Thompson Cook

Hyatt Hotels Corporation; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Hyatt Hotels Corporation is seeking a Cook 2 to join the culinary team. The candidate should have strong communication, 1–2 years cooking experience, and knowledge of kitchen best practices. The role requires setting up stations, preparing high-quality dishes, and ensuring food safety standards.

The position emphasizes collaboration, station ownership, and cross-training, with duties that include training new colleagues and supporting leadership in daily operations.

Qualifications

• Refined verbal communication skills.
• 2 years of previous line experience preferred.
• Candidate should be able to perform all basic cooking skills.
• A true desire to satisfy the needs of others in a fast paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Execute assigned service period with focus on high-quality and timely food.
• Responsible for preparing quality food and pleasing presentations and maintaining food handling standards.
• Set up station as specified and ensure mise en place readiness.
• Ensure prep is completed before service and communicate needs to a manager if delays occur.
• Assist when dish station piles up or when steward is unavailable.
• Clean station thoroughly at end of shift and handle cleaning tasks.
• Fill out accurate prep lists for station mates and prep team.
• Perform other tasks, including cross-training, as directed.
• Train new colleagues on station and menu items.
• All other duties as assigned by leadership.

Skills

Verbal communication

Line cook experience

Fast-paced environment

Willing to work weekends/holidays

Education

Culinary degree or related hotel experience

Job description

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"Our leaders have always encouraged us to try new approaches and learn by experimentation. The biggest learning through this was that persistence and calculated risks, pay off."

We’re looking for an individual who embodies the luxury lifestyle experience. An ideal Thompson team member has a passion for creating unique experiences, that can quickly perpetuate a culture of great design and superlative service, with a sharp sense of humor. This candidate will have a passion for exceptional hotel service and who can express that belief in an atmosphere of spontaneity and authenticity.

Cook 2 requires good communication and intermediate culinary skills. The desired cook candidate will have 1-2 years professional cooking experience with a good working knowledge or understanding of cooking ingredients and procedures and kitchen best practices.

• Execute their assigned service period, with a focus on high-quality and timely food, in addition to maintaining their station and work area
• responsible for preparing quality food and pleasing presentations, as well as meeting food handling and quality assurance standards.
• Set up your station as specified in a timely manner, tasting to ensure quality of all mise en place. Take ownership of your station, work actively to fix problems, don’t let them find you.
• Ensure all prep is done before the start of service, and any needs are communicated to a manager if you are unable to finish in time
• If you see a pile-up of dishes in the dish station while a steward is not on duty, jump in and lend a hand.
• Clean your station thoroughly at the end of your shift and get any dirty dishes promptly to the dish station. This includes, but is not limited to: flipping pans, discarding old mise en place, scrubbing down all surfaces and cooking equipment, replacing any foil as necessary, vacuuming and rolling up rugs, sweeping floors and under equipment, scrubbing and mopping floors, taking out any trash in food prep areas, and ensuring all equipment is turned off properly put away
• Filling out accurate prep lists for station mates and am prep team
• Perform other tasks, including cross-training, as directed
• Training of new colleagues on station, menu items.
• All other duties as assigned by leadership

Qualifications

• Refined verbal communication skills.
• 2 years of previous line experience preferred.
• Culinary degree or related hotel experience is preferred.
• Candidate should be able to perform all basic cooking skills.
• Able to work single station in the kitchen.
• A true desire to satisfy the needs of others in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Must be able to work weekends and holidays

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