Cook 2 - Intermediate Line (Full-Time)

pspanspanBe part of our talented culinary team as /spanispanstrongCook 2/strong/span/ispan at The Grand Hyatt Indian Wells Resort Villas. Located in Greater Palm Springs, Grand Hyatt has completed a property-wide renovation and up-branding from Regency to Grand. Grand Hyatt features 531 newly transformed luxury guestrooms, suites, casita-style villas, and two brand new Celebrity Chef (Angelo Sosa) food beverage venues. Set within the perfect backdrop of scenic Indian Wells, this property is a destination favorite as it is positioned to take hospitality to a new level./span/span/ppspanspanstrongThe Cook 2/strong is an intermediate-level position in Culinary /span/spanspanspanresponsible for preparing food at the hotel’s restaurants or main kitchens, processing customer orders, producing meals and cleaning their workspace throughout the day to follow health and safety guidelines. Cooks follow recipes consistently, make adjustments based on customer requests, communicate with wait staff and prepare garnishes to make an attractive presentation for each meal./span/span/ppspanspanThe pay rate for this position is $18.50 - $19.25 hourly. This is the pay rate for this position that the Grand Hyatt Indian Wells reasonably expects to pay. Decisions regarding individual salaries will be based on a number of factors, such as experience and education./span/span/ppspanspanResponsibilities include, but not limited to:/span/span/pullispanspanEnsure ingredients and final products are fresh/span/span/lilispanspanFollow recipes, including measuring, weighing and mixing ingredients/span/span/lilispanspanBake, grill, steam and boil meats, vegetables, fish, poultry and other foods/span/span/lilispanspanPresent, garnish and arrange final dishes/span/span/lilispanspanOccasionally serve food/span/span/lilispanspanMaintain a clean and safe work area, including handling utensils, equipment and dishes/span/span/lilispanspanHandle and store ingredients and food/span/span/lilispanspanMaintain food safety and sanitation standards/span/span/lilispanspanClean and sanitize work areas, equipment and utensils/span/span/lilispanspanExecute opening and closing procedures/span/span/lilispanspanSet up workstations with required ingredients and equipment/span/span/lilispanspanCheck the quality and freshness of ingredients/span/span/li/ulpspanispanstrongWe Offer Excellent Benefits:/strong/span/i/span/ppspanspanMedical, Dental, and Vision Insurance/span/span/ppspanspan401k Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match/span/span/ppspanspanFree Room Nights at Hyatt Hotels and Friend Family Discounts/span/span/ppspanspanPaid Vacation, Paid Sick Days/span/span/ppspanspanFree Lunch Meals during shift/span/span/ppspanspanTuition Reimbursement - $1000 per year/span/span/pbr ul lispanspanspanRiverside County Food Handler's license./span/span/span/li lispanspanspanKnowledge of safety procedures, including safe temperatures at which ingredients must be kept, and to which food must be prepared to avoid foodborne illness/span/span/span/li lispanspanspanAbility to work as part of a team, collaborating on complex dishes/span/span/span/li lispanspanspanInterpersonal skills to interact with a variety of other people, such as wait-staff, dishwashers, management and sometimes customers/span/span/span/li lispanspanspanCalm demeanor to work in a high-stress, fast-paced environment/span/span/span/li lispanspanspanAccountability for the dishes they prepare measuring up to the expectations of management and customers alike/span/span/span/li lispanspanspanComprehension and organization to follow direct orders and recipes/span/span/span/li lispanspanspanCorrectly prepare dishes to the standards of the restaurant/span/span/span/li lispanspanspanManual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to handle tools, such as knife techniques for chopping, slicing, cutting and dicing/span/span/span/li lispanspanspanAbility to stand in one place for hours at a time, handle extreme heat and work shifts/span/span/span/li lispanspanspanGood physical stamina to stand and walk long distances throughout shift./span/span/span/li lispanspanspanspanSchedule availability to work weekends, and holidays, flexible to work varied AM and PM shifts/span. /span/span/span/li /ul