Cooks $18.00 - $25.00

Kingsmill Resort; Williamsburg (VA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingsmill Resort is seeking a line cook to assist chefs in all food preparation for banquets and à la carte service. You will work across breakfast, lunch, and dinner stations, ensuring quality, timing, and guest satisfaction.

Ideal candidates have at least a high school diploma, 18+ years old, and experience in a fast-paced kitchen with strong knife skills and sanitation knowledge. This role requires standing long hours and lifting up to 25 pounds.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Associate degree or culinary certificate preferred.
• Experience with professional kitchen equipment and knife handling.
• Ability to read and convert recipes.
• Comfort with high-volume cooking and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist chefs in food prep for banquets and a la carte service.
• Prepare, set up, serve, and restock prep areas; manage kitchen stations.
• Cook soups, sauces, vegetables, starches, meats, seafood and poultry to standards.
• Monitor meat temperatures and ensure sanitation and hygiene.
• Lead teammates to complete tasks accurately and on time under supervision.

Skills

Food prep

Knife skills

Sanitation knowledge

Teamwork

Temperature monitoring

Education

High School diploma

Associate Culinary Degree or Culinary Certificate

Job description

Overview:This position assists Chefs in all food preparation both in banquets and a la carte service with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Performs all duties toward the goal of providing excellent guest service in an efficient manner.
• Follows all policies, procedures and service standards.

• Prepares, sets-up, services, cleans up, restocks cook line and appropriate prep areas.
• Works kitchen stations

• Prepares soups, sauces, vegetables and starches.
• Monitors meat temperatures.
• Prepares seafood, poultry and meat entrees; broils steaks and seafood to quality standards.
• Works Chef action stations for breakfast, lunch and dinner meals periods while maintaining a smile and greet guests in a professional manner.

• Plans and leads other associates to complete assigned tasks accurately and on time with minimal supervision.
• Adheres to all sanitation requirements including but not limited to overall cleanliness, product rotation, temperature maintenance and logs, storage procedures and labeling, cooking requirements and handling techniques.
• Develops and maintains positive communication and teamwork with all co-workers and supervisors.
• Conducts themselves in a professional manner with the awareness that all actions and communications are within staffs view.
• Maintains appearance and uniform standards.
• Works quickly, efficiently, and safely with all kitchen equipment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years’ work experience in a professional kitchen.
• Associate Culinary Degree or Certificate in Culinary Arts from technical school.
• Comprehending and extending/converting recipes.
• Previous line or batch cooking experience.
• Superior comprehension of food preparation, professional kitchen equipment and knife skills.
• Ability to absorb large amounts of information in a short period of time.

Required Qualifications

• High School diploma
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Possess food handlers card or obtain one within 30 days of hire
• Previous line or batch cooking experience.
• Knowledge of basic sanitation and kitchen equipment skills.
• Comprehending and extending/converting recipes.
• Ability to absorb large amounts of information in a short period of time.
• Ability to follow directions.
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time, approximately 8 to 10 hours.
• Ability to work in a hot environment for long periods of time, approximately 8 hours.
• Must be able to walk, lift and carry a minimum of 25 pounds.
• Must be able to bend, stretch, and reach for 8 hour shift.
• Ability to work days, nights, weekends, holidays