Line/Prep Cook - The Ridge Golf Course
West Valley City, UT Parks and Recreation - Food & Beverage
Description

Provide high quality of food preparation for the Food and Beverage operations at the City's Golf Course snack bars and banquet rooms. Help promote, expand and build upon golf outings, banquets, wedding ceremonies, wedding receptions and all other events requiring food and beverage/banquet room services.


Starting Pay: $15.00-$17.00 per hour (plus tips)

Schedule: Part-time/Seasonal, flexible schedule required including evenings, weekends, and holidays 

Posting Close Date: Open until filled


Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  • Ensure the operation is cost effective.
  • Continually balance costs with quality to ensure competitiveness and growth.
  • Continually evaluate menus and product quality.
  • Create menus, price the products, introduce new items and delete non-productive items, keep items current with the market, and establish appropriate cost-of-goods margins.
  • Communicate with supervisors, staff, golf operations, and the public to ensure efficient operation of the Concession facilities.
  • Perform duties to keep the Concession facilities visually pleasing, clean, and safe through regular inspection, maintenance and cleaning.
  • Assist with performing monthly inventory procedures.
  • Efficiently and effectively complete the open and/or close shift check list.
  • Work as an equal team member with the pro-shop and maintenance staffs.
  • Assist in ensuring the operations are safe and employees are protected, and the operation complies with all safety laws and regulations.
Requirements
  • Obtain general knowledge in kitchen and Food and Beverage operations. 
  • Ability to coordinate and expedite food prep as pertaining to golf activities, wedding receptions, banquets and other events which require any type of food or beverage. 
  • Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with entire staff and the public, maintain a congenial rapport with all those he/she comes in contact with. 
  • Ability to follow a budget, act independently and make sound judgments and decisions. 
  • Must be 21 years of age or older.

Education and/or Experience

  • Graduation from a standard senior high school or equivalent preferred. 
  • Two years of cooking and/or banquet prep experience preferred.

Language Skills

  • Must be able to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing.
  • Foreign language skills helpful.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

  • Must have or be able to obtain a current food handler’s permit.
  • Must have or be able to obtain current alcohol serving certifications and training.

Work Environment / Physical Demands

The characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands and arms; talk or hear.
  • The employee is required to stand or balance.
  • Must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
  • A combination of office and hands on work such as: cooking, serving, bussing, front counter, beverage cart and interacting with customers on a daily basis.
  • Intermittent exposure to stress as a result of pressure and human behavior.
  • Willingness and ability to work evenings and weekends to meet scheduled events.
  • Intermittent exposure to long hours during, but not limited to busy seasonal demands.