Overnight Cook II, Fine Dining

The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401K

Employee discounts

Complimentary parking

Colleague meals

Job summary

The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston seeks a Cook II to join Texas' only Forbes Five-Star hotel. You will prepare ingredients, portion, wash produce, and assist in maintaining quality standards.

Responsibilities include setting stations, following safety protocols, using standard kitchen equipment, and ensuring proper food storage. The role requires 2–3 years in a luxury kitchen and flexibility for nights, weekends, and holidays. Competitive benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Values-focused: passionate, excellence, relevance, collaboration, integrity.
• 2–3 years in a high-volume luxury kitchen preferable.
• Strong cooking techniques, knife skills, and product knowledge.
• Previous hotel, luxury or Forbes experience preferred.
• Flexible schedule, including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Physical demands: stand 8–12 hours; lift 50–100 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Set assigned stations with required prep for timely output.
• Maintain kitchen safety and Texas sanitation compliance.
• Use knives, slicers, ovens, stoves, processors safely.
• Keep workstation clean and stocked for next shift.
• Properly store food at proper temps and manage inventories.
• Prepare and cook per recipes and standards; operate kitchen appliances.
• Ensure products meet minimum quality standards.

Skills

Culinary techniques

Knife skills

Product knowledge

Flexibility

Tools

Knives

Slicer

Ovens

Stoves

Food processors

Job description

Overview

The Post Oak Hotel is seeking a Cook II to join the only Forbes Five-Star Hotel in Texas. We hire passionate and professional colleagues who genuinely delight our guests through curated and authentic experiences.

The Cook II will be responsible for preparing ingredients for cooking, including portioning, chopping, and storing food; washing and peeling fresh fruits and vegetables; weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients.

Responsibilities

• Set assigned station(s) with the determined amount of preparation needed in a timely manner following prep list needs
• Ensure kitchen compliance and work in a safe manner following Texas sanitation guidelines, rules and regulations while ensuring adherence to quality expectations and standards
• Follow safe work habits when working with kitchen equipment such as knives, slicer, ovens, stoves, food processors, etc.
• Keep workstation clean and organized at all times while keeping the station stocked for the next shift
• Properly store food at appropriate temperatures while maintaining accurate food inventories
• Prepare and cook food according to recipes, quality standards, presentation standards, and food preparation checklist. Prepare cold foods. Operate ovens, stoves, grills, microwaves, and fryers
• Must be able to determine what the minimum standard acceptable for product quality is and make sure that no product is served that fails to meet that minimum standard

Qualifications

• Aspire to our values of being passionate, strive for excellence, remain relevant, collaborate and act with honor and integrity
• 2-3 years of experience working in a high-volume luxury-oriented kitchen preferred
• Well-rounded in all areas of the kitchen including cooking techniques, knife skills and product knowledge
• Previous hotel experience, luxury or Forbes experience preferred
• Ability to work flexible schedules, including nights, weekends and holidays is required
• Physical demands:
  • Stand, walk, bend, kneel, climb, reach and perform repetitive motions frequently for 8-12 hours a day
  • Ability to lift, carry, push or pull 50-100 lbs

What We Offer You

• Multiple benefit plans to suit your needs
• Paid Time Off
• 401K
• Opportunities for advancement
• Positive and respectful work environment where diversity is valued
• Generous employee discounts on dining, retail, amusements, and hotels
• Community volunteer opportunities
• Complimentary parking and colleague meal

Disclaimer

Disclaimer: The above information is intended as a high-level overview of the responsibilities and qualifications for the position and does not represent the full job description which will include all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, and working conditions associated with the job. For more information or to see the full job description, contact the Human Resources department at the location in which you are applying.

Posted Salary Range

USD $18.00 - USD $19.00 /Hr.

Tipped Position

This position does not earn tips