Cook II - Condado Vanderbilt Hotel

The Condado Collection; San Juan (PR); Presencial; USD 21.000 - 34.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

401(k)

Employer Contribution to 401(k)

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Holidays

Descripción de la vacante

The Condado Collection is seeking a skilled cook for its luxury hospitality portfolio in Puerto Rico. The role supports the 1st Cook, prepares stations for service, and delivers top-quality menu items while maintaining safety and sanitation standards.

Ideal candidates have fine dining experience, strong culinary knowledge, and the ability to work flexible shifts, including evenings and holidays. Bilingual Spanish-English abilities are preferred for guest and staff interactions.

Formación

• Hospitality oriented
• Previous experience as a cook or in a similar role in a Fine Dining setting
• Able to handle difficult situations effectively
• Physical ability to bend, squat, stand long periods, lift up to 60 pounds
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Technical culinary knowledge
• Bilingual (Spanish and English)

Responsabilidades

• Assist the 1st Cook with food preparation.
• Prepare stations properly and on time for each service period.
• Ensure food is sent to the correct table on time.
• Cook food and prepare top-quality menu items in a timely manner according to recipes/menu.
• Verify production charts are closely followed and adhered to.
• Clean preparation areas, equipment, work surfaces, and serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary practices.
• Ensure freshness of food by checking quality and rotating stock.
• Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients per recipes.
• Estimate consumption and requisition or procure supplies.
• Consult with supervisory staff to plan menus considering costs and event needs.
• Keep records and accounts.
• Understand the impact of kitchen operations on financial goals.
• Follow safety and security policies; report incidents to supervisor.
• Complete safety training and certifications.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships and support the team.
• Maintain clean, professional appearance and confidentiality.
• Performs other duties as requested by supervisors

Conocimientos

Hospitality oriented

Cook experience

Handling difficult situations

Physical capability

Shift flexibility

Technical culinary knowledge

Bilingual (Spanish/English)

Descripción del empleo

The Condado Collection is a collection of hospitality properties in Puerto Rico ranging from classic and modern luxury full-service hotels, to fine dining and entertainment.

The Condado Vanderbilt is the standard of excellence and luxury resort hotels in San Juan and The Caribbean. Originally built in 1919 and restored to its distinguished grandeur, offers unsurpassed cuisine, exquisite rooms and suites, and highly personalized service. We aim to create experiences and inspire journeys not only for our guests, but also our workforce. We are confident that our team members are the key in delivering passionate and authentic hospitality service. Let’s create a collection of memories together!

Key Responsibilities

• Assists the 1st Cook with food preparation.
• Prepares stations properly and on time for each service period.
• Ensures food is sent to the correct table on time.
• Cooks food and prepares top-quality menu items in a timely manner according to recipes/menu.
• Verifies production charts are closely followed and adhered to.
• Cleans preparation areas, such as equipment, work surfaces, and serving areas, to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices.
• Ensures freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
• Weights, measures, and mixes ingredients according to recipes.
• Estimates expected food consumption, requisition or purchase supplies, or procure food from storage.
• Consults with supervisory staff to plan menus, taking into consideration factors such as costs and special event needs.
• Keeps records and accounts.
• Understands the impact of kitchen operation on the overall property financial goals and objectives.
• Follows all company safety and security policies and procedures; report accidents, injuries, and unsafe work conditions to the supervisor.
• Completes safety training and certifications.
• Develops and maintains positive working relationships with others, supports the team to reach common goals, listens and responds appropriately to the concerns of other employees.
• Ensures uniform and personal appearance are clean and professional, maintain confidentiality of proprietary information.
• Performs other reasonable job duties as requested by supervisors

Qualifications

• Hospitality oriented
• Previous experience as a cook or in a similar role in a Fine Dining setting
• Able to handle difficult situations effectively
• Must be able to bend, squat, stand for long periods, stretch, reach overhead and below the knees. Able to lift-up to 60 pounds.
• Flexibility to work various shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Technical culinary knowledge
• Biligual (Spanish and English).

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Employer Contribution to 401(k)
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Holidays

The Condado Collection is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.