Event Cook

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in set up/preparation of culinary program for the season and on a daily basis.
• Set up assigned station with predetermined mise en place to ready station for service.
• Prepare food items for any and all food outlets according to designated menus/recipes by Executive Chef.
• Cook all food according to recipes, quality/presentation standards and food preparation check lists.
• Demonstrate safe/proper use of all equipment at all times, checking to ensure correctness of temperatures of appliances/food.
• Demonstrate proper-efficient production of food items to achieve maximum productivity and reduce kitchen waste.
• Monitor all food quality/presentation while preparing food. Stock/rotate food. Alert Executive Chef of low inventory items.
• Work line, salad station, prep station, and any other stations as needed.
• Control pace of food orders/set tone for ticket flowing process.
• Peeling and chopping vegetables.
• Preparing cuts of meat, filleting and deboning fish.
• Putting away deliveries of stock.
• Clean stations and equipment, and other areas as necessary.

Qualifications

• High School diploma, GED or equivalent vocational training with job-related courses (preferred).
• Minimum 1 year line/prep cook experience in fine dining restaurant/luxury resort/private club.
• Ability to chop, prepare, or cook food items and a familiarity with a range of cooking techniques.
• Understand and abide by all federal, state, and local food safety and sanitation regulations, including state required food handler certificates.