Banquet Cook 1 - AM - Omni Hotels & Resorts

Location:

Charlottesville Hotel

 

 

The Omni Charlottesville Hotel offers 208 beautifully appointed guestrooms and suites featuring panoramic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, along with a full service restaurant and 12,000 square feet of meeting space. The Omni is located in the heart of downtown at the base of the downtown pedestrian mall. Our location offers a wide variety of local restaurants, pubs, entertainment venues, or even just to take a scenic walk and enjoy the culture of Charlottesville. There are numerous local historic sites that have played a unique role in American history which include: Monticello, the University of Virginia, Ash Lawn-Highland, Historic Court Square and Michie Tavern. Our Blue Ridge Parkway offers unmatched views and our very own downtown mall features daily entertainment at the four theaters which offer live music, movies and theatrical performances.

Although we have a beautiful property and location, our associates are what separate us from the rest of the hotels. Our culture provides an atmosphere that allows our associates to learn and grow in their professional development in a fun environment. We strongly encourage promotions from within our company, and as a result, our staff has a solid hospitality foundation. Our diverse staff comes from many different countries in the world and provides a fantastic atmosphere to develop both from a professional and personal level. Although we offer a complete benefit package for all of our full-time associates, all of our associates are provided the greatest benefit of all which is “opportunity”.

Job Description:

Provide high quality standards and procedures in preparing/serving all banquet food.  

Responsibilities:

• Maintain kitchen sanitation in accordance with health department guidelines
• Insure station is set for service 15 minutes prior to service.
• Required to learn all menu items produced by assigned station.
• Perform work assignments to meet proper quantities within a necessary time frame.
• Prepare a mixture of buffet and plated style items
• Production of orders to include Grilling, Roasting, and Baking fish, steaks, chicken and shellfish.
• Maintain safe food handling procedures at all times

Qualifications:

• Advanced Knife skills required.
• Minimum 1 year banquet culinary experience, preferably in high volume upscale hotel banquet 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.
• Must have ServSafe Food Handlers Certification or be able to attain certification 

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