What you have  

• Minimum 1 year working in a kitchen setting with banquet program 

• High school diploma, equivalent or higher 

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbally 

• Basic culinary skills in cooking, baking, pastry, sauce work, and knife skills 

• Ability to work in a clean, organized, and orderly manner 

• Servsafe certification, or ability to attain certification 

• Excellent customer service skills 

• Experience working on a team and being a team player 

• A sense of ownership in everything that you do 

What you’ll do  

• Assist the Chef de Cuisine and Banquet Chef in preparation for all banquet and catered events in the hotel 

• Assist chefs in the plating, set up, and staging of hotels banquet events 

• Basic vegetable preparation to include slicing, dicing, peeling, cooking, and portioning 

• Basic sauce preparation to include stocks, salad dressings, and vinaigrettes 

• Bulk cooking of food items to include braised and cooked meats, soups, and side dish items 

• Minor butchering – process poultry, meat, and seafood 

• Under the guidance of the Banquet chef, follow daily prep list and prepare food in accordance of BEO requests 

• Maintain cleanliness and organization of kitchen coolers in order to properly store prepped items 

• Keep kitchen setting in a clean and organized state, to include trash disposal and dish pit duties 

• Other necessary duties as reasonably assigned by manager 

Physical Demand  

• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time  

• Ability to bend  

• Ability to lift, pull 50 lbs  

• Ability to communicate clearly  

• Ability to work long hours as needed  

Mental Demands  

• Make sound judgments quickly  

• Work on multiple tasks, making appropriate progress towards deadlines  

• Able to work independently, take direction, and provide direction to others  

• Manage differing personalities within the property, the resort, and the community  

• Maintain the highest degree of confidentiality  

• Ability to work effectively in stressful, high pressure situations  

• Ability to effectively handle challenges in the workplace, including anticipating, preventing, identifying, and solving problems as necessary