What are the responsibilities and job description for the Prep/Line Cook - The Embers Hotel position at Hay Creek Hotels?
Job Description
Prep/Line Cook
The Restaurant at Embers, is actively searching for a creative, fast-paced, and professional Prep/Line Cook to join our Culinary Team. Our restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner 7 days a week in season for hotel guests and locals.
Tucked in the quaint mountain town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, The Embers Hotel offers 36 guest rooms and suites with full-service restaurant and al fresco dining patio. Managed by Hay Creek Hotels, this boutique location embodies a fireside retreat with 4-star service in an approachable, natural setting.
$17-$19 per hour.
Job Summary
Hay Creek offers an extensive benefit and incentive package, including;
Founded in 2005, Hay Creek Hotels was created specifically to combine the intimacy of a boutique hotel with world-class cuisine, cutting-edge technology, unparalleled guest service and the exclusive amenities of a luxury inn. At Hay Creek Hotels, our passion is to pioneer superior service and inspire excitement within the small, independent hotel sector: to "Delight & Surprise" our guests every day. These values are driven by the idea that the best hotels and restaurants are the ones that draw on the spirit, culture and character of their locales. From meticulously renovated historic properties to exciting new-build hotels, we offer some of the most unique and interesting lodging and dining destinations in the United States. Our hotels and resorts are designed to reflect their respective neighborhoods and serve as good neighbors by participating in community events and causes. Through environmentally responsible design and day-to-day management, we adhere to best practices for sustainable operations at every location.
Bringing a hyper-local focus to the hotel dining experience, the restaurants in the Hay Creek Hotels collection form deep connections with respected local farms and providers. Our chefs seamlessly integrate their regions’ finest meats, seafood and produce with contemporary cooking styles and flavors. Each Hay Creek restaurant is distinguished by sophisticated yet casual ambiance and cuisine that delivers both comfort and surprise with each bite. We are not the average box hotel, and this is not the average dining experience. Dishes are created each night with the perfect balance of texture, flavor, and presentation. Farm-to-table food brings sensational seasonal menus with creative twists on old classics.
Keyword: food & beverage, culinary, chef, executive chef, sous chef, kitchen, line cook, prep cook, restaurant, hotel, banquets, catering
Prep/Line Cook
The Restaurant at Embers, is actively searching for a creative, fast-paced, and professional Prep/Line Cook to join our Culinary Team. Our restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner 7 days a week in season for hotel guests and locals.
Tucked in the quaint mountain town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, The Embers Hotel offers 36 guest rooms and suites with full-service restaurant and al fresco dining patio. Managed by Hay Creek Hotels, this boutique location embodies a fireside retreat with 4-star service in an approachable, natural setting.
$17-$19 per hour.
Job Summary
- Work closely with the Sous Chef and Executive Chef to ensure that all items needed are in stock. Maintain daily pars and place inventory orders as needed.
- Regularly make table visits to ensure guest satisfaction.
- Practice and enforce proper food storage safety, allergy awareness, compliance with health department code, and all other safety and security policies and procedures.
- Oversee all work stations, often assisting in completing daily prep and working on each station.
- Enforce quality control of food at all times. Coordinate with the Sous Chef and Executive Chef on proper food preparation, execution, and plate presentation.
- Maintain cleanliness of workstation, kitchen area, and walk in cooler/freezer.
- Assist in training other culinary team members as needed.
- Participate in the execution of special events, private parties, and banquets.
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- 2 years of recent Culinary experience in a high volume, full service restaurant.
- Inspired to work with food and passionate about our hospitality industry.
- Excellent Knife skills.
- Open to learn new skills.
- Must continuously demonstrate a positive, upbeat and customer-focused attitude.
- Flexibility to work nights or mornings, weekends, holidays, and busy seasonal days.
Hay Creek offers an extensive benefit and incentive package, including;
- Insurance Benefit package, to include Company-funded Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Accident, and Critical Illness.
- Competitive Salary/Wages
- Competitive Paid Time Off Structure including Vacation, Sick, Holiday Pay, Jury Duty Leave, and Bereavement Leave.
- Standard Annual Performance/Salary Reviews
- Merit and Cost of Living Adjustments
- Complimentary Meals Daily
- Free Parking
- Employee and Friends & Family Lodging Discounts as low as forty-nine dollars per night at all HCH Properties.
- Discounts at specific property partners (NEIRA, Historic Hotels of America).
- 50% Discount when Dining at any HCH Property.
- Industry Discounts through Working Advantage (Entertainment Tickets, Hotels, Rental Cars, Outdoor Activities, Restaurants, etc.).
- Discounts at each of our Spas, Golf Courses, Fitness rooms/programs and other featured amenities.
- Supportive, open-door policy work environment.
- Work Culture that is fun, energetic and motivating.
- Employee Recognition Program - 'Delight and Surprise Dollars'
- Accelerated Career Advancement to include professional enrichment, conferences & classes, and manager in training programs.
Founded in 2005, Hay Creek Hotels was created specifically to combine the intimacy of a boutique hotel with world-class cuisine, cutting-edge technology, unparalleled guest service and the exclusive amenities of a luxury inn. At Hay Creek Hotels, our passion is to pioneer superior service and inspire excitement within the small, independent hotel sector: to "Delight & Surprise" our guests every day. These values are driven by the idea that the best hotels and restaurants are the ones that draw on the spirit, culture and character of their locales. From meticulously renovated historic properties to exciting new-build hotels, we offer some of the most unique and interesting lodging and dining destinations in the United States. Our hotels and resorts are designed to reflect their respective neighborhoods and serve as good neighbors by participating in community events and causes. Through environmentally responsible design and day-to-day management, we adhere to best practices for sustainable operations at every location.
Bringing a hyper-local focus to the hotel dining experience, the restaurants in the Hay Creek Hotels collection form deep connections with respected local farms and providers. Our chefs seamlessly integrate their regions’ finest meats, seafood and produce with contemporary cooking styles and flavors. Each Hay Creek restaurant is distinguished by sophisticated yet casual ambiance and cuisine that delivers both comfort and surprise with each bite. We are not the average box hotel, and this is not the average dining experience. Dishes are created each night with the perfect balance of texture, flavor, and presentation. Farm-to-table food brings sensational seasonal menus with creative twists on old classics.
Keyword: food & beverage, culinary, chef, executive chef, sous chef, kitchen, line cook, prep cook, restaurant, hotel, banquets, catering
Salary : $17 - $19