Cook 2 (A+0 Restaurant)

Balboa Bay Resort & Club; Newport Beach (CA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Balboa Bay Resort & Club in Newport Beach, CA is seeking an experienced line cook to support busy hotel kitchens. The role focuses on preparing salads, soups, meats, and vegetables while following recipes and quality standards.

You will ensure proper portioning, timely dish delivery, and strict adherence to safety and sanitation guidelines. Flexibility to work holidays, weekends, and varied shifts is required.

Qualifications

• Two years prior restaurant experience required.
• Knowledge of restaurant food preparation and knife handling.
• Positive attitude and professional demeanor.
• Must speak, read, write English; Spanish helpful.
• Able to follow recipes and maintain a clean workspace.

Responsibilities

• Prepare foods such as salads, soups, sauces, meats, and vegetables per recipes.
• Maintain knowledge of menus, food quality standards and safety regulations.
• Ensure proper portion sizes and timely food service.
• Store foods properly and maintain a clean, organized work area.
• Follow health, sanitation and safety guidelines.

Skills

Restaurant experience

Knife handling

Basic math

English proficiency

Education

Food Handlers Card/ServSAFE

Job description

Job Details: Level: Experienced, Job Location: Balboa Bay Resort - Newport Beach, CA, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: $22.54 - $22.54Hourly, Travel Percentage: None, Job Shift: Any, Job Category: Hospitality - Hotel, Position Summary:

Provides preparation and execution of assigned kitchen area to ensure the highest level of food service and quality on a consistent basis.

Duties & Responsibilities, including but not limited to:

• Prepare foods such as salads, soups, sauces, meats, starches, vegetables according to prescribed recipes and guidelines.
• Maintains knowledge of all menus, food quality standards and regulations.
• Complies with accuracy of portion sizes, quality standards, departmental policies and procedures, and accurately follows recipes.
• Assists with ensuring food leaves the kitchen simultaneously and in a timely fashion, is of high quality, and is prepared according to order.
• Ensures all food is stored in proper containers and at proper storage.
• Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipe using a variety of kitchen utensils and equipment such as blenders, mixers, grinders, slicers, and knives.
• Carves meats, portions food onto serving plates, adds gravies and sauces and garnishes servings.
• Follows all standard food handling, sanitation and health department guidelines. Ensures compliance with federal, state, local and company health, safety, and sanitation standards.
• Reporting to work as scheduled (on time and on regular basis) is an essential function of the job.
• Maintains work area in clean, safe and organized manner.

Qualifications: Qualifications & Requirements:

• Two Years prior restaurant experience required.
• Possess knowledge of restaurant food preparation, professional cooking and knife handling skills.
• Must demonstrate positive attitude and professional demeanor.
• Requires ability to perform basic math skills such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as BEO's, recipes, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Must be able to speak, read, write and understand English to understand instructions, safety rules, and communicate with guests. Bi-lingual English/Spanish helpful.
• Work schedules will include working on holidays, weekends and alternate shifts.
• Must have a valid current Food Handlers Card/ServSAFE or willingness and ability to obtain one within 30 days of employment.
• Must know and follow all applicable health standards.
• Must maintain a clean appearance and professional demeanor.
• Shift times are subject to change at any time, based on Department's needs. Applicants must be able to provide flexible availability and can be scheduled for various shift times as needed by the Department Manager.