Job Information
Avenue5 Residential, LLC Hotel Cook l Post Falls, ID ($22/Hour) in Post Falls, Idaho
Summary of Responsibilities
The hotel cook is responsible for preparing ingredients at an establishment that serves food, processing customer orders, producing meals, and cleaning their workspace throughout the day to follow health and safety guidelines. Cook follows recipes consistently, make adjustments based on customer requests, communicate with wait staff, and prepare garnishes to make an attractive presentation for each meal.
Primary Responsibilities and Objectives
Ensure ingredients and final products are fresh
Follow recipes, including measuring, weighing, and mixing ingredients
Bake, grill, steam and boil meats, vegetables, fish, poultry, and other foods
Present, garnish, and arrange final dishes
Occasionally serve food
Maintain a clean and safe work area, including handling utensils, equipment and dishes
Handle and store ingredients and food
Maintain food safety and sanitation standards
Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment and utensils
Execute opening and closing procedures
Set up workstations with required ingredients and equipment
Check the quality and freshness of ingredients
Monitor station inventory levels
Accommodate guests' special requests
Operate kitchen equipment such as broilers, ovens, grills, and fryers
Perform other duties as assigned
Education and Experience
High school diploma or equivalent is preferred
At least one year in hospitality or food preparation is preferred
Vocational or technical school diplomas is preferred
Skills and requirements
Knowledge of safety procedures, including safe temperatures at which ingredients must be kept and to which food must be prepared to avoid foodborne illness
Ability to work as part of a team, collaborating on complex dishes
Interpersonal skills to interact with a variety of other people, such as waitstaff, dishwashers, management, and sometimes guests
Calm demeanor to work in a high-stress, fast-paced environment
Accountability for the dishes they prepare measuring up to the expectations of management and guests
Comprehension and organization to follow direct orders and recipes and to correctly prepare dishes to the standards of the restaurant
Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to handle tools, such as knife techniques for chopping, slicing, cutting, and dicing
Ability to stand in one place for hours at a time. Handle extreme heat and work shifts.
Required to complete and successfully pass the Avenue5 Fair Housing, Diversity and Inclusion Training within the first 30 days of employment
Scheduling
Required to maintain a regular schedule which may require working outside of business hours, weekends, and non-traditional holidays
May be required to be on-call and aid during times of high demand
Environment
Exposure to an environment typically found in a hotel or restaurant
Physical Requirements
Avenue5 will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. These functions include, but are not limited to:
Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 50 pounds
Must be able to sit, stand, reach, bend, and stoop for extended periods of time
Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
Ability to compare, copy, coordinate, synthesize, negotiate, communicate, and instruct
Ability to tolerate stressful situations
This job description is not an all-inclusive list of functions and tasks. Over the length of employment, these functions and tasks may change.
Diversity
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Avenue5 is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.