Cook: Craft Quality Dishes & Elevate Guest Satisfaction

The Whitney Hotel Boston; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The Whitney Hotel Boston is seeking a Cook to join our culinary team, preparing items according to recipes while upholding safety and sanitation standards. You will support kitchen operations with prep, plating, and maintaining guest satisfaction scores, with opportunities for growth along the kitchen ladder.

This role requires reliability, basic culinary experience, and adherence to health regulations; schedule may include holidays and weekends.

Qualifications

• High School diploma preferred.
• Previous culinary experience or equivalent training required.
• Department of Health Sanitation certificate may be required.

Responsibilities

• Follow recipes to prepare food items accordingly.
• Wash, peel, and cut fruits and vegetables; cut, trim, or clean meat.
• Prepare appetizers, salads, or cold dishes.
• Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods.
• Bake breads, rolls, or other baked goods.
• Portion, arrange, and garnish food for pick up by server or deliver to guests.
• Maintain clean and sanitized work areas such as cutting boards, counters and work spaces.
• Secure and store food items properly.
• Be aware of guest satisfaction scores and work toward increasing departmental and overall guest satisfaction.
• Follow safe food handling procedures.
• Follow guidelines related to sustainability practices related to HHM's EarthView program.
• Practice safe work habits and wear protective safety equipment.
• Ensure overall guest satisfaction.
• Perform other duties as requested by management.

Skills

Food preparation

Sanitation knowledge

Guest service mindset

Education

High School diploma preferred

Previous culinary experience or equivalent training

Department of Health Sanitation certificate may be required

Job description

The Whitney Hotel Boston is seeking a Cook to join our culinary team, preparing items according to recipes while upholding safety and sanitation standards. You will support kitchen operations with prep, plating, and maintaining guest satisfaction scores, with opportunities for growth along the kitchen ladder.

This role requires reliability, basic culinary experience, and adherence to health regulations; schedule may include holidays and weekends.