Banquet Cook ("Cocinero/a de Banquetes")

div h4Job Details/h4 divstrongJob Location/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Hotel Ava - Paso Robles, CA/div divstrongPosition Type/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Temporary/div divstrongSalary Range/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;$18.00 - $22.00 Hourly/div divstrongTravel Percentage/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;None/div divstrongJob Shift/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Any/div divstrongJob Category/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Restaurant - Food Service/div /div h4Description/h4pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"strongspan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"POSITION PURPOSEnbsp; /span/strong/span/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"The Banquet Cook plays a vital role in our kitchen. The Banquet Cook prepares all food items for banquet events and other hotel outlets, based on standardized recipes while complying with all applicable sanitation, health, and personal hygiene standards. /span/span/span/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"strongspan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES/span/strong/span/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Manage and participate in daily banquet culinary operations, to include, but not limited to, preparation and production of meals, supervision of food quality and presentation, compliance with all safety and sanitation standards and regulations, implementation of policies and procedures, cost controls and overall profitability./span/span/span/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Prepare food items for customers using a quality predetermined method in a timely and consistent manner./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipes, using variety or kitchen utensils and equipment, such as blenders, mixers, grinders, slicers, and tenderizers, to prepare foods./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Operate large-volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep-fat fryers, or griddles./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Set up station with predetermined requirements to service all functions./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Uphold plating and portioning standard.nbsp;/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"nbsp;Adjust thermostat controls to regulate temperature of ovens, boilers, grills, roasters, and steam kettles./span/span/span/spannbsp;/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"nbsp;Clean food preparation areas, cooking surfaces, and utensils./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"nbsp;Maintain and enforce proper SSOP (sanitation standard operating procedures), health, and safety standards in work areas./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"nbsp;Verify that prepared food meets requirements for quality and quantity./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"All other duties assigned by Executive Chef./span/span/span/span/li /ul pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"strongspan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"SUPPORTIVE FUNCTIONS/span/strong/span/span/span/p p style="margin-left:24px"span style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"In addition to performance of the essential functions, this position may be required to perform a combination of the following supportive functions, with the percentage of time performing each function to be solely determined by the manager based upon the particular requirements of the hotel:/span/span/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Assist with any guest inquiry./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Follow all company and safety and security policies and procedures./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Report maintenance problems, safety hazards, accidents, or injuries./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Perform other reasonable job duties as requested by direct and indirect supervisors.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; /span/span/span/span/li /ul pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"strongspan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"PHYSICAL DEMANDS/span/strong/span/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Environmental conditions are inside, a job is considered ldquo;insiderdquo; if staff spends approximately 75 percent or more of the time inside.nbsp; Temperature is moderate and controlled by hotel environmental systems./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Must be able to work in extreme temperatures like freezers (-10deg;F) and kitchens (+110deg;F), possible for one (1) hour or more./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Must be able to stand and exert well-paced mobility for up to four (4) hours in length./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Must be able to exert well-paced ability to maneuver between functions occurring simultaneously. /span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Must be able to exert well-paced ability in limited space and to reach other departments of the hotel on a timely basis./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Must be able to lift up to 45 lbs. as needed./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Must be able to push and pull carts and equipment weighing up to 250 lbs. /span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening, and hearing ability and visual acuity./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Hearing, smelling, tasting, and visual ability to observe and distinguish product quality and detect signs of emergency situations./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with other staff, guests, and supervisors./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near and color vision and depth perception./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Ability to work primarily with fingers to pick, pinch, type and carry out substantial movements (motions) of the wrists and hands as well./span/span/span/li /ul pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"strongspan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"SPECIFIC JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES/span/strong/span/span/span/p p style="margin-left:24px"span style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and demonstrate that he or she can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of knowledge, skills, and abilities:/span/span/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"span style="color:#2f3639"nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Organizational and time management skills/span/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand the primary language used in the workplace.nbsp;/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Requires good communication skills, both verbal and written./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Must be detail oriented with outstanding organizational and communication skills./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Ability to effectively deal with internal and external customers some of whom will require high levels of patience, tact and diplomacy and collect accurate information to resolve conflicts./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Self-driven and able to work independently./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Experience in using cutting tools, cookware and bakeware/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Knowledge of various cooking procedures and methods (grilling, baking, boiling etc.)/span/span/span/span/li /ul pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"strongspan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"EDUCATION/span/strong/span/span/span/p p style="margin-left:24px"span style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"High school or equivalent education required. /span/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"strongspan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"EXPERIENCE/span/strong/span/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"cooking experience, preferably high volume./span/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Catering experience a plus/span/span/span/span/span/li /ul pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"strongspan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"LICENSES OR CERTIFICATIONS/span/strong/span/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Food Handlers certification based on state requirements./span/span/spanspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"nbsp; nbsp;/span/span/span/li /ul pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"strongspan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"GROOMING/span/strong/span/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"All Staff Members must maintain a neat, clean, and well-groomed appearance per Azul Hospitality standards. nbsp;Refer to the property specific required grooming and uniform standards policy./span/span/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"strongspan style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"ATTENDANCE/span/strong/span/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:14px"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Regular attendance in conformance with the standards, which may be established by Azul Hospitality, from time to time, is essential to the successful performance of this position. nbsp;Staff with irregular attendance / tardiness will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. Upon employment, all staff is required to fully comply with Azul Hospitality rules and regulations for the safe and effective operation of the hotelrsquo;s facilities. Staff members who violate hotel rules and regulations will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. nbsp;Due to the cyclical nature of the hospitality industry, staff members may be required to work varying schedules to reflect the business needs of the hotel. In addition, attendance at all scheduled training sessions and meetings is required. nbsp;This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that a staff member in this position may be asked to perform from time to time./span/span/span/span/p h4Qualifications/h4br