Banquet Cook - FT - Hotel Van Zandt - Austin, TX
About The Position
Sage Hospitality Group is hiring a Banquet Cook at Hotel Van Zandt in Austin, Texas. Located in the Rainey Street District, Hotel Van Zandt is a hotel with 319 guest rooms and over 25,000 square feet of meeting space. The hotel offers live music at its featured restaurant, Geraldine’s, hosts pool parties, and features various pop-up events. Sage Hospitality Group emphasizes enriching lives through genuine service, building relationships, and creating unforgettable experiences. They seek independent thinkers with an entrepreneurial spirit and encourage personal and professional growth.
Requirements
- High school education or equivalent.
- One to two full years of employment in a related position.
- Ability to work as a team member.
- Ability to communicate with kitchen staff.
- Knowledge of cooking and the practices and procedures of a kitchen in order to perform non-repetitive analytical work.
Responsibilities
- Check all items against recipe cards, verify that use records are followed for all items served and that food is presented in an efficient, quality manner.
- Monitor the line set up prior to all meal functions to ensure maximum efficiency during meal periods.
- Monitor equipment maintenance and kitchen 'clean as you go' policy for strict adherence.
- Prepare food of consistent quality following recipe cards and production and portion standards, per dupe from servers.
- Start food items that are prepared ahead of time, ensuring not to prepare more than estimated needs.
- Date all food containers and rotate as per the SOP, ensuring all perishables are kept at proper temperatures.
- Check pars for shift use, determine necessary preparation, freezer pull and line set up.
- Note any out-of-stock items or possible shortages.
- Assist in keeping buffet stocked.
- Return all food items not used on next shift to designated storage areas, ensuring to cover/date all perishables.
- Assist in setting up plans and actions to correct any food cost problems; control food waste, loss and usage per SOP.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
