work nights, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Maintain kitchen sanitation in accordance with health department guidelines.
• Ensure station is set for service 15 minutes prior to service.
• Knowledge of breakfast and lunch preparation.
• Learn all menu items produced by assigned station.
• Perform work assignments to meet quantities within time frames.
• Prepare a mixture of buffet and plated style items.
• Produce orders including grilling, roasting, and baking fish, steaks, chicken and shellfish.
• Maintain safe food handling procedures at all times.

Skills

Advanced Knife skills

Prior Culinary experience

Familiar with cooking techniques

Batch and quantity cooking

Multi-tasking ability

Flexible schedule

Job description

Sign on Bonus: $1,000.00 paid across first 90 days $250 after 30 days, $250 after 60 days, $500 after 90 days

Overview

Provide high-quality standards and procedures in preparing/serving all banquet food. Starting rate of pay $20 per hour. Cook 2 AM works 5am-1pm.

Responsibilities

• Maintain kitchen sanitation in accordance with healthdepartment guidelines
• Ensure station is set for service 15 minutes prior to service.
• Knowledge of breakfast and lunch preparation
• Required to learn all menu items produced by assigned station.
• Perform work assignments to meet proper quantitieswithin a necessary time frame.
• Prepare a mixture of buffet and plated style items
• Production of orders to include grilling, roasting, and baking fish, steaks, chicken and shellfish.
• Maintain safe food handling procedures at all times

Qualifications

• Advanced Knife skills required
• Prior Culinary experience required
• Must be familiar with all cooking techniques
• Must be familiar with batch and quantity cooking
• Ability to multi-task
• Flexible Scheduling to include nights, weekends, and holidays.