What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cook II position at The Westgate Hotel?
We are hiring Cooks to prepare food to the exact chef’s specifications and to set up stations for menu. Cook duties will consist of assisting the Executive and Sous Chef with their daily tasks. The successful candidate will play role in contributing to our customer satisfaction and acquisition goals. The Westgate hotel is a luxury hotel providing world-class elegance in hospitality . Devoted to tradition of excellence, providing memorable experience and genuine service. While caring for our employees and guest, to serving the communities where we live. Join us in this beautiful, rewarding environment in the heart of downtown San Diego to explore your creative side, utilizing a variety of cooking techniques!
Responsibilities: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
- Prepare food in accordance with working menus, recipe cards and photos
- Monitor the quality and consistency of all food served from the hot and cold lines
- Coordinate all food orders between station and food servers
- Cut all mise in place and have stations ready before service
- Keep work areas clean and organized
- Monitor food rotation
- Report all unsafe conditions immediately
- Responsible for food quality, control and proper plate presentation on all lines
- Assure the special of the day is completed in a timely fashion
- Responsible for food requisitions, inventory/par levels
- Perform the duties of opening and closing your assign station to include stocking and cleaning, proper storage and labeling of all items
- Additional duties as assigned
What we're looking for:
- Proven cooking experience, including experience as a Line Chef, Restaurant Cook or Prep Cook.
- Excellent understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment and procedures.
- Accuracy and speed in executing assigned tasks.
- Familiar with industry’s best practices.
- Culinary degree or 2-3 years cooking experience.
- Must have Food Handlers Card.
Here's what we offer:
- $200.00 Referral Bonus after being hired for each referral that is hired after 90 days of employment.
- Medical, Dental, Vision and other Befits for full-time (30 hrs. a week) after 60 days of employment.
- Paid vacation, holiday and sick leave.
- Hotel Stay Discounts.
- Employee Meals.
- Training and career growth opportunities.
- AquaVie Fitness & Spa Membership Discounts.
- Next to trolley station and downtown bus stops.
- Discounts at Grand America Hotels & Resorts properties.
Work Environment: This job operates in a professional environment. We serve "Employees First and Guests Always."
Physical Demands:
- The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
- Vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
- The employee may be required to push, pull, lift, and/or carry up to 45 pounds.
- Required to stand up to 8 hours daily.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
