Production Cook II

Location

Shoreham Hotel

Nestled in the Woodley Park neighborhood of Washington, DC, the Omni Shoreham Hotel is a true urban oasis within the Capitol City. Associates pride themselves as being a part of a historic landmark serving as host to numerous presidents, dignitaries, political events and inaugural balls.

Associates can enjoy and be rewarded by several career development opportunities and the environment to grow one's career into various areas of the hotel including leadership roles. The Omni Shoreham Hotel associates consistently rank their place of employment as one of the Best Places to Work by the Washington Business Journal and scored the hotel with the highest ever results on the Associate Engagement Survey in 2012.

Associates at the Omni Shoreham Hotel are proud of being a true part of an extended family and many have spent their entire careers within the hotel, some with over 4 decades of service! We celebrate these milestones and as well as many other successes on a monthly basis during our all associate rallies, "Hibiscus Huddles, "in honor of our company logo.

Job Description

To provide technical and administrative assistance to the Executive Sous Chef and ensures effective operation of the kitchen and food production outlets.

Responsibilities

• Support lead cook and supervisor
• Help to train new employee.
• Control quality and consistency of all food served.
• Insure station is set for service 15 minutes prior to service.
• Insure all food supplies necessary for service are in appropriate supply on a timely basis.
• Assist in controlling food cost.
• Required to learn all menu items produced by assigned station.
• Refrigeration and serving of cold food.
• Production of orders.
• Help to make sure of product availability for all outlets items.
• Directs proper sanitation of all kitchen facilities and equipment.
• Keep kitchen clean and organize every day by any business
• Ensure staff follows Ecosure rules and procedures.
• Ensures that all kitchen equipment is in good working order.
• Report proper maintenance of all walk-in coolers (rotation of food products and cleanliness).
• Ensure food quality and consistency.
• Knows hotel and kitchen expectations and the proper guidelines.

Qualifications

• Advanced Knife skills required.
• Minimum 1 year culinary experience, preferably in high volume upscale hotel operation.
• Must be familiar with all cooking techniques.
• Must be familiar with batch and quantity cooking.
• Must have the ability to multi-task.
• The ability to stand/walk for long periods of time and lift/carry/push/pull up to 50 pounds.
• Flexible scheduling to include nights, weekends, and holidays.

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