Cook / Chef --Fenway Hotel

Company: Mainsail Lodging & Development
Location: Dunedin
Posted on: April 4, 2021

Job Description:

Job Summary:

The Cook will be responsible for preparing the kitchen with a multitude of tasks to include the day to day preparation of the meals within all the F&B outlets and to continually uphold the standards in accordance to the Autograph Collection standards under the franchise of Mainsail Lodging & Development.

Essential Functions

• Prep ingredients daily for any upcoming specials and the regular menu
• Assist the Executive and Sous Chefs with any recipes for each day
• Understand the recipes for the restaurant and able to prepare dishes to standard on a consistent basis
• Maintain a clean environment - general cleaning to include equipment, floors, walls, coolers, and freezers
• Maintain inventory and inform chef when new items need to be ordered prior to them running out
• Dishwashing - all Epicurean kitchen team members wash dishes
• Return pots and pans to the dish area for cleaning
• Maintain a professional, presentable uniform and personal grooming
• Able to effectively communicate with the team on a daily basis
• Maintain a sense of ownership for the hotel / restaurant
• Follow Safe Staff sanitary compliance throughout every area working in the kitchen
• Basic vegetable prep to include peeling, slicing, dicing, and portioning
• Basic sauce prep to include stocks, salad dressings, and vinaigrettes
• Minor butchering - processing whole poultry and fish
• Line cooking - working with other cooks under the supervision of the chef
• Plating dishes - presenting food for guest to the chef's specifications
• Ability to understand kitchen orders
• Ability to work efficiently
• Ability to perform all functions in the kitchen
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work long hours standing over hot stoves and grills
• Ability to work as a team in a stressful, fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of different cooking recipes and all kitchen equipment
• Able to make great quality food
• Follow all safety procedures to include knife safety
• Restock clean dishes, flatware and all cooking equipment to the appropriate storage areas
• Maintain the kitchen work area in an orderly and clean condition
• Follow proper hand washing procedures
• Assist with plate up dinners
• Stock supplies for the kitchen in specified locations
• Sort and remove trash and clean the garbage cans / whales daily
• Maintain trash area and place in proper area for pickup
• Assist with loading and unloading of food deliveries and supplies
  
  Qualification Standards
  
  Education & Experience
  
  • High School diploma or equivalent or higher
  • Minimum of 2 years' experience in a restaurant
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
    
    Physical Demands
    
    • Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time
    • Ability to communicate clearly
    • Corrected vision to normal range
    • Ability to use knives and kitchen machinery safely and effectively
    • Ability to lift 20 lbs.
    • Ability to work long hours as needed
      
      Mental Demands
      
      • Make sound judgments quickly
      • Ability to work with others in a high demand kitchen
      • Work on multiple tasks, making appropriate progress towards deadlines
      • Able to work independently, take direction and provide direction to others
      • Manage differing personalities within the kitchen, the hotel and the community
      • Maintain the highest degree of confidentiality
      • Ability to work effectively in stressful, high pressure situations
      • Ability to effectively handle challenges in the workplace, including anticipating, preventing, identifying, and solving problems as necessary
        
        
      • Please note we are a drug-free workplace. Pre-employment background screening is required for all candidates offered a position.**
        
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