Cook I

Position Overview

We care about your career and are known for having the absolute best people in the industry. When you join us as a Cook 1 you start a unique opportunity to become celebrated as the very best in your field. You’ll learn not only from your fellow Legends, but also through our award-winning learning academy, so that you can achieve the highest standards of craft, service, and leadership and become a legend in your own story.

What you'll get

As a Cook 1 at The Beverly Hills Hotel, here are just some of the great benefits you will receive: 

 

• Complimentary stays with breakfast included in all 10 Dorchester Collection hotels – stay once a year at each hotel! (Subject to availability & seniority terms)

 

• 50% off at bars and restaurants within all of our Dorchester Collection hotels

 

• World class development opportunities (Service Excellence Training, Diversity Equity Inclusion & Belonging Trainings, Monthly Lunch & Learns)

 

• Social events throughout the year, including Quarterly Employee Appreciation Day events, Quarterly Employee Awards, Annual End of Year Gala

 

• Free Meals on Duty OR Workday Lunches in the form of a prepaid contactless card

 

• Exclusive Access to a discount platform featuring 1000s of retailers

 

• Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision Benefit

• Competitive retirement scheme

 

As a Cook 1 at The Beverly Hills Hotel, your compensation will be $34.20 per hour.

What you'll do

You’ll love what you do and take pride in delighting our guests:

A day in the life of our Cook-1s … it demands high levels of energy in order to keep up. They need consistency even though the days are never alike; and creativity to tackle daily adventures. Listing all of the tasks that our Cook 1’s accomplish would be lengthy but the list below is essential to know. 

 

• Our Cook-1s are responsible for preparing ingredients for cooking, set-up, clean-up and break down work station.

• Wash and disinfect kitchen area including tables, tools, knives, and equipment.

• Prepare ingredients for cooking, including portioning, chopping, and storing.

• Assist all culinary outlets as needed and must be able to work every station in the kitchen with success.

• Partner with Supervisor to achieve all daily challenges. Work flow is highly productive requires minimum training, highly efficient and showing good time management. Assist with development of cook 2/3/4 by showing some guidance in prep and organization, including item counts and other kitchen SOP’s.

• Prepare and cook food to ensure our guests receives nothing but the best experience.

 

• Sometimes our guests have special requests involving dietary and/or allergy restrictions. Our Cook-1s offer suggestions of ways to improve guests’ experiences through new food offerings and ideas to drive revenue and even create special dishes for occasions such as birthdays and weddings. Most of these requests are fulfilled by our Cook-1s. 

• Our hotels are truly luxury hotels. This requires preventing and correcting the imperfections and blemishes that tend to come up. Our Cook-1s are relied upon to report these and work with several other positions to correct. 

• Communication is what keeps our departments running perfectly. Our Cook-1s must communicate with other departments and extended hotel team in order to ensure the alignment remains.

The items shared are essential. However, to ensure consistency, our Cook-1s are provided with specifics on how we care for their department and our hotel. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be able to bend, stoop, squat and stretch to fulfil cleaning tasks occasionally. Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity. Must have physical stamina to lift, carry, push and pull moderate amounts of weight up to 50lbs. Ability to stand for long periods of time. Ability to work flexible schedules and various shifts.

What you'll bring

• You’ll bring your unique personality and passion to the role and the team.

 

• All of our employees are ambassadors of our Vision, Values and culture. Our Cook-1s do this with all they do.

 

• English is the primary language used in our hotel. Our Cook-1s must feel comfortable communicating in this language.

 

• Attention to detail is critical for our this role.

 

• We pride in nurturing an environment where Working Together is a must. Our Cook-1s are our biggest champions of this.

 

• Our hotels operate nonstop, this require flexibility from everyone on the team.