Cook 2 - Catering & Banquets Restaurants Encore Boston Harbor

About the role

Encore Boston Harbor is a luxury global destination gaming resort featuring 671 hotel rooms with panoramic views of the Boston skyline and Boston Harbor. It includes a six-acre park along the water with a harbor walk, events lawn, and dining experiences. The position is located on the Mystic River and connected to Boston Harbor.

Job Responsibilities

• Fulfills job responsibilities to support the department and maximize opportunities for success.
• Maintains all Encore Standards.
• Ensures excellent guest and team member experience.
• Balances multiple priorities simultaneously and meets deadlines, often in stressful and high-pressure situations.
• Prepares food of high quality according to standard recipes.
• Oversees cold stations.
• Cooks under the supervision of Cook I/Chef de Partie.
• Assists with the preparation, presentation, decoration, and storage of all food items.
• Communicates to his/her superior any difficulties, guest or internal customer comments, and other relevant information.
• Attends and participates in daily briefings and other meetings as scheduled.
• Prepares in advance food, beverage, material, and equipment needed for the service.
• Cleans and re-sets his/her working area.
• Works with safety as a priority, and follows department and company safety standards.
• Maintains relevant knowledge of industry through continuing education and training.
• Performs any other job-related duties as assigned.

Age, Gaming And Certifications

• 18 years of age or above.
• Required to obtain and maintain registration or a license issued by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.
• ServSafe or equivalent certification preferred.

Education And/or Experience

• High school degree or equivalent preferred.
• Culinary arts or a related field education or experience preferred.
• Demonstrated knife skills and safe food handling practices preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year of cooking experience preferred.
• Outstanding organizational and interpersonal skills as well as excellent attention to detail.

Language Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents, such as policy and procedure manuals, maintenance instructions, and other related documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries from other employees or guests.
• Conversational English required, second language a plus.
• Ability to write instructions.
• Ability to present information.

Mathematical Skills & Reasoning Ability

• Ability to compute basic mathematical calculations.
• Ability to decipher various reports and maintain reports upon request.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk and hear.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls.
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, and to sit, climb or balance, and stoop, stretch, bend, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Moderate physical ability such as lift or maneuver at least fifty (50) pounds, and varied instances of standing/walking.

Work Environment

• The noise level in the work environment is typically moderate.
• When on the kitchen floor or some back of house areas, the noise level increases to loud.
• Must be able to interact with internal and external guests in a professional manner.
• Due to the unpredictable nature of the hospitality/entertainment industry, Team Members must be able to work varying-schedules to reflect the business needs of the property.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We give preference to properly qualified residents of the cities of Everett, Malden, and Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, Medford, and Somerville.