Complimentary Breakfast Cook ("Cocinero de Desayunos")

Embassy Suites Scottsdale•Scottsdale, AZ

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Prepare food for hotel outlets using standardized recipes while complying with applicable sanitation, health, and personal hygiene standards. The role also involves setting up and maintaining the complimentary breakfast area, assisting guests, and cleaning and restocking the lounge and kitchen. Staff may be assigned additional reasonable duties and varying schedules based on hotel business needs.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent education.
Minimum of 2 years of cooking experience; high-volume cooking experience is preferred.
Food Handler certification required.
Ability to speak, read, write, and understand the primary language used in the workplace.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Leadership capability and customer-relations skills.
Detail orientation and strong organizational and communication skills.
Basic computer skills and basic computational ability.
Ability to deal effectively with internal and external customers, including those requiring patience, tact, and diplomacy, and to collect accurate information to resolve conflicts.
Self-driven ability to work independently.
Experience using cutting tools, cookware, and bakeware.
Knowledge of cooking procedures and methods such as grilling, baking, and boiling.
Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to work in extreme temperatures, including freezers at -10°F and kitchens at +110°F, for one hour or more.
Ability to stand and maintain well-paced mobility for up to four hours and maneuver between simultaneous functions and within limited space.
Ability to lift up to 45 pounds and push or pull carts and equipment weighing up to 250 pounds.
Ability to perform tasks involving grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, and climbing.
Hearing, smelling, tasting, and visual ability to assess product quality and detect emergencies; near and color vision and depth perception.
Ability to communicate continuously with staff, guests, and supervisors.
Ability to use fingers, wrists, and hands for picking, pinching, typing, carrying, and other substantial movements.
Regular attendance and ability to work varying schedules based on hotel business needs.
Neat, clean, and well-groomed appearance in accordance with property-specific standards.

Nice To Haves

High-volume cooking experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare food items for customers using predetermined methods in a timely and consistent manner.
Measure and mix recipe ingredients and use kitchen utensils and equipment to prepare foods.
Operate large-volume cooking equipment, including grills, deep-fat fryers, and griddles.
Set up the station with the mise en place needed to service functions.
Adjust temperature controls on ovens, boilers, grills, roasters, and steam kettles.
Clean food-preparation areas, cooking surfaces, utensils, and kitchen equipment.
Maintain sanitation, health, and safety standards in work areas.
Verify prepared food meets quality and quantity requirements.
Set up complimentary breakfast areas and present food attractively.
Pull stock, complete inventory pull sheets, and deliver them for processing of dishes and utensils.
Polish glassware, plates, and stemware.
Greet arriving guests, confirm access, familiarize guests with stations, and offer assistance.
Clean up after guests and prepare the breakfast area for new arrivals.
Maintain and clean the lounge, including countertops, chafing dishes, cabinets, pantries, furniture, mirrors, artwork, equipment, windows, patio, landscaping, walls, and entry doors.
Clean highchairs, break down stations, and return dirty dishes to the kitchen.
Restock supplies, including salt and pepper dispensers, napkins, and condiments, and leave the lounge clean and stocked for the next shift.
Clean the refrigerator and kitchen floors, start the dishwasher, and clean the cart while placing clean bus tubs.
Assist with guest inquiries; follow company and safety and security policies; report maintenance problems, hazards, accidents, or injuries; and perform other duties as requested by supervisors.
Attend scheduled training sessions and meetings and comply with hotel rules and grooming standards.