Cook 2 Jobs

Full Time

Cook 2

Job Summary:

The Beverly Wilshire a Four Seasons Hotel is looking for a Cook 2, Work authorization for the location is required.

Join Our Team

In captivating Beverly Hills with Rodeo Drive boutiques glittering at the doorstep, this legendary Los Angeles landmark buzzes with renewed vitality. Offering tradition and trend, peaceful privacy and lively sophistication, Beverly Wilshire wants YOU to be part of our talented team of individuals who provide thoughtful Four Seasons care to warm every moment.

Essential Job Functions:

• Maintain cooking temperature, product cooling and labeling
• Stocks and maintains sufficient levels of food products at work station to ensure a smooth service period
• Weighing and measuring ingredients
• Methods of combination: stirring, mixing, whipping, breading, etc.
• Perform technical culinary food production, portion control, and service standards
• Follows proper plate presentation and garnish setup for all dishes
• Cooking: steaming, sautéing, frying, baking, roasting, braising, boiling, poaching, broiling
• Lifting and moving equipment to and from work stations, stove, and refrigerator
• Follow production schedule
• Food preparation of meats/poultry/game/fish, vegetables, and fruits, to include:
• Maintains a clean and sanitary work station, equipment at all times
• Distribute supplies utensils, and portable equipment
• Properly store, rotate, and manage all food products following local, state, federal, and company guidelines and procedures
• Maintain food storage and handling procedures
• Maintain food quality and nutritional standards
• Washing, peeling, cutting and seeding vegetables and fruits

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, and individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Experience:

• Must be able to perform in a high volume kitchen environment
• Minimum 2 years previous line cook experience in a restaurant kitchen; scratch kitchen preferred
• Must be able to learn and maintain a solid knowledge of the menu with attention to detail in plating
• Must have solid knowledge of food product and be able to skillfully apply culinary techniques

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities :

• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide these operations using units of weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Proficient knife skills
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carryout detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Primary food quality work ethic
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Strong team-minded approach to fellow-workers.
• Conversational English vocabulary
• Ability to read and comprehend recipes, simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to use down time to prep for next shift
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Hourly Rate: $27.98

Four Seasons is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. To access the 'EEOC is The Law' Information poster please visit this website - http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf
Learn more about what it is like to work at Four Seasons – visit us:
http://jobs.fourseasons.com
http://www.linkedin.com/company/four-seasons-hotels-and-resorts

Work authorization for the location is required.

We look forward to receiving your application

******Please note that due to the large number of responses we receive, only candidates being considered for the above position will be contacted for an interview. ******

Four Seasons is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.