Cook I Serea (Seasonal) - Hotel del Coronado, A Curio Collection by Hilton
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Description
Here's what you'll do during a typical day:
- Prepare high-quality dishes: Prepare menu items according to designated recipes and quality standards
- Delight our guests: Manage guest orders efficiently while ensuring a positive dining experience
- Execute complex recipes: Maintain a strong knowledge of menu offerings, handle complex recipes, and oversee stations, execution, quality control and inventory checks
- Inspect and finalize plates: Inspect all preparations and dishes ahead of serving to ensure they meet quality and presentation standards
- Maintain a clean and organized workspace: Keep food service stations stocked and sanitary while following proper food handling, storage, and safety protocols
- Manage product and operational needs: Coordinate timing and plating, manage/direct cooks during shifts, assist with inventory checks, ordering, shift briefings and some special features
- Comply with regulatory standards: Maintain compliance with health, safety, sanitation, and alcohol awareness regulations, ensuring the highest standards of guest and team member well-being
Qualifications
What It Takes to Make the Stay
At Hilton, our core values define what it takes to succeed here and guide the qualities we look for in every team member:
A passion for spreading the light and warmth of Hospitality. Acting with Integrity and always doing the right thing. Inspiring others through Leadership. A belief that Teamwork drives the best outcomes. A sense of Ownership and accountability. And a focus on the Now, bringing urgency and discipline to every moment, knowing it can make a lasting impact.
About this role
At Hotel del Coronado, you'll work as a Cook I in a high-volume kitchen environment preparing dishes to established recipes and quality standards. Your day involves managing your station, executing complex recipes, coordinating timing with other cooks, and ensuring every plate meets the hotel's presentation and quality expectations before it reaches guests. You'll also handle inventory checks, assist with ordering, and lead briefings—balancing hands-on cooking with some supervisory responsibilities during your shifts.
This role demands strong technical cooking skills, knowledge of diverse menu offerings, and the ability to work efficiently under pressure while maintaining strict food safety and sanitation standards. You'll need to manage multiple priorities simultaneously: inspecting preparations, keeping your workspace organized and stocked, directing other cooks, and staying compliant with health and regulatory requirements. The position is seasonal and full-time, based in Coronado, California.
Hilton emphasizes hospitality values—integrity, teamwork, leadership, and accountability—as core to success here. If you're looking for a structured kitchen role at a recognized luxury property with clear operational standards and an established workplace culture, this could be a strong fit.
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