Cook 1 - 11 Waters Restaurant

Horseshoe Bay Resort • City of Syracuse, NY

7d

About The Position

Marriott Syracuse Downtown is seeking a Cook 1 for its fine-dining 11 Waters restaurant. The Cook 1 leads kitchen work while assisting the Sous Chef and/or Executive Sous Chef with food preparation, cooking, and support of kitchen staff. The role involves preparing consistent, high-quality food according to recipes, production and portion standards, presentation standards, and food-preparation checklists, while ensuring orders are prepared consistently and on time. The Cook 1 also selects quality ingredients, dates and rotates food containers, follows attendance requirements, and performs other job-related duties as assigned.

The successful candidate has a self-starting personality, maintains a professional appearance and manner, communicates well with guests, and works cooperatively with coworkers. Adaptability, willingness to learn, routine problem-solving, and asking for help when needed are important. Flexible availability is required, including weekends. Fine-dining experience and knife and light butchery skills are preferred.

Crescent Hotels & Resorts describes its workplace as one where associates are respected for their differences and where the company works to support open and honest conversations about race, equity, diversity, and inclusion through training, recruiting, and promoting diverse talent.

Requirements

• Flexible availability, including availability to work weekends.
• Self-starting personality and an even disposition.
• Professional appearance and manner.
• Ability to communicate well with guests.
• Willingness to help coworkers and work as a team player.
• Ability to adapt to changes in the work area and hotel procedures.
• Willingness to learn new skills and improve existing skills.
• Ability to solve routine problems and ask for help when unsure.

Nice To Haves

• Fine-dining experience.
• Knife and light butchery skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen work while assisting the Sous Chef and/or Executive Sous Chef with preparing, cooking, and supporting kitchen staff.
• Inspect and select high-quality food items for preparing menu items.
• Ensure food orders are prepared consistently and in a timely manner.
• Prepare food to consistent quality according to recipe cards, production and portion standards, and server checks.
• Prepare and cook food according to recipes, quality and presentation standards, and food-preparation checklists.
• Date food containers and rotate food.
• Comply with attendance rules and maintain regular availability for work.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
• Communicate well with guests and cooperate with coworkers as a team player.
• Adapt to changes in the work area and hotel procedures, learn or improve skills, and solve routine problems while seeking help when needed.

Benefits

• Highly competitive wages.
• An exceptional benefit plan for eligible associates and their family members.
• 401(k) matching program for eligible associates.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Discounts at Crescent-managed properties in North America for associates and their family members.
• Additional hotel discounts with Marriott International brand hotels.
• Free parking.
• Free meal during the shift.
• Quarterly employee appreciation events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed