Enzo Prep Cook

Luminary Hotel & Co; United States; On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

HSA & Flexible Spending Account

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Holiday & Bereavement Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Travel Discounts

Free meals

Job summary

Mainsail Lodging & Development is hiring a Prep Cook to support multiple F&B outlets with day-to-day meal prep and kitchen maintenance.

Responsibilities include vegetable and sauce prep, basic cooking, butchering, pastry tasks, and ensuring sanitary conditions. The role requires a year of restaurant experience and strong customer service and communication skills.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum 1 year of restaurant experience.
• Previous culinary/kitchen experience; pastry & baking preferred.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare vegetable prep (peeling, slicing, dicing, portioning).
• Handle basic sauce prep (stocks, dressings, vinaigrettes).
• Cook bulk prep items (braised meats, soups, sides).
• Perform butchering of poultry and fish; pastry prep.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness and safety; follow sanitation guidelines.
• Assist with plate-up during banquets and events.
• Restock and organize kitchen areas; ensure proper storage and hygiene.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Kitchen experience

Pastry & baking

High school diploma

Restaurant experience

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

About ITL Group

We’re looking for enthusiastic, fun, and energetic people who take the work seriously, but not themselves. Let’s see if we’re a fit. We hope so.

About ITL Group ITL Group is a hospitality company rooted in chef-driven concepts, thoughtful beverage programs, and genuine guest connection. Our restaurants combine culinary excellence with polished, welcoming service to create memorable dining experiences. Founded in the Town at Trilith, ITL Group operates within a creative, community-focused environment adjacent to Trilith Studios. ITL Group is committed to professionalism, accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement across all operations

Prep Cook

The Prep Cook will be responsible for preparing the kitchen in a multitude of tasks to include the day-to-day preparation of the meals within all the F & B outlets and to continually uphold the Mainsail Lodging & Development standards.

What you have

• High School diploma or equivalent or higher
• Minimum of 1-year experience in restaurant
• Previous culinary kitchen experience, pastry & bakingpreferred
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

What you’ll do

• Basic vegetable prep – peeling, slicing, dicing, and portioning
• Basic sauce prep – primarily stocks, salad dressings, sauces and vinaigrettes
• Basic cooking of bulk prep items braised meats, soups, and sides
• Minor butchering –processing whole poultry and fish
• Baking & pastry preparation
• General cleaning – to include equipment, floors, walls, coolers, and freezers
• Dishwashing –all Luminary & Co. kitchen staff wash dishes
• Ability to listen and understand specific
• Ability to cut and chop food as well as other tasks
• Ability to work long hours standing over hot stoves and grills.
• Ability to work as a team in a stressful, fast-paced environment
• Follow Safe Staff sanitary compliance throughout every area working in the kitchen
• Follow all safety procedures to include knife safety
• Restock clean dishes, flatware and all cooking equipment to the appropriate storage areas.
• Maintain the kitchen work area in an orderly and clean condition.
• Clean or prepare various food for cooking or serving to include peeling vegetables, portioning products, etc.
• Follow proper hand washing procedures
• Assist with plate up dinners during banquets
• Stock supplies for the kitchen in specified locations and maintain area in order
• Sweep, Scrub, mop floors.
• Wipe walls, coolers, freezers and equipment
• Sort and remove trash and clean the garbage cans / whales daily
• Maintain trash area and place in proper area for pickup
• Assist with loading and unloading of food deliveries and supplies
• Maintain a professional presentable uniform and personal grooming
• Able to effectively communicate with the team on a daily basis
• Maintain a sense of ownership for the hotel / restaurant
• Follow Safe Staff sanitary compliance throughout every area working in the kitchen
• Perform other duties as management requests to service our guests

Physical Demand

• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to communicate clearly
• Corrected vision to normal range
• Ability to use knives, kitchen machinery safely and effectively.
• Ability to lift 20 lbs.
• Long hours sometimes required

Mental Demands

• Make sound judgments quickly
• Ability to work with others in a high demand kitchen
• Work on multiple tasks, making appropriate progress towards deadlines
• Able to work independently, take direction and provide direction to others
• Manage differing personalities within the kitchen, the hotel and the community
• Maintain the highest degree of confidentiality
• Ability to work effectively in stressful, high pressure situations
• Ability to effectively handle challenges in the workplace, including anticipating, preventing, identifying and solving problems as necessary

Mainsail is an Equal Opportunity Employer and it does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military service and veteran status, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

Mainsail Lodging & Development is an award-winning, Tampa, Florida-based company specializing in hotel, furnished housing, and resort property management and development, marketing and sales. An established company with a dynamic entrepreneurial spirit, Mainsail prides itself in finding unique lodging opportunities with a purpose and applying its passion and expertise to each project. Find your dream career within an impressive portfolio of top-branded properties throughout the southeastern United States and Caribbean. Each Mainsail property inspires guests with a distinct character and meticulously crafted, sophisticated style, from a private island resort, and urban culinary showplaces, to waterfront marvels, boutique southern hotels, and a historic jazz era icon. Stay Sojo, Mainsail’s newest brand, provides short-term furnished living options across the country, while Mainsail Vacation Rentals manages a collection of private, luxury vacation homes in Florida.

A bright future with stellar benefits awaits! We have a comprehensive and competitive benefits program: Medical, Dental & Vision HSA & Flexible Spending Account Basic Life & Disability Plan 401(k) Retirement Plan Paid Time Off & Volunteer Time Off Holiday Pay & Bereavement Leave Growth & Development Opportunities Tuition Reimbursement Employee Assistance Program Travel Discounts for hotel team members through Marriott Explore Program FREE meal (full-service hotel team members only)