Cook I

AccorHotel • Boston, MA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Cook I is responsible for setting up and breaking down stations, preparing food in assigned areas, ensuring the highest standards of food quality and service, and preparing daily and nightly prep lists for the following day. This role involves checking the quality of meats, seafood, produce, and grocery supplies, and collaborating with other cooks and Sous Chefs. The Cook I must keep their supervisor informed of any issues, follow safe kitchen practices, participate in required training, and submit reports promptly. Responsibilities include monitoring food quality and presentation, managing the quality and quantity of received produce, maintaining a clean and organized kitchen, practicing FIFO storage, adhering to Department of Health practices, updating temperature logs, using appropriate cutting boards, and informing chefs of special product needs for functions. The role also requires following SOPs, understanding and applying local health department sanitation laws, assessing food portion size and visual appeal, communicating with chefs to reduce food waste, operating kitchen equipment, preparing food according to recipes and serving it appropriately, and assisting in creating seasonal menu items. Additionally, the Cook I must properly label, date, and store mise en place, assist in station inspections, help onboard new employees, ensure side work completion, conduct daily food inventory for accurate ordering, write accurate prep lists, work all kitchen stations, assist with expediting meal service, hold team members accountable, create specials to eliminate food waste, conduct pre-shift meetings, execute luxury hotel standards, and comply with special guest requests. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 3 years of food prep experience in a restaurant or hotel
• Must have knowledge of food preparation techniques as well as health department rules and regulations
• Must be able to effectively communicate both verbally and written, with all levels of employees and guests in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service oriented manner
• Must be effective at listening to, understanding, and clarifying concerns raised by employees and guests
• Must be able to multitask and prioritize departmental functions to meet deadlines
• Approach all encounters with guests and employees in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service-oriented manner
• Maintain regular attendance in compliance with Hotel Standards, as required by scheduling, which will vary according to the needs of the hotel
• Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming
• Comply with Hotel Standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations
• Maximize efforts towards productivity, identify problem areas and assist in implementing solutions
• Must be effective in handling problems, including anticipating, preventing, identifying and solving problems as necessary
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality of information

Nice To Haves

• Culinary degree preferred but not required

Responsibilities

• Setting up and breakdown of stations
• Responsible for all food cooking in assigned areas
• Making sure quality of prep and service is at the highest standards
• Prepares daily and nightly prep list for following day
• Checking of all meats, seafood, produce and grocery supplies
• Works collaboratively with other prep cooks and Sous Chefs and keep them informed of issues as they arise
• Keep immediate supervisor fully informed of all problems or matters requiring his/her attention
• Follow safe practices in the kitchen
• Participate in trainings required by the management
• Prepare and submit required reports in a timely manner
• Monitor quality of all meat produce and presentation
• Responsible for quality and quantity control of the produce received
• Maintain refrigerator and kitchen in clean, organized manner
• Practice FIFO storage in the fridges and freezers (First in First out)
• Be knowledgeable of Department of Health practices
• Keep the temperature logs updated and ensure that it is always visible in the designated areas
• Use the appropriate cutting boards assigned per food product / colors
• Make the Executive Sous Chef or Sous Chef aware of any special products needed for coming functions
• Follow SOPs in place for kitchen, preparation and specific Raffles Boston task
• Know and apply all local health department sanitation laws
• Assess food portion size, visual appeal
• Communicate with Chefs to indicate opportunities to reduce food waste
• Knowledge of operating all stoves, ovens, grills and fryers
• Serve safe certified
• Prepares proper foods on proper plateware
• Work closely with management team to create seasonal menu items
• Properly label, date and store all mise en place per department of health
• Assist management team in conducting station inspections for all stations, prior to and after meal service
• Expected to assist in onboarding new employees by demonstrating proper station set up, execution and break down
• Assists management team to ensure all employees are completing their side work. (Station prep lists, cleaning projects)
• Conducts daily food inventory to assist the management team in accurate ordering
• Writes an accurate daily prep list based on the kitchen production par levels
• Ability to work all kitchen stations and assist all culinary outlets
• Assist expediting meal service from behind line in tandem with the chef
• Assist in holding all team members accountable for their stations
• Responsible for creating specials to eliminate food waste while training the staff on execution and flavor profiles
• Ability to conduct pre-shift with the staff in order to relay proper information for the day
• Executes luxury hotel standards and complies with special guest requests
• Able to follow recipes and execute them accordingly
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide for you and your family
• Excellent Company benefits including medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Personalized development opportunities across Accor's extensive brand portfolio
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities

What This Job Offers

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