Banquet Cook FTYR

About the Role

Sundance Mountain Resort is seeking a Banquet Cook to join our kitchen team. This position is responsible for properly cooking food to Sundance standards in a timely manner within a sanitary environment while honoring Sundance's environmental commitment.

Responsibilities

• Properly prepare station to execute food preparation in a sanitary environment
• Stock station with the appropriate quantity of prepared menu items to quality standards and expected business levels
• Cook and prepare food according to recipes
• Plate and garnish to standard
• Comply with health code standards at all times
• Maintain station throughout shift to ensure smooth execution of menu items
• Follow Sundance standards for rotating and labeling food
• Store food at the proper temperature
• Clean and sanitize equipment used
• Clean work area prior to checking out with the Chef
• Contribute to a positive work environment
• Exhibit more than basic knife skill, and understand differences in knife cuts
• Competently work sandwich station and fish station for lunch and dinner, and handle fish portioning and cooking to specified temperature
• Fill out prep sheets clearly and accurately
• Multi-task while cooking, prepping and working clean daily
• Clean and organize coolers before end of shift
• Support recycling program
• Minimize waste

Qualifications

• Two to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Good working knowledge of fresh seasonal produce; meat and poultry preparation for cooking
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Must have or obtain a current food handlers permit within 30 days of employment

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
• Ability to write simple correspondence
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees
• Ability to speak and read in English to effectively communicate with staff and comprehend orders
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations

Pay & Schedule

Rate of Pay: $21.00+ DOE

Shift: Monday through Sunday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm or 2:00 pm – close

Part Time and Full-time, year-round or seasonal positions available

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell
• Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
• Occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds

Work Environment

• Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, extreme hot and cold non-weather conditions
• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, outside weather conditions, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, and vibration
• Noise level is usually moderate

Guiding Principles & Expectations

• Embrace and promote all facets of the Sundance Guiding Principles: vision, mission, service standards, and values
• Exhibit job and product knowledge to accurately support and promote all Sundance departments, amenities and programming ventures
• Be flexible to meet business demands, work well under pressure, meet deadlines, and manage time appropriately
• Work with a broad based constituency and provide excellent service to all internal and external guests
• Demonstrate cooperative behavior with colleagues and supervisors
• Keep information confidential as directed in the confidentiality agreement
• Support and comply with all Sundance policies, procedures, and standards
• Protect Sundance assets
• Be a positive ambassador of Sundance inside and outside of work

Environmental Commitment

• Support and participate in environmental programs including minimizing waste, recycling, conserving energy, purchasing and using sustainable products, educating co-workers/guests on environmental ethic, supporting vendors with similar environmental ethic, decreasing pollution levels, minimizing use of toxic chemicals, restoring wildlife habitats, and car-pooling with colleagues and coworkers to minimize carbon emission
• All employees are invited to participate in environmental or Sundance Preserve sponsored events

Dress Code

As representatives of Sundance, all employees are expected to be in compliance with the Dress Code determined for their department. Operational managers are required to wear nametags at all times while on duty. No cologne, short appropriate earrings, short clean fingernails required. Chef coat, chef pants, apron — clothing must be unwrinkled and clean, and in good condition (no rips, tears, or frays). Men's shirts must be tucked in. A tailored fit is required of all clothing. Closed toe footwear is required. T-shirts must be in good condition and have appropriate Sundance logos if not covered by chef's coat. Baseball caps must be in good condition and have appropriate Sundance logos. Other hair restraints permitted.

Sundance will reasonably accommodate employees with religious beliefs or a disability that may make it difficult to comply fully with the Personal Appearance Policy. Employees should contact their supervisor or Human Resources to request a reasonable accommodation.