Cook

Description

The Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh South, the only full-service hotel in the heart of the Pittsburgh South Hills, is looking for a Cook to join our team in the kitchen.

The Cook will work under our Executive Chef, preparing hotel food items while ensuring a visually appealing presentation and an enjoyable taste. This position and the kitchen support both the restaurant and banquet areas of the hotel.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Responsible for working all stations--the line, window, broiler, ovens, sauté and pantry.
• Completes all prep work relating to shift and work duty.
• Set up line with all necessary utensils, tools and supplies.
• Prepares all entrees according to specification and utilizing recipe cards and specs to ensure consistency. 
• Ensures a visually appealing presentation. 
• Portion control adherence to specifications, food cost control, waste, spoilage, rotation, food properly requisitioned, etc.
• Labels, dates and wraps everything.
• Cleans out coolers, rotating, marrying, discarding food where needed to ensure high quality food production.
• Cleans and sanitizes station at the end of shift and prepares for the next shift.
• Places all dirty utensils, glassware, pots, pans, etc. in dish washing area.
• Keeps working areas clean and organized.
• Completes daily cleaning schedule as assigned by management. 

The cook position has a starting pay rate of $17.77.  The Crowne Plaza offers vacation time off and health benefits.

Requirements

Previous kitchen experience is a plus.