Hotel Line Cook

We are looking for a professional cook to prepare food to the chef's specifications. Hotel cook duties consist of assisting the executive and sous chef with their daily tasks. The successful candidate will play a key role in contributing to our customer satisfaction and acquisition goals.

You are responsible for maintaining an efficient level of service and quality of all prepared items to the satisfaction of our guests.

Fully embrace the Holiday Inn Excellence Initiative by demonstrating “customer-first” actions for all internal and external customers and accepting responsibility and accountability for demonstrating empowerment decisions and actions during daily work.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Set up and stocking stations with all necessary supplies and food.
• Prepare food for service (e.g. chopping vegetables, butchering meat, or preparing sauces)
• Cook menu items in cooperation with the rest of the kitchen staff
• Answer, report and follow executive or sous chef's instructions
• Clean up station and take care of leftover food upon completing your shift
• Stock inventory appropriately
• Ensure that food comes out simultaneously, in high quality and in a timely fashion
• Comply with nutrition and sanitation regulations and safety standards
• Maintain a positive and professional approach with coworkers and customers
• Any other task, written or verbal, that is assigned by Management.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• Lifting up to 50lbs
• Standing, bending, squatting up to 8-hours per day
• Must have a minimum of 2 years of cooking in a restaurant/ banquet setting.
• Willing to work flexible hours in a restaurant and banquet environment.
• Proven cooking experience, including experience as a line chef, restaurant cook or prep cook
• Excellent understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment and procedures
• Accuracy and speed in executing assigned tasks
• Familiar with industry's best practices
• Culinary school diploma preferred but not required.

Radisson Hotel JFK is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability or veteran status.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $20.00 - $21.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount

Shift:

• Evening shift
• Night shift

Ability to Commute:

• Jamaica, NY 11436 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Jamaica, NY 11436: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person