Job Description

Prep Cook / Commis
Do you have an appetite for career progression and ready to take your culinary skills to a world-class platform? Take your career to a whole new level with us and join our kitchen team.

What you will be doing:

• Perform basic kitchen duties such as peeling and cutting fruit or vegetables, and deliver food items to various areas in the hotel
• Assist with plating food in presentable, consistent manner
• Adhere to standardized recipes and specifications in order to maintain consistency
• Keep work station clean and organized including fridges/freezers, counter and stove tops
• Ensure that cook station opening and closing procedures are carried out to standards
• Keep over production and food waste to a minimum, while ensuring proper rotation, labeling, and food storage
• Operate kitchen equipment while adhering to safety procedures, and report any deficiencies
• Ensure all food products are handled, stored, prepared and served safely and in accordance with hotel food safety guidelines
• Ensure a clean and safe working environment, and actively participate in health and safety initiatives
• Adhere to all hotel environmental policies and initiatives
• Carry out any other tasks as assigned

Qualifications

Your experience and skills include:

• Creative and passionate about food and customer service
• Able to work in a high-pressure environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; a team player
• High School diploma
• Culinary art diploma is an asset
• Previous experience as a commis/cook an asset
• Food Handler certificate required

Physical Abilities:

• Exert physical effort in lifting and carrying up to 50lbs
• Endure various physical movements throughout the work areas
• Reach 1 to 2 feet
• Remain in stationary position for up to 4 hours throughout the shift
• Frequent walking, standing, kneeling, pushing, pulling, lifting, bending
• Occasional ascending or descending ladders, stairs and ramps

Visa Requirements: Must be legally eligible to work in the United States. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining work authorization documents.

Additional Information

What’s in it for you:

• Paid time off
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401K
• Complimentary Shift Meal
• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
• Learning programs through our Academy designed to sharpen your skills
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, such as Planet 21
• Career development opportunities with national and international promotion opportunities