Banquets & Line Cook II — Luxury Hotel Kitchen

The Maybourne Beverly Hills; Beverly Hills (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) plan

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Colleague meals

Free Parking

Job summary

A Cook II at The Maybourne Beverly Hills assists the kitchen team with the preparation and execution of the assigned station, following recipes and maintaining high sanitation standards to ensure guest satisfaction. You will help with prep, line cook duties, and other tasks as needed to support service.

Candidates should have 2-year culinary experience, strong knife skills, and the ability to read and follow recipes while working with precision.

Qualifications

• 2-year culinary experience or culinary equivalent.
• Must possess good attitude, attention to detail, and ability to work under pressure.
• Must possess the ability to read, understand and communicate verbally in English
• Display proficient knife skills and knowledge of basic cuts
• Able to understand the importance of and follow a recipe, including identify various food products, dairy, meats and produce
• Excellent understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment, and procedures
• Accuracy and speed in executing assigned tasks
• Knowledge of the safety practices and procedures followed in food handling, storage, preparation, and cooking.
• Knowledge of weights and measures and ability to read/interpret recipes

Responsibilities

• Report to work in uniform at posted scheduled times.
• Review station needs in conjunction with fellow line cooks and/sous chef
• Assist the team with daily quality control checks.
• Maintain a clean and organized working environment at all times.
• Follow “clean as you work” policy, responsible for sanitation and cleanliness of station at all times.
• Follow safety procedures for operating and cleaning all machinery at all times.
• Check-in with supervisor at the beginning of shift for instructions.
• Keep par stocks at proper levels. Increase or decrease productions as necessary.
• Inform management of any problems concerning food quality or production of food.
• Inform supervisor of any items that were unfinished.
• Safely store all food, which must be covered, dated and rotated on a daily basis to ensure proper portion control and quality.
• Ensure the station is ready to serve fifteen (15) minutes prior to service time.
• Report all maintenance and or repair needs to Sous Chef or Executive Chef.
• Assist with regular kitchen duties i.e., Prep work, line cook assistance, cleaning and organizing kitchen.
• Be prepared to help in other areas of kitchen during slow periods or whenever necessary.
• Maintain high standards of quality appearance for all food prepared and served.
• Wear clean uniform at all times.
• Attend all kitchen employee meetings.
• Clean entire station, including al reach-ins and shelves at the end of the shift.
• Keep walk –in organized at all times.
• Be able to change from accustomed shift to meet business demands.
• Must be able to work weekends, holidays and overtime as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned. At the end of the shift, clean entire station, including reach-ins, shelves and steam table. All unnecessary food must be returned to walk-in on proper shelf, all inserts clean and everything restocked. Check-out with supervisor.
• Report to work on time. Is aware of schedule at all times and if unable to attend work, notifies management
• Comply with Maybourne Beverly Hills Work Rules and Standards of Conduct as set forth in the Employee Handbook.
• Adhere to meal break policy and proper payroll procedures.
• Performs additional duties/tasks as and when assigned by hotel management.

Skills

Knife skills

English communication

Attention to detail

Work under pressure

Teamwork

Job description

A Cook II at The Maybourne Beverly Hills assists the kitchen team with the preparation and execution of the assigned station, following recipes and maintaining high sanitation standards to ensure guest satisfaction. You will help with prep, line cook duties, and other tasks as needed to support service.

Candidates should have 2-year culinary experience, strong knife skills, and the ability to read and follow recipes while working with precision.