Chocolatier Specialty Cook

Marriott•Dorado, PR

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for preparing ingredients for cooking, including portioning, chopping, and storing food. The cook will pull food from freezer storage to thaw in the refrigerator, and weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes or personal judgment. The cook will prepare and cook food according to recipes, quality standards, presentation standards, and food preparation checklist, while monitoring food quality. Testing foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently will be done using methods such as tasting, smelling, or piercing them with utensils. Ensuring proper portion, arrangement, and food garnish to be served, and serving food in proper portions onto proper receptacles are key duties. The cook will use kitchen tools safely and appropriately, and wash and disinfect the kitchen area, tables, tools, knives, and equipment. Checking and ensuring the correctness of the temperature of appliances and food, and notifying the manager if a product does not meet specifications are also required. The role involves communicating any assistance needed during busy periods, following all company and safety and security policies and procedures, reporting maintenance needs, accidents, injuries, and unsafe work conditions to the manager, and completing safety training and certifications. Ensuring uniform and personal appearance are clean and professional, welcoming and acknowledging all guests according to company standards, and speaking with others using clear and professional language are expected. Supporting the team to reach common goals, listening and responding appropriately to the concerns of other employees, and ensuring adherence to quality expectations and standards are also part of the role. The position requires standing, sitting, or walking for an extended period of time, and moving, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, and placing objects weighing less than or equal to 10 pounds without assistance. Other reasonable job duties as requested by Supervisors will also be performed.

Requirements

At least 1 year of related work experience.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
No supervisory experience.
None

Responsibilities

Prepare ingredients for cooking, including portioning, chopping, and storing food.
Pull food from freezer storage to thaw in the refrigerator.
Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes or personal judgment.
Prepare and cook food according to recipes, quality standards, presentation standards, and food preparation checklist.
Monitor food quality while preparing food.
Test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, using methods such as tasting, smelling, or piercing them with utensils.
Ensure proper portion, arrangement, and food garnish to be served.
Serve food in proper portions onto proper receptacle.
Use kitchen tools safely and appropriately.
Wash and disinfect kitchen area, tables, tools, knives, and equipment.
Check and ensure the correctness of the temperature of appliances and food.
Notify manager if a product does not meet specifications.
Communicate any assistance needed during busy periods.
Follow all company and safety and security policies and procedures.
Report maintenance needs, accidents, injuries, and unsafe work conditions to manager.
Complete safety training and certifications.
Ensure uniform and personal appearance are clean and professional.
Welcome and acknowledge all guests according to company standards.
Speak with others using clear and professional language.
Support team to reach common goals.
Listen and respond appropriately to the concerns of other employees.
Ensure adherence to quality expectations and standards.
Stand, sit, or walk for an extended period of time.
Move, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing less than or equal to 10 pounds without assistance.
Perform other reasonable job duties as requested by Supervisors.