Cook I - Restaurants - Saltbreeze Job at CoralTree Hospitality in Fort Lauderdal

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Overview

South Florida’s beacon of hospitality, Pier Sixty-Six Resort, returned to Fort Lauderdale. From the famed superyacht marina to the iconic spires of the rotating Pier-Top lounge, a new world of elevated experiences is set to unfold around it. The lush 32-acre waterfront enclave hosts 325 guest rooms, suites, and villas, 91 Private Resort Residences, 12 restaurants and lounges, a luxurious spa, curated pool options, and a waterfront promenade with retail and dining. Every space is designed to inspire and relax with exceptional service and refined touches, creating extraordinary experiences. Pier Sixty-Six assembles over 600 diverse and talented Team Members to bring the resort to life and create a new legacy by providing memorable experiences and stellar service to guests and residents. We aspire to create a caring culture for our team with state-of-the-art facilities, a first-class employee dining room, and a focus on you as an individual including your welfare and well-being. Pier Sixty-Six invites dedicated, energetic, and polished hospitality enthusiasts eager for growth and stardom to join our team and enjoy highly competitive wages, comprehensive benefits, and a culture that honors and respects you.

Cook I

Reporting to the Sous Chef, you will support and provide excellent service within our culinary department. This high-volume position requires a passion for culinary arts and a service-oriented attitude.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with others to reach common goals.
• Prepare special meals or substitute items.
• Assist with stocking and setting up each station.
• Train new staff members in all preparation methods.
• Model 5‑star standards of excellence and execute the job role.
• Work clean in an organized fashion and keep the kitchen clean as you go.
• Communicate with colleagues and perform in the kitchen.
• Regulate temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
• Pull food from freezer storage and thaw in the refrigerator.
• Ensure proper portion, arrangement, and food garnish.
• Maintain food logs and monitor the quality and quantity of prepared food.
• Communicate assistance needed during busy periods.
• Inform Chef of excess food items for daily specials.
• Inform Food & Beverage service staff of menu specials and out‑of‑stock items.
• Maintain the quality of the food items and accept sanitation standards.
• Know operating all kitchen equipment (stoves, ovens, broilers, steamers, kettles).
• Basic mathematical skills for recipes, measurements, portion sizes.
• Read, write, speak, and understand English to complete requisitions and communicate with team members.
• Prepare and cook food according to recipes, quality standards, presentation standards, and food preparation checklist.

Additional Duties & Responsibilities

• Adhere to departmental policies and procedures.
• Assist management in hiring, training, scheduling, evaluating, counseling, disciplining, motivating, and coaching employees.
• Follow all company and safety and security policies and procedures; report maintenance needs, accidents, injuries, unsafe work conditions to manager and complete safety training and certifications.
• Maintain uniform and personal appearance; protect company assets.
• Anticipate and address guests’ service needs.
• Speak with others using clear and professional language.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships and support the team to reach common goals.
• Ensure adherence to quality expectations and standards.
• Stand, sit, or walk for an extended period.
• Reach overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, pulling, stooping. Move, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing less than or equal to 25 lb without assistance.
• Perform other reasonable job duties as requested by Supervisors.

Qualifications

• Must have at least 3 years of related work experience.
• Must have a technical, trade, or vocational school degree or experience.

Benefits

• Group medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.
• Participation in a pre‑tax flexible benefit plan for healthcare and dependent care reimbursement.
• An employee assistance program.
• Paid time off, sick time.
• Participation in a 401(k) plan with a company match.
• Complimentary team member meals.
• Complimentary room nights at CoralTree Hospitality managed properties.

Join us in creating unforgettable experiences for our guests, building vibrant communities, and shaping the future of travel and hospitality.