Breakfast Cook

Doubletree by Hilton Charlotte City Center

Breakfast Cook

Charlotte, NC
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    The breakfast cook prepares morning meals for customers at our hotel. Core duties include interpreting tickets, executing menu items (e.g., eggs, pancakes, meats), maintaining food safety, and ensuring fast, high-quality service. They must work efficiently to serve hungry customers during busy, early-morning rushes. Responsibilities: • Food Preparation: Execute breakfast menu items accurately and efficiently, following recipes, portion guidelines, and special dietary requests. • Mise en Place: Open the kitchen, set up cooking stations, and pre-prep ingredients (chopping veggies, mixing batters, slicing meats) before peak business hours. • Speed & Quality Control: Monitor food freshness and temperatures to ensure high standards are met before items are served. • Inventory Management: Monitor stock levels, rotate goods using the FIFO method (First In, First Out), and communicate supply or equipment needs to management. • Sanitation: Adhere strictly to local health and safety regulations. Clean, sanitize, and maintain workstations, kitchen equipment, and utensils. Qualifications: • Experience: Prior experience as a line cook, prep cook, or breakfast cook. • Reliability: Ability to handle early morning shifts, weekends, and holidays, as is typical in the hospitality industry. • **Stamina & Organization: **Ability to lift heavy objects (like food inventory boxes), stand for extended periods, and work in a fast-paced environment without compromising order accuracy. • Certifications: Knowledge of general sanitary and safety practices. A culinary degree or formal certification (such as a ServSafe Food Handler certification) is a plus.

    • Food Preparation: Execute breakfast menu items accurately and efficiently, following recipes, portion guidelines, and special dietary requests. • Mise en Place: Open the kitchen, set up cooking stations, and pre-prep ingredients (chopping veggies, mixing batters, slicing meats) before peak business hours. • Speed & Quality Control: Monitor food freshness and temperatures to ensure high standards are met before items are served. • Inventory Management: Monitor stock levels, rotate goods using the FIFO method (First In, First Out), and communicate supply or equipment needs to management. • Sanitation: Adhere strictly to local health and safety regulations. Clean, sanitize, and maintain workstations, kitchen equipment, and utensils.