Banquet Cook II: Fast-Paced, Upscale Event Kitchen

Omni Hotels & Resorts; ChampionsGate (FL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate is seeking a Banquet Cook to uphold high standards in preparing and serving banquet foods. You will work in a fast-paced, upscale hotel banquet operation, ensuring quality, portion control, and timely service across plated and buffet stations.

The role requires familiarity with batch cooking, strong food handling and sanitation knowledge, and the ability to multitask while maintaining a cordial, guest-focused demeanor.

Qualifications

• Relevant culinary experience, preferably in high volume upscale hotel banquet operation.
• Thourough knowledge of food handling and preparation techniques.
• Basic math skills needed to understand and implement recipes and measurements.
• Ability to work cohesively with co-workers both within and outside of your department.
• Ability to handle stressful situations, while maintaining a calm and welcoming demeanor.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high food quality at all times.
• Maintain kitchen sanitation in accordance with health department guidelines
• Insure station is set for service 15 minutes prior to service.
• Inspect all food products for quality when doing production
• Required to learn all menu items produced by assigned station.
• Check portion control, weights and counts prior to function.
• Fire all food in accordance to 30 minute SOP
• Maintain/check cooking times and temperatures.
• Perform work assignments to meet proper quantities within a necessary time frame.
• Prepare all items on BEO's or cover sheets according to standard procedure or otherwise told by supervisor.
• Prepare all items according to standardized recipes or specifications to ensure consistency
• Prepare a mixture of buffet and plated style items
• Follow all storage procedures when taking food out of walk-in and when returning food to walk-in.
• Keep walk-in, prep area and equipment up to Health Department standards at all time.
• Production of orders to include Grilling, Roasting, and Baking fish, steaks, chicken and shellfish.
• Maintain safe food handling procedures at all times
• Maintain cleanliness of work area at all times.
• Supports procedures for food & beverage portion and waste controls.
• Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products.
• Understands and maintains all standard recipes.

Skills

Culinary experience

Batch cooking

Food handling

Sanitation knowledge

Teamwork

Stress management

Multi-tasking

Organizational skills

Education

Culinary degree

Job description

Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate is seeking a Banquet Cook to uphold high standards in preparing and serving banquet foods. You will work in a fast-paced, upscale hotel banquet operation, ensuring quality, portion control, and timely service across plated and buffet stations.

The role requires familiarity with batch cooking, strong food handling and sanitation knowledge, and the ability to multitask while maintaining a cordial, guest-focused demeanor.