What are the responsibilities and job description for the Banquet Cook position at Mainsail Lodging & Development?
We’re looking for enthusiastic, fun, and energetic people who take the work seriously, but not themselves. Let’s see if we’re a fit. We hope so.
About The Fenway Hotel
Originally opened in 1927, Fenway Hotel is an icon of the jazz age, playing host to notable explorers, artists, politicians, musicians, and living legends in its time as an operating hotel. Today, the Autograph Collection hotel features 83 guest rooms and suites, 10,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space featuring the Caladesi Ballroom with water views, a resort-style pool, and an expansive front lawn ideal for events. Onsite dining includes HEW Parlor & Chophouse, featuring chophouse cuts, chef-driven seasonal preparations, and Hi-Fi Rooftop Bar overlooking St. Joseph Sound. We’ve created a homage to Dunedin’s rich music history and a destination for those to get carried away in their own verse. If you share our passion, it’s time to write your own tune with us and join the band at Dunedin’s very own jazz-inspired boutique hotel. Can you sing along? Apply today!
Overview of the role
The Banquet Cook will be responsible for the day to day preparation of food products needed for all banquet functions, as well as assisting in the execution of banquet events. The Banquet cook will carry out the necessary functions while continually upholding the standards in accordance to the hotel property and Mainsail Lodging and Development.
What you’ll do
Mainsail is an Equal Opportunity Employer and it does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military service and veteran status, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.
About The Fenway Hotel
Originally opened in 1927, Fenway Hotel is an icon of the jazz age, playing host to notable explorers, artists, politicians, musicians, and living legends in its time as an operating hotel. Today, the Autograph Collection hotel features 83 guest rooms and suites, 10,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space featuring the Caladesi Ballroom with water views, a resort-style pool, and an expansive front lawn ideal for events. Onsite dining includes HEW Parlor & Chophouse, featuring chophouse cuts, chef-driven seasonal preparations, and Hi-Fi Rooftop Bar overlooking St. Joseph Sound. We’ve created a homage to Dunedin’s rich music history and a destination for those to get carried away in their own verse. If you share our passion, it’s time to write your own tune with us and join the band at Dunedin’s very own jazz-inspired boutique hotel. Can you sing along? Apply today!
Overview of the role
The Banquet Cook will be responsible for the day to day preparation of food products needed for all banquet functions, as well as assisting in the execution of banquet events. The Banquet cook will carry out the necessary functions while continually upholding the standards in accordance to the hotel property and Mainsail Lodging and Development.
What you’ll do
- Assist the Chef de Cuisine and Banquet Chef in preparation for all banquet and catered events in the hotel
- Assist chefs in the plating, set up, and staging of hotels banquet events
- Basic vegetable preparation to include slicing, dicing, peeling, cooking, and portioning
- Basic sauce preparation to include stocks, salad dressings, and vinaigrettes
- Bulk cooking of food items to include braised and cooked meats, soups, and side dish items
- Minor butchering – process poultry, meat, and seafood
- Under the guidance of the Banquet chef, follow daily prep list and prepare food in accordance of BEO requests
- Maintain cleanliness and organization of kitchen coolers in order to properly store prepped items
- Keep kitchen setting in a clean and organized state, to include trash disposal and dish pit duties
- Other necessary duties as reasonably assigned by manager
- Minimum 1 year working in a kitchen setting with banquet program
- High school diploma, equivalent or higher
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbally
- Basic culinary skills in cooking, baking, pastry, sauce work, and knife skills
- Ability to work in a clean, organized, and orderly manner
- Servsafe certification, or ability to attain certification
- Excellent customer service skills
- Experience working on a team and being a team player
- A sense of ownership in everything that you do
- Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time
- Ability to bend
- Ability to lift, pull 50 lbs
- Ability to communicate clearly
- Ability to work long hours as needed
- Make sound judgments quickly
- 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 property, the resort, 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
Mainsail is an Equal Opportunity Employer and it does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military service and veteran status, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.
