Description:

Be part of our talented Culinary team as Cook 2 at the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort and Spa. Located in Greater Palm Springs, Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa is completing a property-wide renovation and upbranding from Regency to Grand. Set to debut in the spring of 2024, Grand Hyatt will feature 531 newly transformed luxury guestrooms, suites, casita-style villas, and two brand new Celebrity Chef (Angelo Sosa) food & beverage venues. Set within the perfect backdrop of scenic Indian Wells, this property will be a destination favorite as it is positioned to take hospitality to a new level in the destination.

We Offer Excellent Benefits:

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401k Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match

Free Room Nights at Hyatt Hotels and Friend & Family Discounts

Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Days

Free Lunch Meals during shift

Tuition Reimbursement - $1000 per year

The Cook 2 is an intermediate-level position in Culinary responsible for preparing food at the hotel’s restaurants or main kitchens, processing customer orders, producing meals and cleaning their workspace throughout the day to follow health and safety guidelines. Cooks follow recipes consistently, make adjustments based on customer requests, communicate with wait staff and prepare garnishes to make an attractive presentation for each meal.

The pay rate for this position is $18.50 - $19.25 hourly. This is the pay rate for this position that Hyatt Regency Indian Wells reasonably expects to pay. Decisions regarding individual salaries will be based on a number of factors, such as experience and education.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Ensure ingredients and final products are fresh

• Follow recipes, including measuring, weighing and mixing ingredients

• Bake, grill, steam and boil meats, vegetables, fish, poultry and other foods

• Present, garnish and arrange final dishes

• Occasionally serve food

• Maintain a clean and safe work area, including handling utensils, equipment and dishes

• Handle and store ingredients and food

• Maintain food safety and sanitation standards

• Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment and utensils

• Execute opening and closing procedures

• Set up workstations with required ingredients and equipment

• Check the quality and freshness of ingredients

Qualifications:

• Riverside County Food Handler's license.

• Knowledge of safety procedures, including safe temperatures at which ingredients must be kept, and to which food must be prepared to avoid foodborne illness

• Ability to work as part of a team, collaborating on complex dishes

• Interpersonal skills to interact with a variety of other people, such as wait-staff, dishwashers, management and sometimes customers

• Calm demeanor to work in a high-stress, fast-paced environment

• Accountability for the dishes they prepare measuring up to the expectations of management and customers alike

• Comprehension and organization to follow direct orders and recipes

• Correctly prepare dishes to the standards of the restaurant

• Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to handle tools, such as knife techniques for chopping, slicing, cutting and dicing

• Ability to stand in one place for hours at a time, handle extreme heat and work shifts

• Good physical stamina to stand and walk long distances throughout shift.

• Schedule availability to work weekends, and holidays, flexible to work varied AM and PM shifts.

Primary Location: US-CA-Indian Wells

Organization: Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort and Spa

Pay Basis: Hourly

Job Level: Full-time

Job: Culinary

Req ID: IND004242

Hyatt is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, disability, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status or any other group protected by law.