Banquet Cook

Description

We are looking for our next great team member to join us as a Banquet Cook in our Banquets department. We are committed to providing you with:

• Highly competitive wages
• An exceptional benefit plan for eligible associates & your family members
• 401K matching program for eligible associates
• Flexible scheduling to allow you to focus on what is important to you
• Discounts with our Crescent managed properties in North America for you & your family members
• Additional hotel discounts with Marriott International brand hotels
• Free Parking
• Free Meal during your shift
• Quarterly employee appreciation events to celebrate all your hard work!

Marriott Syracuse Downtown seeks Banquet Cook (Full-Time) to organize, prepare and cook all food items in assigned stations for banquets and restaurant meals and assists the chef in training and support of the kitchen staff.

Here is what you will be doing each day as a Banquet Cook:

• Prepare and cook food according to recipes quality standards, presentation standards and food preparation checklist. Date all food containers and rotate.
• Inspects, selects and uses food items of the highest quality in the preparation of all menu items.
• Check pars for shift use, determine necessary preparation, freezer pull and line set up. Note any items out of stock or shortages. Keep buffet items stocked.
• Prepare food for banquets as required following specifications of banquet event orders.
• Work banquet food stations as scheduled by chef.
• Operate, maintain and properly clean deep fryer, broiler, stove, steamer, food processor, mixer, slicer, oven steam table, tilt kettle, waffle iron and flat top grill.
• Perform any other job-related duties as assigned.

Does this sound like you?

You possess a self-starting personality with an even disposition and can maintain a professional appearance and manner at all times. You can communicate well with guests and are willing to “pitch-in” and help co- workers with their job duties and be a team player. Our customers are what we are about. One of the keys to a positive guest experience is positive interaction with Crescent staff. It is essential that you remain professional at all times, and that you treat all guests and associates with courtesy and respect, under all circumstances. You understand & believe that every Crescent associate is a guest relations ambassador, every working minute of every day.

• Flexible availability is required as the Banquet Cook & team are driven by events.
• Experience cooking in large scale kitchens and/or for catering, events and/or banquets required.
• SafeServ & Food Handling training required & provided at no cost, if you do not have a valid certificate.

At Crescent Hotels & Resorts we strive to create a great place to work where associates at all levels of our organization are respected for their differences, just like the guests and owners we serve. That’s why we are dedicated to creating an environment that facilitates open and honest conversations about race, equity, diversity, and inclusion. By examining our own beliefs and behaviors, we can create change through training, recruiting, and promoting diverse talent to strengthen our culture.

Qualifications

Experience working as a cook/chef in a banquet, catering or restaurant setting required

Experience

• Required

  2 years:

  Experience working as a cook/chef in a banquet, catering or restaurant setting required

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