FT Cook I - DoubleTree by Hilton President Abraham Lincoln Springfield

Hilton; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Hilton is seeking a Lead Cook to join our Hotels team, delivering memorable dining experiences and brightening guests with warm hospitality. You will lead kitchen stations, ensure quality, and maintain fast, accurate plating while upholding sanitation and safety standards.

The role focuses on high-volume preparation, recipe execution, and coordinating cooks during shifts to meet guest expectations and hotel service standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in high-volume kitchen environments preferred.
• Ability to follow recipes and quality standards.
• Strong food safety and sanitation knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Prepare menu items according to designated recipes and quality standards.
• Manage guest orders efficiently while ensuring a positive dining experience.
• Execute complex recipes, oversee stations, execution, quality control and inventory checks.
• Inspect all preparations and dishes ahead of serving to ensure quality and presentation.
• Maintain a clean and organized workspace with proper food handling and sanitation protocols.
• Coordinate timing and plating, manage/direct cooks during shifts, assist with inventory checks and ordering.
• Comply with health, safety, sanitation, and alcohol handling regulations.

Skills

Kitchen Leadership

Food Preparation

Quality Control

Inventory Management

Team Coordination

Job description

Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You

Picture yourself brightening someone's day. When you join our Hotels team, that's exactly what you'll do every time you come to work! As a Lead Cook , you're not just preparing great tasting food items - you're spreading the light and warmth of hospitality by delivering memorable experiences that make the stay for every guest.

Here's what you'll do during a typical day:

• Prepare high-quality dishes: Prepare menu items according to designated recipes and quality standards
• Delight our guests: Manage guest orders efficiently while ensuring a positive dining experience
• Execute complex recipes: Maintain a strong knowledge of menu offerings, handle complex recipes, and oversee stations, execution, quality control and inventory checks
• Inspect and finalize plates: Inspect all preparations and dishes ahead of serving to ensure they meet quality and presentation standards
• Maintain a clean and organized workspace: Keep food service stations stocked and sanitary while following proper food handling, storage, and safety protocols
• Manage product and operational needs: Coordinate timing and plating, manage/direct cooks during shifts, assist with inventory checks, ordering, shift briefings and some special features
• Comply with regulatory standards: Maintain compliance with health, safety, sanitation, and alcohol awareness regulations, ensuring the highest standards of guest and team member well-being

What It Takes to Make the Stay

At Hilton, our core values define what it takes to succeed here and guide the qualities we look for in every team member:

A passion for spreading the light and warmth of Hospitality . Acting with Integrity and always doing the right thing. Inspiring others through Leadership . A belief that Teamwork drives the best outcomes. A sense of Ownership and accountability. And a focus on the Now , bringing urgency and discipline to every moment, knowing it can make a lasting impact.