Line Cook (Full Time) - Hilton Des Moines Downtown

Waldorf Astoria Kuwait • Des Moines, IA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Hilton Des Moines Downtown is hiring a full-time Line Cook for its hotel dining operations. The role prepares menu items to recipe and quality standards, manages guest orders, and helps deliver a positive dining experience. The cook uses advanced techniques such as making sauces, roasting, grilling, and plating, and may work independently at a station as needed. The position also involves inspecting dishes before service, keeping food stations stocked, clean, and sanitary, handling multiple orders, assisting with training, and covering minor supervisory duties when needed. The role requires compliance with health, safety, sanitation, food-handling, storage, and alcohol-awareness regulations. The ideal candidate has 1–2 years of scratch-kitchen experience in a high-volume environment. Evening shifts require open availability starting at 2 p.m., including weekends and holidays.

Requirements

• 1–2 years of scratch-kitchen experience in a high-volume environment.
• Open availability for evening shifts starting at 2 p.m., including weekends and holidays.
• Ability to prepare dishes using advanced cooking techniques and to work independently at a station as needed.
• Ability to manage multiple orders and follow food-handling, safety, sanitation, and alcohol-awareness requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare menu items according to designated recipes and quality standards.
• Manage guest orders efficiently while ensuring a positive dining experience.
• Use advanced cooking techniques, including sauces, roasting, grilling, and plating; work independently at a station as needed.
• Inspect preparations and dishes before serving to ensure they meet quality and presentation standards.
• Keep food-service stations stocked, clean, and sanitary, and follow proper food-handling, storage, and safety protocols.
• Manage multiple tickets or orders, assist with training, and step in for minor supervisory duties as needed.
• Comply with health, safety, sanitation, and alcohol-awareness regulations.

Benefits

• Access to 110 nights of discounted travel through the Go Hilton program, with room rates as low as $40 per night.
• Employee stock purchase program allowing eligible employees to invest in Hilton shares at a 15% discount.
• Paid parental leave for eligible team members, including partners and adoptive parents.
• Caregiving concierge services.
• Crisis concierge support.
• Free counseling and support through the Employee Assistance Program for eligible team members.
• Paid time off.
• Health plans, including dental and vision coverage.
• Retirement plans.

What This Job Offers

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