Old Edwards Hospitality Group

Job 57422 - Cook 1
Highlands, NC

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Location: Highlands, NC
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: $10.00 - $14.00

Job Description

Full Time Cook at a Four-Star Spa Resort

Old Edwards Inn and Spa, a four-star luxury resort with destination dining offering in the mountains of Western North Carolina, is seeking a full-time Cook. If you have skills, experience, passion and the demeanor required to serve as part of an award-winning culinary team in a high-end restaurant environment, you could be a candidate for this position.

Old Edwards Inn and Spa is in the resort town of Highlands, North Carolina. We manage several F&B outlets—including the Four-Diamond Madison’s Restaurant and Wine Garden—that deliver world-class food and service in an environment of relaxed mountain elegance. The F&B program is an essential component of the Old Edwards offering, as we strive to consistently deliver a unique and memorable dining experience for our guests. The award-winning culinary program is designed around the farm-to-table, culinary philosophies of Executive Chef Johannes Klapdohr, and most ingredients are grown organically at The Farm Garden at Old Edwards. The F&B team is a tight-knit “family” of professionals that consistently execute high levels of service and hospitality. They remain on the leading edge of culinary trends, and continuously devise ways to improve the quality, flavor, visual appeal, and sustainability of our culinary offerings for all of the resort’s dining venues. Our team members know how to have fun while remaining highly professional and passionate about working in a Four-Star luxury environment.

The successful Cook candidate will be able to execute with high standards under tight deadlines. You will know how to multi-task and understand the flow and rhythm of kitchen operations and food preparation. You are someone who takes pride in working with a top notch team of professionals under the direction of an award-winning Executive Chef.    

Specific Responsibilities

  • Prepare breakfast, lunch and/or dinners
  • Review menus prior to preparation of food
  • Assure that all food procedures are followed
  • Coordinate food service with other departments as necessary
  • Assist with the purchase and inventory of the food supply
  • Follow all sanitation guidelines
  • Become familiar with new menu items/dishes

Requirements

Qualifications of the Successful Applicant

  • High School diploma or equivalent
  • Graduate of a culinary institute, military school or formal on-the-job training
  • Minimum of one year of food preparation experience required, preferable in a high-end restaurant
  • Experience with quantity food preparation preferred
  • Demonstrate cooking skills and ability to follow established menus and recipes
  • Knowledge of proper nutritional requirements

The F&B program at Old Edwards is an integral component to the wellness brand, along with a Four-Star spa, a pristine mountain golf club, premium wellness amenities, a weddings and special events offering, and periodic whole-life wellness retreats offered throughout the year. Old Edwards is a privately owned golf and spa resort with a fun and close-knit family culture. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as subsidized employee housing options, employee trips and activities, employee use of amenities during designated times/dates/seasons of the year, and employee discounts at the respective venues. Highlands is a haven for mountain recreation, private golf clubs, shopping, dining, live music and arts in the scenic southwest corner of North Carolina. If you have values of service, honesty, integrity, a passion for what you do, we encourage you to apply for the position of Full-Time Cook and become an integral part of our resort lifestyle and family at Old Edwards Inn and Spa.

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