Pelican Landing Cook II

About the Resort

South Florida’s Pier Sixty-Six Resort is a lush 32-acre waterfront enclave in Fort Lauderdale, featuring 325 guest rooms, suites, and villas, plus 91 Private Resort Residences. The resort includes 12 restaurants and lounges, a luxurious spa, curated pool options, and a waterfront promenade with retail and dining. Every space is designed to inspire and relax, supported by over 600 diverse team members delivering exceptional service and refined experiences.

We foster a caring culture with state-of-the-art facilities, a first-class employee dining room, and a focus on individual welfare and wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with others and support your team to reach common goals.
• Prepare special meals or substitute items.
• Regulate temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
• Pull food from freezer storage to thaw in the refrigerator.
• Ensure proper portion, arrangement, and food garnish.
• Maintain food logs and monitor the quality and quantity of food prepared.
• Test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently.
• Communicate assistance needed during busy periods.
• Inform Chef of excess food items for use in daily specials.
• Prepare and cook food according to recipes, quality standards, presentation standards, and food preparation checklist.
• Inform Food & Beverage service staff of menu specials and out-of-stock menu items.
• Check and ensure the correctness of the temperature of appliances and food.
• Prepare cold foods and serve food in proper portions onto proper receptacles.
• Wash and disinfect kitchen area, tables, tools, knives, and equipment.
• Adhere to departmental policies and procedures.
• Assist management in hiring, training, scheduling, evaluating, counseling, disciplining, and motivating employees; serve as a role model.
• Follow all company and safety policies; report maintenance needs, accidents, injuries, and unsafe work conditions.
• Ensure uniform and personal appearance are clean and professional; maintain confidentiality of proprietary information.
• Anticipate and address guests’ service needs; speak with others using clear and professional language.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships; listen and respond appropriately to concerns of other employees.
• Stand, sit, or walk for extended periods; reach overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping.
• Move, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing up to 25 pounds without assistance.
• Perform other reasonable job duties as requested by Supervisors.
• Physical ability to perform manual labor, including lifting up to 50 pounds, bending, and standing for long periods; comfortable working outdoors in various weather conditions.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of related work experience.
• Technical, trade, or vocational school degree or equivalent experience.

Benefits

• Group medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.
• Participation in a pre-tax flexible benefit plan for healthcare and dependent care reimbursement.
• Employee assistance program.
• Paid time off and sick time.
• Participation in a 401(k) plan with a company match.
• Complimentary team member meals.
• Complimentary room nights at CoralTree Hospitality managed properties.