Cook

Sonesta International Hotels Corporation; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 37,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental Insurance

Paid Vacation and Sick Days

Paid Holidays

Pension

Legal Services

Maternity and Parental Leave

Job summary

Sonesta International Hotels Corporation in Chicago is seeking a Cook to prepare and produce high-quality food orders while upholding sanitation standards. You will operate in the broiler, sauté, grill, and other stations, ensuring consistency and safety in every dish.

Join a dynamic team focused on guest satisfaction, teamwork, and reliability. We offer benefits and opportunities within a growing hospitality group and a commitment to quality and memorable stays.

Qualifications

• Track record of delivering exceptional guest or client experience.
• Clear communication skills for training and safety purposes.
• Strong attention to detail and a professional demeanor.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced kitchen environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, set up, food production and quality control for all meat, fish, fowl, sauces, stocks, seasonings, and other items at broiler, sauté and grill stations.
• Prepare hot food items according to standard recipes and guest checks to ensure consistency.
• Visually inspect and select ingredients suitable for sautéing and other menu items.
• Follow safety and sanitation standards and keep equipment and work areas clean.

Skills

Guest service

Communication

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Professional appearance

Experience in hotel kitchen

Job description

We’re People People. Are you? We’re Sonesta International Hotels—the 8th largest hotel company in the U.S. (and growing fast ). With a dynamic mix of full-service and focused hotels across major cities, our diverse portfolio of owned, managed, and franchised properties means we’re everywhere our guests need us to be. But here’s the thing—we’re not just in the business of hotels, we’re in the business of people. We bring service with passion, loyalty with purpose, and create experiences that genuinely connect—delivering quality, value, and memorable stays across 1,000+ properties in eight countries (and counting).

What this role is all about

The Cook sets the tone for Sonesta’s mission by always going above and beyond for our guests and coworkers. The role’s primary responsibility is to prepare and produce food orders according to quality standards. The Cook shall maintain a safe work environment and follow established sanitation and safety standards.

What you’ll be doing

• Responsible for maintaining, setting up, food production and quality control of all meat, fish, fowl, sauces, stocks, seasonings, and other food items prepared in the broiler and sauté stations, as well as the grill and other stations as needed.
• Prepares all hot food items according to standard recipes and/or as specified on guest check to ensure consistency of product to the guest.
• Visually inspects, selects and uses only food items ideal for sautéing, in the preparation of all menu items.

Strategy and Planning

• Ensures daily production chart is properly filled out to standards.
• Keep all refrigeration, storage and working areas in clean, working condition to comply with Health Department regulations.
• Ability to read and perform Use Record Specifications.
• Ensure all equipment in working areas is clean and in proper working condition.
• Reads and employs math skills to appropriately prepare items according to recipes.
• Requires stamina for standing and strength for lifting and moving products.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Deliver Passionate & Engaging Service to our Guests

• You will be passionate and truly engaged in taking care of our guests, recognizing individual guests and anticipating their unique needs in order to exceed their expectations.
• You will consistently deliver our GUEST model: Greet or welcome everyone, warmly with a smile. Use eye and ear contact and guest’s name. Establish/anticipate needs. Solve and own all requests/complaints. Thank everyone.
• Build solid relationship with your Colleagues.
• Treat colleagues with respect and dignity.
• Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
• The employee is expected to work in other areas of the hotel when needed to assist operations to perform job duties not necessarily contained in this job description.

Qualifications and Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Track record of delivering exceptional guest or client experience.
• Communication skills are utilized a significant amount of time for training and safety purposes, and when interacting with guests and associates.
• Strong communication skills.
• Appropriate professional appearance and demeanor.
• Have experience working in a similar (or translatable) environment.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Able to prioritize and multi-task.

Anticipated Pay Range & Additional Job Information

Pay range $27.26 -$28.26

Pay rate outlined follows contract requirements.

Employees are offered a variety of benefits including:

• Medical and Dental Insurance
• Paid Vacation and Sick Days
• Paid Holidays
• Pension
• Legal Services
• Maternity and Parental Leave

Go Beyond @SonestaHotels

Go Beyond @SonestaHotels

WHO WE ARE

We are an organization made up of people, thoughts and ideas – all working towards fulfilling our simple mission: To wow every guest, team member, partner & community we operate in by delivering quality, value & amazing hospitality. We will achieve our mission by being passionate about exceeding expectations - by being persistent, resilient, and constantly seeking new and creative ways to succeed. Doing the Right Thing and Going Beyond are our principles that guide everything we do.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

Our Commitment to You Sonesta is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.