Outlet Cook 1 | FT | Foothills Grille

Omni Hotels & Spas•Austin, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Omni Hotels & Resorts is seeking a Cook 1 for the Foothills Grille at the beautiful Barton Creek Country Club. This role is responsible for efficiently preparing all food items according to company specifications with limited supervision. The position requires maintaining safe food handling procedures, understanding large-scale food production, and possessing good knowledge of culinary fundamentals and techniques. The cook will also be responsible for maintaining kitchen sanitation, safely using culinary equipment, learning all menu items for their assigned station, and executing plate presentations that meet specifications. Responsibilities include the production of grilled, roasted, and baked fish, steaks, chicken, and shellfish, as well as performing work assignments to meet proper quantities within a necessary time frame. The role also requires the ability to communicate with team members, maintain a positive and professional attitude in stressful situations, and complete other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

Minimum age requirement of 18 years.
At least 2 years culinary experience in a hotel or kitchen.
ServSafe or equivalent food handlers certification required.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as organizational skills.
Knife skills required.
Basic mathematical skills and an understanding of weights and measures so as to be able to follow recipes.
Familiar with batch and quantity cooking.
Ability to multi-task work in a fast paced high pressure work environment while executing delegated tasks and assignments.

Nice To Haves

Good knowledge of culinary fundamentals and techniques.

Responsibilities

Efficiently prepare all food items as directed by supervisor and to the company specifications, with limited supervision from management.
Maintain safe food handling procedures at all times.
Understand large scale food production and times required to complete tasks.
Maintain kitchen sanitation in accordance with health department guidelines.
Properly and safely use all culinary equipment.
Learn all menu items produced by assigned station.
Do plate presentations that meet our specifications.
Prepare a mixture of plated style items.
Production of orders to include Grilling, Roasting, and Baking fish, steaks, chicken and shellfish.
Perform work assignments to meet proper quantities within a necessary time frame.
Communicate with other team members.
Maintain a positive and professional attitude in stressful situations.
Complete other duties as assigned by management.