We are looking to add a cook to our kitchen team at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City. As a private, members-only club, we pride ourselves in offering outstanding hospitality to our members and guests in a warm and professional atmosphere. We hope to add both a passionate and self-motivated cook to our team.
We've have recently completed a complete renovation of our course and clubhouse and are seeking staff who will share our enthusiasm to be a part of this new phase of our 102-year-old club.
The ideal candidate should be someone that is passionate about daily food operations and preparing wonderful dishes for our diners. The Line Cook is responsible for maintaining menu efficiency & food production for each of the various areas throughout the clubhouse. These areas include but are not limited to our Restaurant, Quick Turn & Banquet Room which vary in size from a la carte individual meals to 150+ person banquets as well as large professional Golf tournaments.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• * Assisting with stocking and setting up the kitchen stations
• Preparing food including cleaning and cutting the ingredients and cooking main dishes, desserts, appetizers, and snacks
• Plating prepared foods based on Executive Chef’s guidance.
• Working with servers to ensure that orders are completed according to request and on time.
• Washing and cleaning the kitchen and cooking utensils and storing the equipment at the end of shifts
• Ensuring that the kitchen operation procedures and hygiene meet food safety standards and regulations.
• Ensures recipes & menus are executed to the expected level of standard for all restaurant outlets and club events.
• Ensures that high standards of cleanliness and sanitation are always maintained throughout the kitchen area.
• Makes recommendations for maintenance, repair, and upkeep of the kitchen, its equipment, and other areas of the club.
• Evaluates food products to ensure that quality standards are consistently obtained.
Qualification Requirements
• * Great teamwork skills & attention to detail
• Positive outlook & outgoing personality
• Previous Kitchen experience (2+ years preferred)
• Experience in a wide range of cooking techniques and styles
• Ability to follow direction & meet quality standards.
• Flexible availability
• CA State Serv-Safe certification required.
Language Skills
Ability communicate fluently in English and understand food orders, tickets and verbal communication regarding preparation, order execution and all other job related tasks.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; talk; or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to use hands of finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to sit and reach with hands and arms.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.