Cook 1, Lobby Cafe & Hotel Bar

Dorchester Collection; Beverly Hills (CA); On-site; USD 96,432,000 - 100,565,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complimentary stays

50% dining discount

Development programs

Social events

Free meals on duty

Discount platform

Job summary

The Beverly Hills Hotel, a Dorchester Collection property, seeks a Cook 1 to join its luxury dining team at 9641 Sunset Blvd, Beverly Hills. You will support multiple culinary outlets, preparing ingredients, maintaining station cleanliness, and contributing to an exceptional guest experience.

We value energy, creativity, and strong communication skills, with English as the primary language. Enjoy benefits like complimentary hotel stays, dining discounts, and ongoing development opportunities in

Qualifications

• Must be able to bend, stoop, squat and stretch to fulfil cleaning tasks occasionally.
• Physical stamina to lift up to 50lbs (23kg).
• Ability to work flexible schedules, including days, nights, weekends and holidays.
• English is the primary language in the hotel and effective communication is essential.
• Experience in food service or hospitality is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Prepare ingredients for cooking, set-up, clean-up and break down work station.
• Wash and disinfect kitchen area including tables, tools, knives, and equipment.
• Prepare ingredients for cooking, including portioning, chopping, and storing.
• Wash and peel fresh fruits and vegetables.
• Assist all culinary outlets as needed and work every station in the kitchen.
• Partner with Supervisor to achieve daily challenges and maintain efficient workflow.
• Prepare and cook food to ensure guests receive the best experience.
• Handle special dietary requests and offer menu suggestions or new dishes for occasions.
• Communicate with other departments to ensure alignment and smooth operations.

Skills

Energy

Stamina

Creativity

Communication

English

Job description

We care about your career and are known for having the absolute best people in the industry. When you join us as a Cook 1 you start a unique opportunity to become celebrated as the very best in your field. You’ll learn not only from your fellow Legends, but also through our award-winning learning academy, so that you can achieve the highest standards of craft, service, and leadership and become a legend in your own story.

What we're up to

Ushering in an exciting new era of dining and entertainment experiences complemented by world class design and signature style, the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel, a Dorchester Collection property, is unveiling a series of exceptional food and beverage venues slated to open this December – a glamourousSupper Club, chicLobby Café, and a world-classHotel Bar. These new outlets will showcase a variety of culinary concepts and elevated cocktail moments enhanced by live entertainment.

Join a historic legacy and lead the first major transformation of The Beverly Hills Hotel since the 1940s. As a part of this landmark expansion, you will help to bringthese captivating new outletsto life. This rare opportunity invites you to bring fresh, modern flair to the "Pink Palace," blending the hotel’s timeless heritage with forward momentum to maintain its enduring relevancy and set a new benchmark in luxury hospitality.

What you'll get

As a Cook 1 at The Beverly Hills Hotel, here are just some of the great benefits you will receive:

• Complimentary stays with breakfast included in all Dorchester Collection hotels – stay once a year at each hotel! (Subject to availability and seniority terms)
• 50% off at bars and restaurants within all of our Dorchester Collection hotels
• World class development opportunities (Service Excellence Training, Diversity Equity Inclusion & Belonging Trainings, Monthly Lunch & Learns)
• Social events throughout the year, including Quarterly Employee Appreciation Day events, Quarterly Employee Awards, Annual End of Year Gala
• Free Meals on Duty
• Exclusive Access to a discount platform featuring 1000s of retailers

As a Cook 1 at The Beverly Hills Hotel, your compensation will be $34.20 per hour.

What you'll do

A day in the life of our Cook-1s … it demands high levels of energy in order to keep up. They need consistency even though the days are never alike; and creativity to tackle daily adventures. Listing all of the tasks that our Cook 1’s accomplish would be lengthy but the list below is essential to know.

• Our Cook-1s are responsible for preparing ingredients for cooking, set-up, clean-up and break down work station.
• Wash and disinfect kitchen area including tables, tools, knives, and equipment.
• Prepare ingredients for cooking, including portioning, chopping, and storing.
• Wash and peel fresh fruits and vegetables.
• Assist all culinary outlets as needed and must be able to work every station in the kitchen with success.
• Partner with Supervisor to achieve all daily challenges. Work flow is highly productive requires minimum training, highly efficient and showing good time management. Assist with development of cook 2, 3, 4 by showing some guidance in prep and organization, including item counts and other kitchen standard operating procedures.
• Prepare and cook food to ensure our guests receives nothing but the best experience.
• Sometimes our guests have special requests involving dietary and/or allergy restrictions. Our Cook-1s offer suggestions of ways to improve guests’ experiences through new food offerings and ideas to drive revenue and even create special dishes for occasions such as birthdays and weddings. Most of these requests are fulfilled by our Cook-1s.
• Our hotels are truly luxury hotels. This requires preventing and correcting the imperfections and blemishes that tend to come up. Our Cook-1s are relied upon to report these and work with several other positions to correct.
• Communication is what keeps our departments running perfectly. Our Cook-1s must communicate with other departments and extended hotel team in order to ensure the alignment remains.

The items shared are essential. However, to ensure consistency, our Cook-1s are provided with specifics on how we care for their department and our hotel. 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. Must be able to bend, stoop, squat and stretch to fulfil cleaning tasks occasionally. Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity. Must have physical stamina to lift, carry, push and pull moderate amounts of weight up to 50lbs. Ability to stand for long periods of time. Ability towork flexible schedules and various shifts, including but not limited to, days, nights, weekends and holidays.

What you'll bring

• All of our employees are ambassadors of our Vision, Values and culture. Our do this with all they do.
• You’ll bring your unique personality and passion to the role and the team.
• You have a talent and commitment to service excellence and creativity
• Communication is what keeps our departments running perfectly. You have great communication skills with a strong customer service ethic.
• English is the primary language used in our hotel. You can comfortably communicate in this language.

Job Location

USA

Location

9641 Sunset Blvd 90210 Beverly Hills

Our Hotels

We are not just a collection of hotels, but instead a talented community. A family with a shared passion and commitment to, unapologetically, love and breathe who we are every day. We do this with a backdrop of extraordinary hotels, steeped in history, glamour and stories, which provide the perfect stage for our people – our Legends – to live our vision –Treasured by Guests, Cherished by Employees, Celebrated Worldwide.

Diversity and Inclusion at Dorchester Collection are core beliefs of our We Care philosophy., which is an environment where all of our employees feel valued and respected, allowing positive engagement to prosper. We continually strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusivity is part of our DNA, reflected by our core values of Passion, Personality, Respect, Working Together and Creativity. When submitting your application, please let us know if you require any special accommodations during the interview process.

EOE: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status. We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.

ADA: The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disability Act.

Reference

2026-6521

Reference

2026-6521