Full-Time Cook Day or Night Shift

Organization- Grand Hyatt Indian Wells Resort and Villas

Summary

Be part of our talented culinary team as Cook 2 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.

The Cook 2

The Cook 2 is an intermediate-level position in Culinary responsible 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.

The pay rate for this position is $21.00 - $23.00 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.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

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

We Offer Excellent Benefits:

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401k Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match

Free Room Nights at Hyatt Hotels and Friend & Family Discounts

Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Days

Free Lunch Meals during shift

Tuition Reimbursement - $1000 per year

Qualifications

Riverside County Food Handler's license.

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 wait-staff, dishwashers, management and sometimes customers

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 customers alike

Comprehension and organization to follow direct orders and recipes

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

Good physical stamina to stand and walk long distances throughout shift.

Schedule availability to work weekends, and holidays, flexible to work varied AM and PM shifts .

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