Cook 3 - Shield's Tavern

The Crescent Hotels Group; Williamsburg (VA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A hospitality group located in Williamsburg, Virginia is seeking an experienced cook to prepare and cook various meals, including seafood and poultry dishes. Candidates are required to have an Associate Culinary Degree or equivalent and at least 4 years of restaurant cooking experience. The role demands ensuring cleanliness at the station and interacting positively with colleagues and guests. This position provides a great opportunity to be part of a historic and educational establishment.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of restaurant cooking experience including some broiler work.
• Formal culinary training will substitute for 2 years work experience on an equal time basis.
• Ability to prepare seafood, poultry entrees, and cook meats.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook food, including soups, sauces, and breakfast meals.
• Maintain sanitation of the cooking station.
• Interact with co-workers professionally.

Skills

Cooking

Sanitation

Customer interaction

Education

Associate Culinary Degree or Certificate in Culinary Arts

Job description

Description

Essential Duties:

• Maintains sanitation of station.
• Prepares and cooks food, soups and sauces.
• Prepare some breakfast meals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Prepare seafood, poultry entrees; cook meats; broil steaks and seafood to quality standards.

Qualifications

• Associate Culinary Degree or Certificate in Culinary Arts from technical school
• At least 4 years of restaurant cooking experience including some broiler work (formal culinary training will substitute for 2 years work experience on an equal time basis)

Requirements

• Interact with co-workers in a professional manner
• Transport weights up to 30 pounds
• Read food orders and production charts
• Meet standards listed below

Expectations

• Maintain an upbeat attitude and a positive, enthusiastic mindset.
• Greet guests, employees, managers, and supervisors with a warm smile and friendly demeanor.
• Always treat everyone with respect and work cooperatively with all colleagues and management.
• Report to work as scheduled and on time
• Adhere to established uniform and appearance policies.
• Perform assigned tasks accurately and on time.

About Colonial Williamsburg

From our Historic Area to Hotels, Colonial Williamsburg’s mission “that the future may learn from the past” is part of everything we do. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a private, not-for-profit educational institution welcoming guests to the world’s largest living history museum which brings the past to life through the museum theater, 18th-century trades, historic sites, and more.

The Foundation also includes two world-class art museums, featuring the nation’s premier folk art collection, plus the best in British and American fine and decorative arts from 1670–1840.

The Colonial Williamsburg Company boasts a rich history as well, having hosted and entertained guests from around the world with an impressive collection of amenities including our hotels, guest homes, food and beverage outlets, championship golf courses, and spa & fitness center.

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, Virginia’s colonial capital. We engage, inform, and inspire people to learn about this historic capital, the events that occurred here, and the diverse people 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 88 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, 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Source: Crescent Hotels & Resorts