Parks Signature Fine Dining Culinary - Dinner Cook - Full Time

Disneyland Resort; Anaheim (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Benefits package

Job summary

Disneyland Resort in California is seeking a Dinner Cook to join our Signature Fine Dining team. You will prepare, season, and cook a range of dishes, manage high-volume production, and ensure HACCP compliance in a fast-paced kitchen.

The role requires culinary education and strong teamwork, with opportunities to grow within Carthay Circle and Club 33 settings. Shifts may include days, nights, weekends, holidays, and special events.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years in culinary field with high-volume production
• Culinary education degree or equivalent required
• Food safety certification or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Prepare, season, and cook stocks, soups, sauces, and cuisines
• Read menus to estimate food requirements and pars
• Maintain HACCP and food safety standards daily
• Operate kitchen equipment and regulate oven temperatures
• Handle line cook and pantry tasks including high-end desserts
• Garnish and plate dishes to hotel/restaurant standards
• Ensure timely service and quality food presentation
• Maintain proper temperatures during preparation and service
• Assist Guests with dietary requests as needed

Skills

2+ years experience

Culinary knowledge

Strong communication

Team leadership

Food safety awareness

Education

Culinary education degree or equivalent

CIA Certification (preferred)

Tools

CAFÉ system

KDS

Plate costing system

Workbrain

Job description

Artists, visionaries, storytellers – that’s the Signature Fine Dining team at theDisneyland® Resort! Our Fine Dining restaurants offer incredible growth opportunities to develop your skills as a professional chef, culinarian, and craftsman. With access to the best ingredients, our award-winning restaurants at Carthay Circle and Club 33 set the backdrop for one-of-a-kind experiences that can only be brought to life through our connection to our food! If you are ready to use your culinary skills in an innovative and fast-paced environment to create magic at our impressive Parks Signature Fine Dining restaurants, then apply for our Dinner Cook role today!

Responsibilities

• Prepare, season, and cook stocks, soups, sauces, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foodstuffs
• Read menus to estimate food requirements (such as but not limited to procedures and pars)
• Adjust thermostat controls to regulate temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, roasters, and steam kettles
• Measure and mix ingredients according to recipes, using a variety of kitchen utensils and equipment, such as blenders, mixers, grinders, slicers, and tenderizers to prepare soups, salads, gravies, desserts, and sauces
• Able to perform line cook and pantry skills, such as roasting, baking, and broiling meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods
• Add seasoning to foods during mixing or cooking according to taste
• Formulate and prepare complex recipes including bakers/pastry recipes and high-end specialty desserts
• Operate all kitchen equipment, including adjusting thermostat controls to regulate temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, roasters, and steam kettles
• Maintain standards and specifications related to food preparation and food handling daily, understand measurement requirements
• Uphold food safety and sanitation guidelines, including maintaining proper temperature requirements and HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) procedures while understanding the science in cooking temperatures
• Responsible for checking and maintaining proper temperatures throughout preparation, cooling, holding, and serving of food items, including adjusting thermostat controls to regulate temperatures
• Observe, test, and ensure food is cooked and plated to proper standards
• Clean kitchen equipment
• Ability to handle special dietary requests and work with Guests requiring special requests due to dietary concerns

Basic Qualifications

• You must be at least 18 years of age to be considered for this role
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in culinary field with a focus on high volume production
• Culinary education degree or equivalent experience required with less than 2 years of experience in culinary field
• Strong communication and organizational skills; proven leadership and interpersonal skills with an ability to lead a team in a very fast-paced environment
• Adept at troubleshooting and can calmly handle difficult situations
• Passion for Culinary and delighting our guests with food!
• Proven ability to create, read, and understand recipes
• Understand the purpose of the knife and when to use it
• Exhibit a positive, friendly, and helpful attitude to our Guests and fellow Cast Members
• Demonstrate excellent guest service skills and able to give appropriate service recovery
• Demonstrate passion and enthusiasm for working in the kitchen
• Proven knowledge of culinary techniques and terminology
• Food Safety Certification or equivalent
• Ability to work with technology (plate costing buffet system, CAFÉ system, KDS, Workbrain)
• Must be flexible and able to work a variety of shifts, including days, nights, weekends, holidays and special events

Preferred Education

• Vocation School training or High School certification
• Culinary Education Degree, Certification from CIA, or equivalent
• Basic wine knowledge

SCHEDULE AVAILABILITY

Our Theme Parks and Resort Hotels operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and some shifts may start as early as 5:00am while some may end as late as 3:00am, 4:00am or 5:00am Must be flexible and able to work a variety of shifts including days, nights, weekends, holidays and special events.

The pay rate for this role in California is $29.50 per hour

Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.