Parks Signature Fine Dining Culinary - Full Time

Job Summary:

Responsibilities:

All Roles

• Operate all kitchen equipment, including adjusting thermostat controls to regulate temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, roasters, and steam kettles
• Maintain standards and specifications related to food preparation and food handling daily, understand measurement requirements
• Uphold food safety and sanitation guidelines, including maintaining proper temperature requirements and HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) procedures while understanding the science in cooking temperatures
• Responsible for checking and maintaining proper temperatures throughout preparation, cooling, holding, and serving of food items, including adjusting thermostat controls to regulate temperatures
• Observe and test food being cooked by tasting, smelling, and piercing with cooking utensils to determine that food is cooked properly, according to specifications
• Clean kitchen equipment
• Ability to handle special dietary requests and work with Guests requiring special requests due to dietary concerns

Signature Fine Dining/Dinner Cook

• Prepare, season, and cook stocks, soups, sauces, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foodstuffs for consumption in hotels and restaurants
• Read menus to estimate food requirements and procure it from storage
• Measure and mix ingredients according to recipes, using a variety of kitchen utensils and equipment, such as blenders, mixers, grinders, slicers, and tenderizers to prepare soups, salads, gravies, desserts, sauces, and casseroles
• Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods. Add seasoning to foods during mixing or cooking according to personal judgment and experience

Signature Fine Dining/Demi Chef

• Use cooking techniques such as braising, baking, roasting (oven or rotating spit), and high-level skillet/sauté work
• Ability to inventory product, read menus (BEOs, Restaurant Orders), and estimate food requirements to create a production plan
• May prepare sauces “a la minute” using advanced sauce preparation techniques
• Prepare confits and compotes, and create seasonings, cures, and rubs
• May bone and clean shellfish, cut, trim, or grind meats, fish, or poultry
• Must demonstrate ability to present and discuss menu item preparation with Dinner Cooks, Order/Grill Cooks, and Guests

Basic Qualifications:

• You must be at least 18 years of age to be considered for these roles
• Demonstrate 5 years of experience in culinary field/restaurant, or a culinary degree and 3 years of related experience
• Strong communication and organizational skills; proven leadership and interpersonal skills with an ability to lead a team in a very fast-paced environment
• Adept at troubleshooting and can calmly handle difficult situations
• Proven ability to create, read, and understand recipes
• Understand the purpose of the knife and when to use it
• Exhibit a positive, friendly, and helpful attitude to our Guests and fellow Cast Members
• Demonstrate excellent guest service skills and able to give appropriate service recovery
• Demonstrate passion and enthusiasm for working in the kitchen
• Proven knowledge of culinary techniques and terminology
• Food Safety Certification or equivalent
• Ability to work with technology (plate costing buffet system, CAFÉ system, KDS, Workbrain)
• Must be flexible and able to work a variety of shifts, including days, nights, weekends, holidays and special events

Preferred Education

• Vocation School training or High School certification
• Culinary Education Degree, Certification from CIA, or equivalent
• Basic wine knowledge

Additional Information:

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• The pay rate for this Signature Fine Dining/Dinner Cook role is $27.50 per hour.
• The pay rate for this Signature Fine Dining/Demi Chef role is $29.50 per hour.