Banquet Cook III

Support banquet food production end to end for a hospitality team in Carlsbad, CA (onsite). This Banquet Cook III role focuses on consistent, quality-driven output while maintaining sanitation and safety standards during daily service. You will prepare items using quality predetermined methods, keep stations ready for scheduled functions, and coordinate regularly with culinary leadership and related Food & Beverage departments to ensure timely banquet service.

What you’ll be doing

• Prepare food items for customers using a quality predetermined method in a timely and consistent manner.
• Set up your station with the required mise en place to support all banquet functions.
• Follow daily sanitation and safety practices to support total customer satisfaction.
• Consult with the Kitchen Supervisor, Sous Chef, or Executive Chef daily, and coordinate with other departments directly related to the Food & Beverage operation.
• Participate in long range planning activities.
• Participate, support, and make recommendations for ongoing hotel programs tied to continuous improvement and networking.

Requirements

• High school or equivalent education.
• 6 month Cook or Prep Cook experience in a full service restaurant.
• Culinary certification or equivalent is preferred.
• Must have a valid Food Handler’s Card.
• Ability to obtain and/or maintain any government-required licenses, certificates, or permits.
• Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand the primary language(s) used in the workplace, and read/write to facilitate communication.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with basic computational ability.
• Ability to read recipes and follow instructions.
• Ability to recognize and correct insufficiencies on stations and train for corrections.
• Most work tasks are performed indoors.
• Temperature can be extreme, including working in freezers (-10°F) and kitchens (+110°F), possibly for one hour or more.
• Must be able to sit at a desk for up to 5 hours per day; walking and standing are required for the rest of the workday.
• Ability to handle knives, pots, mirrors, or other display items, and transport and carry items up to 50 pounds within the kitchen.
• Ability to perform cutting skills on work surfaces with cutting boards at 3 to 4 feet in height, including banquet kitchen, prep kitchen, and bake shop environments.
• Proper usage and handling of kitchen machinery including slicers, buffalo chopper, grinders, mixers, and other equipment.
• Ability to self-demonstrate culinary techniques, including cutting, cooking principles, plate presentation, and safety and sanitation practices.
• Subject to noise and high stress, fast-paced food service with quality and consistency.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, squat, and lift up to 50 lbs. on a regular and continuing basis.
• Must be able to push and pull carts and equipment up to 250 lbs. occasionally.
• Dexterity and sensory abilities required for tasks involving grasping, writing, repetitive motions, listening/hearing, visual acuity, and near/color vision and depth perception.
• Finger dexterity required to operate office equipment such as computers, printers, 10-key adding machine, electric typewriter, multi-line touch tone phone, filing cabinets, FAX machines, photocopiers, dolly, and other needed tools.
• Maintain a neat, clean, and well-groomed appearance per Westin/Solea Carlsbad’s standards.

Schedule and compliance

• Regular attendance in line with hotel standards is essential; irregular attendance may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.
• Due to the cyclical nature of hospitality, schedules may vary based on business needs.
• Attendance at all scheduled training sessions and meetings is required.
• Upon employment, comply with Westin/Solea Carlsbad Resort & Spa rules and regulations for safe and effective hotel operations; violations may lead to disciplinary action up to and including termination.
• This description is not exhaustive and may include other duties as needed.

Compensation: $25 to $27 per hour.

Location: Carlsbad, CA (onsite).