Golf Course Café Cook

Colleton River Club•Bluffton, SC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Colleton River Club is seeking a dependable and hospitality-minded Golf Course Café Cook to operate their Halfway Café, located on the golf course in Bluffton, South Carolina. This role involves preparing made-to-order food, interacting with members, taking orders and payments, brewing beverages, stocking, and maintaining cleanliness. It is ideal for someone who enjoys working independently, staying busy, and taking ownership of their workspace from start to finish. Experience in similar environments like a golf course halfway house, turn house, snack bar, country club café, or short-order restaurant is a plus.

Requirements

Previous food preparation or cooking experience is preferred.
Experience in any of the following environments is especially valuable: Golf course halfway house, Turn house, Country club, Private club, Golf club café, Snack bar, Café, Grill, Concession operation, Short-order restaurant, Breakfast/lunch restaurant, Resort food & beverage.
Comfortable working independently and managing your own workflow.
Able to cook and provide great customer service at the same time.
Comfortable using or learning a point-of-sale (POS) system.
Friendly, professional personality and enjoy interacting with members.
Ability to stay organized and calm when several golfers arrive at once.
Understand basic food safety and sanitation practices.
Proactive in noticing and taking care of tasks without being asked.
Take pride in keeping your workspace exceptionally clean and organized.
Dependable, punctual, and ready to work at your scheduled start time.
Stand and walk for the majority of the shift.
Bend, reach, stoop, and perform repetitive movements.
Safely operate standard commercial kitchen equipment.
Lift and move food, beverages, supplies, and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
Work safely in a kitchen environment with hot equipment and varying temperatures.

Nice To Haves

Previous golf course or private club experience is preferred but not required.
Experience as a short-order cook, line cook, grill cook, breakfast cook, café cook, snack bar attendant, concession cook, or food service attendant.
Previous golf course, country club, private club, halfway house, turn house, or golf café experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare made-to-order breakfast and lunch items quickly and consistently.
Work independently as the café's short-order cook.
Greet Club members and guests and provide friendly, efficient service.
Take food and beverage orders at the counter.
Ring up purchases accurately using the Club's POS system.
Brew and maintain fresh coffee and iced tea throughout the day.
Prepare and stock grab-and-go food and beverage items.
Keep food, beverages, condiments, paper products, and operating supplies stocked and organized.
Set up the café for service and ensure everything is ready before golfers arrive.
Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary kitchen, counter, dining, and service area.
Wash dishes, utensils, and cooking equipment as needed.
Follow standardized recipes and presentation guidelines.
Properly store, label, rotate, and protect food products using FIFO procedures.
Follow food safety, sanitation, and temperature-control standards.
Monitor inventory and communicate product or supply needs before running out.
Complete opening, operating, and closing responsibilities independently.
Take pride and ownership in the overall appearance, cleanliness, organization, and operation of the café.