Cook 2 I Banquets

Omni Hotels & Resorts•Oklahoma City, OK

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Come and join our team at this 605-room convention center hotel in the heart of downtown Oklahoma City. Our luxury hotel is located next to the Paycom Center (OKC Thunder), the Oklahoma Convention Center and across the street from the 70-acre Scissortail Park. The property includes Mokara Spa, six food & beverage outlets, 76,000 square feet of meeting and event space, a retail outlet, fitness center, and rooftop pool. Omni Oklahoma City Hotel’s associates enjoy a dynamic and exciting work environment, comprehensive training, along with the pride that comes from working for a company with a reputation for exceptional service. If you are a friendly, motivated person, with a passion to serve others, the Omni Oklahoma City Hotel may be your perfect match. Banquet Cook 2 Overview: Provide high quality standards and procedures in preparing/serving all banquet food.

Requirements

Required to have at least 4 years culinary experience in a hotel or restaurant kitchen.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as organizational skills.
Advanced knife skills required.
Must have basic mathematical skills and an understanding of weights and measures so as to be able to follow recipes.
Must be familiar with batch and quantity cooking
Must have the ability to work in a fast paced high pressure work environment while executing delegated tasks and assignments.
Flexible Scheduling to include nights, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to stand for extended periods of time (at least 8 hours/shift).
Must be able to lift, push, pull, and carry moderate weight.
Must be able to walk/stand for extended periods of time, with frequent bending and twisting.
Must be able to attain a valid Food Handler certification upon hire.
Must be able to utilize culinary tools (knives, commercial equipment, etc.) and taste/smell.

Nice To Haves

Culinary degree and/or formal training is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Efficiently prepare all food items as directed by supervisor and to the company specifications, with limited supervision from management.
Maintain safe food handling procedures at all times.
Ability to understand large scale food production and times required to complete tasks.
Good knowledge of culinary fundamentals and techniques.
Maintain kitchen sanitation in accordance with health department guidelines
A proper understanding of how to properly and safely us all culinary equipment.
Required to learn all menu items produced by assigned station.
Ensure station is set for service 15 minutes prior to service.
The ability to do plate presentations that meet our specifications.
Prepare a mixture of buffet and plated style items
Production of orders to include Grilling, Roasting, and Baking fish, steaks, chicken and shellfish.
Perform work assignments to meet proper quantities within a necessary time frame.
Ability to communicate with other team members.
Maintain a positive and professional attitude in stressful situations.
Attend required monthly department meetings and company trainings.
Complete other duties as assigned by management.