Cook

Job description

About Hyatt House South Melbourne:

At Hyatt, care connects us. We believe in the power of belonging - of making people feel at home no matter where they are in the world. We turn trips into journeys, encounters into experiences and jobs into careers.

Hyatt House hotels make guests feel genuinely at home with an elevated, spacious and perfectly self-sufficient experience. Hyatt House South Melbourne is part of the mixed-use Oasis Residences, a luxurious and elegant urban sanctuary designed by the renowned Hayball architects. Opening in 2025 with 97 rooms and a mix of den, studio and 1 bedroom suites, Hyatt House South Melbourne will offer living accommodations for longer stays designed to provide guests with all the comforts of home.

Cook at Hyatt House South Melbourne

An exciting pre-opening opportunity exists for Cooks to join our team at Hyatt House South Melbourne. This role offers the unique chance to be part of launching the Hyatt House brand in Australia, with the hotel scheduled to open at the beginning of 2025.As a Cook, you will be working within our Food and Beverage team to support the Chef de Partie, to ensure all employees deliver high standard of service for our customers. The responsibilities are not limited to:

· To embrace all Touches of Hyatt and the Food and Beverage Top 20 and ensure its implementation.
· To respond to the results of the Consumer Audit and ensure the relevant changes are implemented.
· To ensure that all dishes from the section are prepared consistently and according to standard recipes.
· To assist the Senior chef in ensuring those culinary standards comply with Company and Hotel Policies and Procedures and Minimum Standards.
· To monitor food and operating costs by reducing wastage.
· To become familiar with all sections of the kitchen to facilitate the flexible use of employees.
· To ensure that kitchen and operating equipment is maintained to a good standard with minimum breakage.

We are looking for someone who is curious minded, energetic, passionate, is connected to the latest and newest, this sounds like you we want to hear from you!

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Your background:

To be successful in this role you will require the following attributes:

·  Certificate of Hospitality IV (currently completing, or completed)
·  A current Victorian Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) certificate
·  Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively manage your time
·  The flexibility to work on a rotating roster, including weekends and public holidays

Benefits:

Hyatt House employees enjoy, but are not limited to;

·  In house training programs and initiatives
·  Discounted dining in our H Bar & Market
·  Complimentary hot beverages daily
·  Discounted staff parking $12 per day
·  Discounted and complimentary accommodation across Hyatt Hotels worldwide
·  Complimentary laundry for work related items

Our values of Empathy, Wellbeing, Experimentation, Inclusion, Integrity and Respect are at the core of what we do. Our family atmosphere is what keeps our associates highly engaged. To get a peek of how our colleagues experience the brand, check out #InAHyattWorld or #WorldofHyatt