Line Cook

The Rhododendron Café is the BEST First Hill neighborhood restaurant. We provide creative food, fine spirits, gracious hospitality, and genuine warmth. Located in The Inn at Virginia Mason, we are an affordable, fun, comfortable and cozy dining alternative to the other food and beverage options available on the Virginia Mason Medical Center campus and surrounding First Hill neighborhood.

Apply online here! - https://748.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePortal/en-US/chi/Posting/View/749
Applications are also accepted at 6001 Spring Street, Seattle, WA 98104 at the Rhododendron Cafe

We are currently seeking Line Cooks of all abilities!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Utilizes specification sheets to prepare daily preparation requirements, maintains par levels of necessary items
• Prepares new menu items under direction of supervisor
• Ensures attractive, consistent presentations of food items, both buffet and plated
• Interacts/supervises line cooks to monitor quality, presentation and consistency of food items prepared
• Handles all needs and accommodates customer requests in a timely manner
• Sets up, re-stocks, maintains, and cleans food preparation areas
• Responsible for ensuring presentation standards are meet for all hot and cold items
• Reads and interprets recipes
• Conducts product inventories, ordering and receiving of product
• Responsible for team maintenance of grooming standards
• Responsible for team adherence to standards for sanitation and safe food handling
• Responsible for all opening and closing kitchen procedures

Qualifications, Education, and/or Experience:
• 2+ years in industry
• Able to cook proteins to pre-determined temperatures
• Necessary State Food Handler's License(s)
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instruction, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to effectively present information in one on one and small group situations to other employees of the organization
• Working knowledge of all mother and minor sauces
• Working knowledge of proper butchering techniques
• Knowledge of specialized equipment: Mastering of slicer, Robo-coup, Hobart, convection ovens
• Must possess knife skills, the ability to adjust preparations for flavor, and accommodate customer's needs in a timely manner

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this team member. He or she will be required to follow other instructions and perform other work-related duties requested by his or her supervisor.

Depending on employment status and location, Columbia Hospitality team members may be eligible for a generous benefit package, which may include:
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401k Match
• Employee Assistance Program
• PTO Plan
• Other

Apply online here! - https://748.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePortal/en-US/chi/Posting/View/749

Company Description

Columbia Hospitality is a premier hospitality management company focused on the personal success and growth of its team members. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Columbia Hospitality employs nearly sixteen hundred people to serve the needs of our upscale, award-winning hospitality venues.

Columbia Hospitality Values
Sincerity | Enthusiasm | Accountability | Respect | Creativity | Honesty

Own the values. Make it fun. Get it Done. OMG!

Work location: Seattle, WA