Banquet Cook - Signed Up Bonus $300

Horseshoe Bay Resort•Berkeley, CA

About The Position

The Banquet Cook prepares and cooks food for banquets and buffets according to recipes, quality and presentation standards, and food preparation checklists. The role includes preparing ingredients and cold foods, operating kitchen cooking equipment, monitoring food quality, setting up and breaking down workstations, serving food in appropriate portions, supporting buffet stock, operating action stations, and carving meats when requested. The position also requires maintaining a clean and disinfected kitchen and providing professional, courteous service to guests and coworkers while following company, safety, and security procedures.

Requirements

Ability to communicate in English.
Self-starting personality with an even disposition.
Maintain a professional appearance and manner at all times.
Ability to communicate well with guests.
Willingness to help coworkers with their job duties and work as a team player.
Finger and hand dexterity to operate food machinery.
Ability to grasp, lift, carry, or otherwise move goods weighing up to 100 pounds on a continuous schedule.
Ability to stand, sit, or walk for extended periods and reach overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping.
Ability to move, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance.

Responsibilities

Prepare proper plate and platter presentations for banquets.
Set up and operate action stations for banquets or buffets.
Carve buffet meats as requested by guests and ensure adequate stock of banquet and buffet items.
Operate ovens, stoves, grills, microwaves, and fryers to prepare foods.
Prepare ingredients by portioning, chopping, storing, washing, peeling, weighing, measuring, and mixing.
Prepare and cook food according to recipes, quality standards, presentation standards, and food preparation checklists.
Prepare cold foods.
Test food to determine whether it has been cooked sufficiently and monitor food quality during preparation.
Set up and break down the work station.
Serve food in proper portions and on appropriate receptacles.
Wash and disinfect the kitchen area, tables, tools, knives, and equipment.
Follow company, safety, and security policies and procedures; report maintenance needs, accidents, injuries, and unsafe work conditions to a manager; and complete safety training and certifications.
Maintain a clean and professional uniform and personal appearance and protect company assets.
Anticipate and address guests’ service needs, communicate professionally, support team goals, and meet quality expectations and standards.
Treat guests and associates courteously and respectfully, remain professional, and serve as a guest-relations ambassador.
Maintain work habits that meet hotel standards for procedures, dress, grooming, punctuality, and attendance.
Adapt to changes, learn or improve skills, solve routine work problems, and ask for help when needed.
Adhere to hotel security policies, including key controls, safe lifting, chemical use, and reporting hazards or safety concerns.
Perform other reasonable job duties as requested by supervisors.