Job Description

Responsibilities

Plan, prep, set up and provide quality service in all areas of cold food production to include, but not limited to cold menu items, cold line specials, displays/ presentations of cheeses, fruits, salads, dressings, compotes, vegetables, sandwiches, and desserts in accordance with standards and plating guide specifications. Maintain organization, cleanliness and sanitation of work areas and equipment.

Be available to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, holidays, and varied shifts.
Creates and designs new and unique menu items.
Assists the Executive Chef in the establishment of department budgets and the adherence to budget guidelines.
Ensure that all food and beverage products are consistently prepared and served according to hotel standards.
Ensure that all equipment is kept clean and kept in excellent working condition through personal inspection and by following the culinary preventative maintenance programs.
Fully understand and comply with all federal, state, county and municipal regulations that pertain to health, safety, and labor requirements of the kitchen areas, associates, and guests.

Qualifications

Proven experience as a prep cook or relevant role.
Great attention to detail and creativity.
High school diploma or equivalent; culinary certification and food safety certification preferred.
In depth knowledge of sanitation principles, food preparation and baking techniques and nutrition. Safe food handling certificate preferred.
Ability to satisfactorily communicate with guests, management, and co-workers to their understanding.
Physical strength and stamina to spend long hours standing and performing repetitive motions.

Wellsworth Hotel

Gracefully blending historic touches with a contemporary feel and resort-style amenities, the Wellsworth Hotel near Sturbridge, MA, is the ideal setting for work and leisure. Our stately hotel preserves the architectural heritage of the American Optical Company, an eyeglass and optics manufacturer and innovator that called Southbridge, MA, home for 160 years. Today, guests feel the grandeur of an earlier era within the brick façade as they ascend the grand, spiral staircase and mingle by the hand-carved marble fireplace. This is history, hotel and home, redefined.