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The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; Williamsburg (VA); On-site; USD 19,286,000 - 27,552,000; Full time

Job summary

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Williamsburg, VA seeks a Restaurant Cook to join its historic dining program. Responsibilities include cooking in a fast-paced kitchen, following recipes, and maintaining high standards of food safety and guest service.

Qualified candidates will have at least one year of restaurant experience or culinary training; certification from a culinary program is preferred. Applicants must be able to work nights, weekends, and holidays and obtain a local food

Qualifications

• 1 year of restaurant experience
• Certification from Culinary Program or Technical School

Responsibilities

• Certificate in Culinary Arts from a technical school.
• At least one year restaurant cooking experience (formal culinary training will substitute for 1 year work experience on an equal time basis).
• Willing to work nights, weekends, and holidays ranging from 5 a.m. to midnight
• Successful candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a current Williamsburg James City County food handlers card; applicants with an active food handler's card should be prepared to present it during the interview process.
• Ability to: (1) interact with guests and co-workers in a professional manner; (2) read food orders and production charts; (3) maintain standards listed below
• STANDARDS: Maintain a positive, enthusiastic outlook; smile and greet guests, employees, managers, and supervisors; show respect for and cooperate at all times with those for whom and with whom you work; report to work as scheduled and on time; meet appearance standards; perform assigned tasks accurately and on time.

Skills

Restaurant experience

Education

Culinary certification

Job description

Who We Are

Founded in 1926, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a private, not-for-profit educational, historic, and cultural institution that owns and operates one of the largest and best-known museum complexes in the world. Our mission is that the future may learn from the past through preserving and restoring 18th-century Williamsburg, Virginias colonial capital. We engage, inform, and inspire people to learn about this historic capital, the events that occurred here, and the diverse peoples who helped shape a new nation.

Today, Colonial Williamsburg is the largest living history museum in the U.S. The Historic Area is the 301-acre restored colonial capital with 89 original buildings and 525 buildings reconstructed to how they appeared in the 18th century through extensive archaeological, architectural, and documentary research. The Historic Area is staffed by highly trained, historically dressed interpreters and expert tradespeople who bring the 18th century to life. The Foundation also owns and operates two world-class museums, the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, and the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, The Bob and Marion Wilson Teacher Institute, and a renowned research library, the John D Rockefeller Jr Library.

Additionally, Colonial Williamsburg is home to five world class accommodations at the Williamsburg Inn, Williamsburg Lodge Autograph Collection, the Griffin Hotel, the Williamsburg Woodlands Hotels and Suites and the unique Colonial Houses in the Historical Area. Visitors may also indulge in food and drink at our many on-site restaurants and taverns that blend a historically inspired dining experience with todays evolved tastes. Each year over five million people visit Williamsburg and another 20 million engage with us digitally.

Main Duties

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Certificate in Culinary Arts from a technical school.
• At least one year restaurant cooking experience (formal culinary training will substitute for 1 year work experience on an equal time basis).
• Willing to work nights, weekends, and holidays ranging from 5 a.m. to midnight
• Successful candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a current Williamsburg James City County food handlers card; applicants with an active food handler's card should be prepared to present it during the interview process.
• Ability to: (1) interact with guests and co-workers in a professional manner; (2) read food orders and production charts; (3) maintain standards listed below
• STANDARDS: Maintain a positive, enthusiastic outlook; smile and greet guests, employees, managers, and supervisors; show respect for and cooperate at all times with those for whom and with whom you work; report to work as scheduled and on time; meet appearance standards; perform assigned tasks accurately and on time.

This is a non-exempt position, eligible to receive overtime in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This position may be subject to overtime during high peak times, etc. as directed and approved by the supervisor.

This job description reflects the general responsibilities of the position and is not intended to be an exhaustive list. Duties and responsibilities may evolve over time based on operational needs.

Required Qualifications

• 1 year of restaurant experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification from Culinary Program or Technical School

Physical and Environmental Demands

Physical Activity

Frequency

Stand

Constantly

Walk

Constantly

Sit

Occasionally

Use hands/fingers

Constantly

Climb or balance

Rarely

Stoop/kneel/crouch/crawl

Occasionally

Reach with hands/arms

Frequently

Talk or hear

Constantly

Lifting up to 10 lbs.

Frequently

Lifting up to 25 lbs.

Occasionally

Lifting up to 50 lbs. (with assistance)

Occasionally

Lifting up to 100 lbs. (with assistance)

Rarely

More than 100 lbs. (with assistance)

Rarely

Wet/humid conditions

Occasionally

Work near moving mechanical parts

Occasionally

Fumes/airborne particles

Rarely

Extreme cold

Occasionally

Extreme heat

Occasionally

Risk of electrical shock

Rarely

Driving requirement

Rarely