Cook 2, Culinary

Shea Properties; Indio (CA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

PTO 120 hours/year

7 paid holidays

Job summary

Bluestar Resort & Golf is seeking a Cook 2 for Trilogy at The Polo Club in Indio, CA. You will prepare and cook menu items, read recipes, and maintain a sanitary kitchen. The role requires at least two years in a commercial kitchen, a current Food Handlers card, and flexibility to work evenings and weekends.

Benefits include medical, dental, life insurance, PTO, holidays, and 401(k). This full-time position reports to the Kitchen Manager or Executive Chef and supports a high-volume,

Qualifications

• High School diploma preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of two years’ cooking experience in a commercial kitchen.
• Current Food Handlers card.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, and procedures.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or team members.
• Ability to think and make independent decisions with sound judgment.
• Must demonstrate initiative, be self-motivated and a team player.
• Flexible schedule including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Master one kitchen station and take responsibility for personal decisions.
• Maintain superior service standards for guests and staff.
• Proactively resolve guest or employee issues as needed.
• Follow cleaning schedule to keep a sanitary kitchen.
• Read recipes and assist in prep, cooking, and plating; read instructions.
• Prep vegetables, meats, sauces, soups, and desserts per recipes.
• Cook with ovens, broilers, grills, and kettles; monitor temperatures.
• Carve, portion, garnish, and complete orders as served.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Cooking

Food prep

Knife skills

Reading recipes

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Trilogy® at The Polo Club: The Polo Club

The 25,000+ square foot club offers dining, events space, fitness, pools, outdoor recreation, and is set upon a gentle rise, offering spectacular views of the Santa Rosa Mountains to the southwest and the Chocolate Mountains to the north. The feature restaurant, June Hill’s Table, as well as the 2Palms Event Center, are open to the public and available for dining reservations and private bookings.

Where: Located along the acclaimed Avenue 52 on the border of La Quinta & Indio, California

Pay: $21 - $22 per hour

Benefits:

New hourly full-time team members working 30 hours or more per week, will be eligible for the Company medical, dental and life insurance plans the first of the month following 60 days of full-time employment.

Full-Time team members are eligible to accrue Paid Time Off (“PTO”) in accordance with the Company policy at a rate of 120 hours per year.

Full-Time team members are eligible for 7 paid holidays annually.

Part-Time team members are eligible to accrue Paid Sick Leave in accordance with state guidelines.

All team members 21 years and older are eligible to participate in the J.F. Shea Co., Inc. 401(k) plan after completion of 30 days of service.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Cook 2 is a member of the Food & Beverage Team and is responsible for food preparation, cooking, and serving. This position reports to the Kitchen Manager or Executive Chef.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work and master one kitchen station; accepts responsibility for personal decisions and actions.
• Ensure superior standards of service meet the requirements of guests and employees.
• Proactive in exceeding guest satisfaction.At times it may be necessary to investigate, quickly respond to, and resolve challenges from guests or employees.
• Follow cleaning schedule and checklist daily to ensure a clean and sanitary environment.
• Familiar with food preparation, cooking, and serving techniques; must be able to read cooking instructions.
• Wash, peel, cut, and shred vegetables and fruits to prepare them for use.
• Measure and mix ingredients according to recipe to prepare soups, salads, gravies, desserts, sauces, and casseroles.
• Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods; adjust thermostat controls to regulate temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, roasters, and steam kettles.
• Observe and test foods being cooked by tasting, smelling, and noticing the visual appearance.
• Carve meats, portion food on serving plates, add gravies and sauces, and garnish servings to fill orders.
• Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• Must be highly customer oriented and responsive with high need for closure.
• Able to work under pressure and balance multiple priorities and assignments.
• Strong team-building skills including the ability to lead, cooperate, and motivate.
• Must be role model and able to live our BlueStar core values:
  • Honesty and Integrity
  • Respect for the Individual
  • Teamwork
  • Competitive Spirit

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS:

• High School diploma preferred, or the equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• Minimum of two years’ cooking experience in commercial kitchen.
• Current Food Handlers card.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or team members.
• Ability to think, work, solve practical problems, and make independent decisions, based on sound judgment.
• Must demonstrate initiative and accept responsibility for decisions and actions.
• Must be self-motivated, proactive, and a team player.
• Must be able to pay attention to multiple details and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where continuous improvement is expected.
• This position requires a flexible schedule to include evenings and weekends.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

This position typically operates in an indoor kitchen environment, but may also work at a kitchen station set up for outdoor events and be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. Kitchens are housed with equipment, such as an oven, stove, dishwasher, slicer, coffee machine, steamer, mixer and chef’s knives. The employee is frequently exposed to heat, steam, fire and noise. The noise level varies and can be loud. Outdoor environments may require walking on a variety of terrains while carrying items and navigating typical event obstacles, including, but not limited to, groups of people, table set ups and decorations, plants and the natural landscape.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and hear, taste and smell, sit, stand and walk for the duration of a work shift, bend, kneel or stoop, use hands to fingers, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. Frequent hand washing is required. The employee must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The position requires manual dexterity, auditory and visual skills, and the ability to follow written and oral instructions and procedures in a fast-paced environment.

BLUESTAR RESORT & GOLF IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER