Cook

AJS Hotels; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Embassy Suites Louisville Downtown Hotels is seeking a Cook for our hotel kitchen. You will prepare high-quality items per standardized recipes, support daily production, and ensure food presentation meets Hilton standards.

The role requires 1 year of cooking experience, knowledge of portion control and modified diets, and strict adherence to health and safety procedures in a fast-paced hotel kitchen environment.

Qualifications

• 1 year cooking experience.
• Knowledge of quantity and quality cooking.
• Knowledge of portion control.
• Knowledge of modified diets.
• Follow health and safety procedures.
• Ability to handle kitchen equipment safely.

Responsibilities

• Prepare high-quality food items per recipes and Hilton standards.
• Prepare for next day's food production.
• Monitor portion control to minimize waste.
• Ensure attractive presentation and garnishes.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness and proper storage.
• Operate and maintain kitchen equipment.

Skills

Cooking

Portion control

Food safety

Modified diets

Job description

Embassy Suites by Hilton has perfected the full-service, upscale, all-suite hotel. Built on a long-standing legacy that is both inviting and comfortable, Embassy Suites properties provide guests with More Reasons to Stay, offering open-air atriums, complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast, spacious two-room suites and complimentary Manager Receptions every evening. Embassy Suites bundled pricing ensures that guests receive enormous value at a single price. Whether they are traveling for business, with their family, with a group, or for leisure, our guests return again and again to experience the consistently awarded, best-in-class customer service provided at Embassy Suites.

Embassy Suites is one of Hilton Worldwide ten market-leading brands. If you understand the importance of providing an inviting and comfortable experience and feel you can contribute to an award-winning team, you may be just the person we are looking for to work as a Team Member with Embassy Suites Louisville Downtown Hotels.

The company is currently hiringa Cook.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Prepares high-quality food items according to standardized recipes and instructions to meet production, thought embassy Hilton Standards.
• Prepares for next day's food production.
• Monitors portion control to minimize waste.
• Ensures attractive presentation of food on the plate before serving with consistent use of plate garnishes
• Knows and follows established facility wide health and safety procedures and rules and regulations
• Serves meals or prepares for delivery by using correct portioning, meeting outlined standards, ensuring that food is at the correct temperature. Tastes all prepared food items.
• Cleans kitchen after preparation and serving, maintaining high standards of cleanliness. Stores or discards excess food in accordance with safe food-handling procedures.
• Keeps refrigerators and storerooms clean and neat. Ensures food and supply items are stored per standards.
• Operates and maintains kitchen equipment as instructed.
• Assists in production planning, record keeping and reporting as required.
• Assists in the ordering and receiving of all food and supplies as required.
• Reports needed maintenance, faulty equipment or accidents to the supervisor immediately.
• Performs job safely while maintaining a clean, safe work environment.
• All other duties as assigned
• Must have knowledge of quantity and quality cooking.
• Must be knowledgeable of portion control and quality assurance.
• Must have knowledge of modified diets.

Education & Experience

• 1 year cooking experience

This job operates in a hotel kitchen. This role routinely uses kitchen equipment and appliances such as meat slicers, grills, stoves, ovens, mixers, refrigerators, freezers, dish machines, etc.

Physical Requirements

• Communicate and listen effectively
• Occasionally lift products and supplies, up to 40 pounds
• Have close vision and the ability to adjust focus

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.