Cook 4 @ V's Taproom

Key Responsibilities

• Work and master all kitchen stations, including plating and/or expeditor.
• Kitchen trainer responsible to teach all new staff their station assignments and standard recipes.
• Able to teach existing staff how to cook a different station and cross train.
• Proficient in platting all dishes on the menu and special dishes.
• Able to lead a kitchen service, read tickets, and monitor ticket times, including food firing, cooking quality standards, plating standards and respond to special orders in an effective and positive manner.
• Able to assist management with developing weekly and daily specials as needed.
• Ensure superior standards of service meet the requirements of guests and employees.
• Focuses on exceeding guest satisfaction.
• Able to investigate, quickly respond to, and resolve challenges from expeditor, guests or employees.
• Lead and monitor cleaning schedule and checklist daily to ensure a clean and sanitary environment.
• Absorb and adapt to new kitchen production and service roles as needed.

Personal Attributes

• Highly customer oriented and responsive with high need for closure.
• Able to work under pressure and balance multiple priorities and assignments.
• Strong team-building skills including the ability to lead, cooperate, and motivate.
• Must be role model and able to live our BlueStar core values: Honesty and Integrity Respect for the Individual Teamwork Competitive Spirit.

Minimum Requirements / Qualifications / Skills

• High School diploma preferred, or the equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• Minimum of three years’ cooking experience in commercial kitchen.
• Current Food Handlers card.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or team members.
• Ability to think, work, solve practical problems, and make independent decisions, based on sound judgment.
• Must demonstrate initiative and accept responsibility for decisions and actions.
• Must be self-motivated, proactive, and a team player.
• Must be able to pay attention to multiple details and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where continuous improvement is expected.
• This position requires a flexible schedule to include evenings and weekends.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and hear, taste and smell, sit, stand and walk for the duration of a work shift, bend, kneel or stoop, use hands to fingers, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequent hand washing is required.
• The employee must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• The position requires manual dexterity, auditory and visual skills, and the ability to follow written and oral instructions and procedures in a fast-paced environment.

Position Overview

The Cook 4 is an hourly member of the Food & Beverage Team and is responsible for food preparation, cooking, and serving. This position reports to the Kitchen Manager or Executive Chef.

Department

Dept. Trilogy at Vistancia - Golf Shop & V’s Taproom

Pay Range

$22.00 -$24.00 per hour

Benefits

New hourly full-time team members working 30 hours or more per week, will be eligible for the Company medical, dental and life insurance plans the first of the month following 60 days of full-time employment. Full-Time team members are eligible to accrue Paid Time Off (“PTO”) in accordance with the Company policy at a rate of 120 hours per year. Full-Time team members are eligible for 7 paid holidays annually. Part-Time team members are eligible to accrue Paid Sick Leave in accordance with state guidelines. All team members 21 years and older are eligible to participate in the J.F. Shea Co., Inc. 401(k) plan after completion of 30 days of service.

Equal Opportunity Employer

BLUESTAR RESORT & GOLF IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER