We’re looking for enthusiastic, fun, and energetic people who take the work seriously, but not themselves. Let’s see if we’re a fit. We hope so.
 

As a Banquet Cook, you are expected to show a desire and passion to work to the highest standards set and a willingness to anticipate and meet our guests needs, you will be required to have a minimum of 1 years culinary experience, preferably within a luxury hotel or restaurant. Culinary trained degree preferred but not required.

Essential Functions

• Prepares meals for large groups of people
• Understand the recipes for the restaurant and able to prepare dishes to standard on a consistent basis
• Cooking, plating, and serving food for events, such as weddings, corporate meetings, or holiday parties. Return pots and pans to the dish area for cleaning
• Maintain a professional, presentable uniform and personal grooming
• Monitor food quality, presentation, and quantity
• Able to effectively communicate with the team daily
• Recipe development, menu planning, and ensuring that all food is cooked to perfection
• Follow Safe-Staff sanitary compliance throughout every area working in the kitchen

• Ability to work efficiently
• Ability to perform all functions in the kitchen
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work long hours standing over hot flat tops, stoves and fryers
• Ability to work as a team in a stressful, fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of different cooking recipes and all kitchen equipment
• Able to make great quality food
• Follow all safety procedures to include knife safety

• Maintain the kitchen work area in an orderly and clean condition
• Follow proper hand washing procedures
• Perform other duties as management requests to service our guests

Qualification Standards

Education & Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent or higher
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a restaurant
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, time management, and organizational skills,

Physical Demands

• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to communicate clearly
• Corrected vision to normal range
• Ability to use knives and kitchen machinery safely and effectively
• Ability to lift 20 lbs. or more
• Ability to work long hours as needed

Mental Demands

• Make sound judgments quickly
• Ability to work with others in a high demand kitchen
• 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 kitchen, the hotel 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

NOTICE:  The hotel business functions seven days a week, 24 hours a day.  All employees must realize this fact and always be aware that it may be necessary to move associates from their accustomed shift as business demands.  In addition, this is a hospitality business, and a hospitable service atmosphere must be projected at all times.

Mainsail is an Equal Opportunity Employer and it does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military service and veteran status, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

Mainsail is an Equal Opportunity Employer and it does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military service and veteran status, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.