Line Cook

SMI Hotel Group; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

Paid Time Off

401K plan with company match

Hotel discounts

Paid holidays

Early access to earned wages

Job summary

SMI Hotel Group seeks a professional cook to showcase culinary skills in our hotel setting. You will contribute to presentation, preparation, and cooking excellence to delight guests.

This role requires maintaining high standards, adhering to recipes and diets, and coordinating with service staff to ensure timely, appealing meals. Night and weekend availability is preferred, with a commitment to consistent quality.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Minimum 1-year experience cooking at a restaurant or full-service hotel.
• Culinary school 2-4 year degree preferred.
• Availability to work nights, weekends, holidays depending on business needs.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with diverse work staff.
• Must be able to prioritize tasks in the kitchen to ensure items are prepared on time and meet the quality and consistency standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare or direct preparation of food served using established production procedures.
• Determine amount and type of food and supplies required using production systems.
• Comply with established sanitation standards, personal hygiene, and health standards.
• Correctly prepare all food served following standard recipes and special diet orders.
• Plan food production to coordinate with meal serving hours so that excellence, quality, temperature, and appearance of food is preserved.
• Keep work area neat and clean at all times; clean and maintain equipment used in food preparation.
• Prep all food for next shift and for the following day.
• Work with servers to ensure guest satisfaction and resolve complaints about food service as needed.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with diverse work staff.
• Must be able to prioritize tasks in the kitchen to ensure items are prepared on time and meet the quality and consistency standards.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Effective communication

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Culinary school 2-4 year degree (preferred)

Tools

Production systems

Job description

If cooking is your passion, we need you today!

Bring your culinary skills and join our team as a cook, where you can dazzle our guests with your high standards of quality through presentation, preparation, and cooking abilities.

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurance (full-time employees)
• Paid Time Off (full-time and part-timeemployees)
• 401K plan with company match(full-time and part-timeemployees)
• Hotel discounts (full-time and part-time employees)
• Paid holidays (full-time employees)
• Early access to earned wages

Responsibilities

• Prepare or direct preparation of food served using established production procedures
• Determine amount and type of food and supplies required using production systems
• Comply with established sanitation standards, personal hygiene, and health standards
• Correctly prepare all food served following standard recipes and special diet orders
• Plan food production to coordinate with meal serving hours so that excellence, quality, temperature, and appearance of food is preserved
• Keep work area neat and clean at all times; clean and maintain equipment used in food preparation
• Prep all food for next shift and for the following day
• Work with servers to ensure guest satisfaction and resolve complaints about food service as needed
• Must be able to communicate effectively with diverse work staff.
• Must be able to prioritize tasks in the kitchen to ensure items are prepared on time and meet the quality and consistency standards.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred
• Minimum 1-year experience cooking at a restaurant or full-service hotel
• Culinary school 2-4 year degree preferred
• Availability to work nights, weekends, holidays depending on business needs

SMI Hotel Group recruits the best and brightest, in order to deliver the highest quality service to our guests. If you believe that you have what it takes, we want to hear from you.

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.