Parks Signature Fine Dining Culinary - Dinner Cook - Full Time

The Walt Disney Company; Anaheim (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company in Anaheim, California is seeking a Dinner Cook for its Signature Fine Dining team at the Disneyland Resort. You will prepare, season, and cook a range of dishes in a fast-paced, high-volume setting, adhering to strict food safety standards and HACCP guidelines.

Responsibilities include reading menus to estimate quantities, adjusting oven and equipment temperatures, and executing both line cook and pantry duties.

Qualifications

• 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
• Food Safety Certification or equivalent
• Ability to work a variety of shifts, including days, nights, weekends, holidays and special events

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
• Able to perform line cook and pantry skills, such as roasting, baking, and broiling meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods
• Formulate and prepare complex recipes including bakers/pastry recipes and high‑end specialty desserts
• Uphold food safety and sanitation guidelines, including HACCP procedures
• 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

Skills

Culinary skills

Leadership

Communication

Food safety

Knife skills

Troubleshooting

Education

Culinary education degree

CIA certification (preferred)

Tools

CAFÉ system

KDS

Workbrain

Plate costing system

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.