Line Cook

The Bay Club Company

Walnut Creek (CA)

On-site

USD 23,763 - 37,195

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Club Membership

Competitive Compensation

Discounts on club services

Continuing Education

Community Involvement

Paid Time off

Health Insurance

Job summary

A recreational lifestyle company is seeking a Cook to prepare food for events and the café, ensuring quality and safety standards are upheld. Responsibilities include following standard recipes, maintaining cleanliness, and communicating effectively with staff and management. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in cooking skills, problem-solving abilities, and experience in high volume food operations. This position offers a competitive hourly wage along with various workplace perks and benefits.

Qualifications

Knowledge of all basic cooking skills and advanced knife skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with others.

Responsibilities

Prepare food for banquets and Café following standard recipes.
Maintain sanitation and safety standards in the kitchen.
Effectively communicate with management and other staff.

Skills

Cooking

Problem-solving

Oral Comprehension

Education

State Food Handler Certification

Job description

GENERAL SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Chef, the Cook is responsible for the preparation of food for banquets and the Café using advanced presentation, cooking elements, techniques and recipes along with the HAACP and food safety sanitation requirements.

Job Description

Our Culture

Our unique culture is at the heart of all we do and is guided by our values and behaviors. It’s what we expect of ourselves and each other every day. We call it our “Code of Culture”.

Our Code of Culture includes Our Mantra, Our Actions We Live By, and Pete’s Promise:

Our Mantra

Respect The Past
Accept Responsibility
Pay it Forward

Our Actions We Live By

Actions We Live By. It’s who we are when we step into our full power.

Keep It Real. Always. We need open and honest discussions. We need courage to speak up and to call things out that aren’t good enough. And we navigate tough conversations with empathy and grace.

Think Ahead. Be An Owner. Always be proactive, not reactive; be on the front foot. If we want to be an owner of this business, we must act like it!

Stay Humble. Hustle Harder. Show up and do the hard work. Be a gritty, roll-up-your-sleeves kind of crew. Know it’s never about one person–we are a part of a powerful team.

One Team. One Voice. Be ONE united team. When we move in the same direction, there are no limits to what we can accomplish.

Be Curious. Ask Why. Stay member curious. We seek to understand, and we never settle. We ask questions to truly understand the core of a matter.

Pete’s Promise

Service Forward
Ruthlessly Consistent
Do the Right Thing

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Primary Job Functions

Carefully follow standard recipes while preparing assigned food items for service
Collects food and beverage products and small wares required for food preparation
Assists in plating food items for service
Handles leftover food items, as necessary and/or directed

Sanitation and Safety

Operates food production equipment according to manufacturers' instructions
Consistently uses safe and sanitary food handling practices, including HAACP guidelines
Cleans banquet preparation and serving equipment, work station areas and kitchen, as needed
Returns soiled food preparation utensils and small wares to the proper areas
Ensure proper safety and sanitation to ensure food and safety compliance
Daily walk throughs of kitchen to ensure a clean, organized, safe and well-maintained facility
Promote the company's safety goals and actively work towards ensuring a safe working environment

Communication & Relationships

Effectively and professionally interacts and communicates with management, other Associates, and vendors.
Promote harmonious relations among staff, vendors, and the community at-large.
Communicate timely and follow up, as appropriate.
Active participation in required events, required programs, required meetings and required trainings.
Represent the club in a professional manner through image, dress, communication, and immediate follow through and response

Corporate Goals & Objectives

Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures
Ensure the TBCC mission and club brand is upheld in all aspects of kitchen operations
Actively further corporate objectives and continuously support improvement and positive change, which may include participating on corporate designated committees to improve the company and business operations
Make professional development a consistent priority

Other Job Functions

Flexibility in work schedule, as job may require day and evening shifts, weekends and holidays

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary job function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skills & Knowledge

Cooking -- Knowledge of all basic skills for butchering, sauces, soups, cooking of meat, fish and vegetables; advanced knife skills required
Policies -- Knowledge of company policies
Problem Anticipation/ Deductive Reasoning -- Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong and then apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems and considers the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Oral Comprehension and Expression --Ability to understand and communicate so others can understand ideas and information.

Experience

Minimum two years experience in a high volume food and beverage operation using similar cooking techniques

EDUCATION

State Food Handler Certification

Working Conditions/ Physical Requirements

The environment of the position is indoors. It is necessary for the position to adapt to frequent changes in condition as it may include: extreme heat when working with steam, hot water and/or deep fryer, to extreme cold when accessing the walk-in freezer.
Sitting and standing is as needed.
The repetitive use of the hands and arms is required to finger, handle, feel and reach.
It is necessary for the position to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste and smell.
Position must frequently lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.
Specific vision abilities include: close and distance vision, and the ability to adjust visual focus.

Job Description Revision

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change. This job description replaces all previous descriptions for this position.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

The Bay Club Company ("TBCC") provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race (and all traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, creed (including, but not limited to, religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, and breastfeeding, and other related medical conditions), sexual orientation and identity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, actual or perceived national origin/ancestry, accent or ability to speak English, age, disability, marital/familial status, source of income, veteran status, citizenship status, political activities or affiliations, medical condition, genetic information, persons with AIDS or AIDS-related condition, or persons who are victims of domestic violence.

Estimated Base Pay Range

$17.25 - $27.00 / hour

Other Compensation And Benefits

At the Bay Club, we offer programs and perks that cultivate a healthy and active workplace environment. Here are the perks you can expect in your benefits package: