Cook I - Hau Tree (Full Time)

Aloha and Welcome! Thank you for your interest in employment opportunities with Mauna Kea Resort. We invite you to our dynamic team of hospitality professionals. We are confident that our salary and benefits package will be attractive. In addition to industry-competitive salaries, team member recognition programs, and training and career opportunities, we also offer the following benefits: medical, drug, vision, and dental care, life insurance, paid vacation and sick leave, dining, and golf discounts, and more.

At Mauna Kea Resort, we're creating a hospitality company whose future is unlimited and whose values reflect the dedication and passion of our employees. Our success is measured by the quality of the relationships we build with one another, our guests, and our strategic partners. By seeking ways to add value to every encounter, we set ourselves apart from others and instill a sense of pride that is uniquely Prince. We invite you to share this journey with us.


Division: Culinary & Stewarding (CUL002)
Band 1U
Cook I
Primary Resonsibilities:
Supporting all the Chefs in a busy hotel kitchen delivering consistently high-quality food, receive product from vendors and ensure product is being rotated properly. Ensure the highest standards and consistent quality in the daily preparation and keeps up to date with the new products, recipes, preparations and techniques.

Essential Job Function:
• Prepare, season, cook, portion, all types of food preparations and duties assigned by the chefs to meet and or exceed standards in all outlets.
• Prepare all restaurant, cafeteria and banquet hot/cold items including, but not limited to: roasted, grilled, steamed, blanched and fried meats/starches/seafood/vegetables etc.
• Inform F&B service staff of 86'd items, and amount of available menu specials throughout the meal period.
• Able to prepare and convert recipes for all sauces, stocks, soups and other recipes.
• Clean, butcher and portion meat and seafood products to spec and food safety standards.
• Follows the instructions and recommendations from chef or immediate supervisor to complete the daily tasks.
• Prepare daily specials as needed.
• Direct and assist stewards to make clean-up a more efficient process.
• Able to estimate the daily production needs, butchery, and checking the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
• Ensure that the production, preparation and presentation of food are always of the highest quality.
• Transport supplies from the Storeroom and stock in designated areas.
• Ensure highest levels of guest satisfaction, food quality and food cost on an ongoing basis.
• Communicate and respond to guest needs including, but not limited to: dietary specifications, allergies, special requests, etc.
• Knowledge of all standard operating procedures and policies pertaining to food preparation, receiving, product storage and kitchen sanitation.
• Full awareness of all stations, menu items, recipes, methods of production and presentation standards.
• Ensure proper maintenance of all department equipment, reporting any malfunctioning equipment to chefs.
• Ensure effective communication between team members by maintaining a secure and friendly working environment.
• Assist chefs in ensuring all team members adhere to uniform policy, hygiene, safe work environment and correct use of equipment and utensils.
• Ability to produce own work in accordance with a deadline and to assist and encourage others in achieving this too.
• Consults daily with executive chef, sous chefs and front of house manager on the daily reservations, DRF’s and also about any last minute events and VIP guests.
• Daily feedback collection and reporting of issues as they arise.
• Setup, prepare and breakdown station for restaurants and banquets.
• Prepare and submit requisition; receive food items daily.
• Complete all assignments in a timely fashion; assist other cooks in doing so as needed.
• Assist with line and cooler checks for expired dates, labelling and proper storage of food items in designated kitchens.
• Read order tickets and BEO to prepare hot/cold food in a timely fashion as specified and according to standard.
• Operate kitchen equipment and perform duties following safety procedures and standards.
• Follow standards for proper handling of all food products.
• Guide, train, supervise and mentor equal and lower class cooks.
• Perform duties of lower rated cooks when needed.
• Maintain clean, orderly, safe and sanitary work area.
• Taste and inspect all sauces, dressings and other mise in assigned station daily for quality and freshness; adjust and correct when necessary.
• Carry out any other duties as requir