Lead Cook & Trainer - Resort Kitchen

BlueStar Resort & Golf; Queen Creek (AZ); On-site; USD 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave

401(k) plan

Job summary

BlueStar Resort & Golf in Queen Creek, AZ seeks a Cook 4 to join the Food & Beverage team. The role focuses on food preparation, cooking, and serving under the Kitchen Manager or Executive Chef, with responsibilities across kitchen stations and plating.

You will train new staff, supervise service flow, assist with specials, and uphold high guest satisfaction. The position requires flexibility for evenings and weekends in a fast-paced resort environment.

Qualifications

• High School diploma preferred, or the equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• Minimum of three years’ cooking experience in commercial kitchen.
• Current Food Handlers card.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or team members.
• Ability to think, work, solve practical problems, and make independent decisions, based on sound judgment.
• Must demonstrate initiative and accept responsibility for decisions and actions.
• Must be self-motivated, proactive, and a team player.
• Must be able to pay attention to multiple details and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where continuous improvement is expected.
• This position requires a flexible schedule to include evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Work and master all kitchen stations, including plating and/or expeditor.
• Kitchen trainer responsible to teach all new staff their station assignments and standard recipes.
• Able to teach existing staff how to cook a different station and cross train.
• Proficient in platting all dishes on the menu and special dishes.
• Able to lead a kitchen service, read tickets, and monitor ticket times, including food firing, cooking quality standards, plating standards and respond to special orders in an effective and positive manner.
• Able to assist management with developing weekly and daily specials as needed.
• Ensure superior standards of service meet the requirements of guests and employees.
• Focuses on exceeding guest satisfaction. Able to investigate, quickly respond to, and resolve challenges from expeditor, guests or employees.
• Lead and monitor cleaning schedule and checklist daily to ensure a clean and sanitary environment.
• Assist with monitoring food preparation, cooking, and serving techniques; must be able to read cooking instructions.
• Wash, peel, cut, and shred vegetables and fruits to prepare them for use.
• Measure and mix ingredients according to recipe to prepare soups, salads, gravies, desserts, sauces, and casseroles.
• Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods; adjust thermostat controls to regulate temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, roasters, and steam kettles.
• Observe and test foods being cooked by tasting, smelling, and noticing the visual appearance.
• Carve meats, portion food on serving plates, add gravies and sauces, and garnish servings to fill orders.
• Able to assume responsibilities of kitchen production and service at times; must be able to take over for sous chef or kitchen manager when that person is not available or assisting in other areas.
• Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

Skills

Reading & interpreting documents

Public speaking

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

BlueStar Resort & Golf in Queen Creek, AZ seeks a Cook 4 to join the Food & Beverage team. The role focuses on food preparation, cooking, and serving under the Kitchen Manager or Executive Chef, with responsibilities across kitchen stations and plating.

You will train new staff, supervise service flow, assist with specials, and uphold high guest satisfaction. The position requires flexibility for evenings and weekends in a fast-paced resort environment.