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.

Southbridge Hotel and Conference Center

Our Hotel

When construction on the Southbridge Hotel & Conference Center began in 2000, the aim was to preserve and restore the architectural heritage of the American Optical Company, an eyeglass and optics manufacturer and innovator that called Southbridge, MA, home for 160 years. The result – which seamlessly blended historic touches like a brick façade, grand spiraling staircase and hand-carved marble fireplace with light-infusing floor-to-ceiling windows – was a one-of-a-kind combination of contemporary aesthetic and traditional New England charm.

Our 24,000 square feet of state-of-the-art event facilities and award-winning service set us as the best conference center in Central New England. Our spacious, beautifully appointed rooms and resort-style amenities like the Focus Fitness Center, superb cuisine

at Shades Lounge and Visions Restaurant and a tranquil courtyard with a fire pit, offer abundant opportunities for relaxing. And our convenient setting near Sturbridge, MA is less than an hour’s drive from Boston, Springfield, Hartford, CT, and Providence, RI.

Whether you’ve visiting for a meeting or special event at the hotel, just strolling around historic Old Sturbridge Village for a few days, touring craft breweries, like Tree House Brewing Company or attending popular nearby events like the Brimfield Antique Show, the Southbridge Hotel & Conference Center is the perfect choice of hotels.