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Meliá Orlando Suite Hotel
Celebration, Florida
In a company as large as your world, all that’s missing is YOU.
If you join Meliá Hotels International, you will immediately be empowered to enhance the experience of every guest. We put the emphasis on having a qualified team of people working in an environment where flexibility, motivation, commitment, involvement and enthusiasm prevail. We work together to grow in a company that is the leader not only in our different lines of business but also in people management, one of our main foundations. For those reasons and because we know that you are talented, ambitious, and are seeking to grow and improve as a professional, we are inviting you to come and achieve your dream with us!
Meliá Hotels International is the largest resort hotel company in the world. With 372 hotels worldwide, and growing, the company has been firmly committed to international development.
Values
- Service vocation Because our guest is our reason for being
- Excellence Because we do things right: with professionalism, efficiency and agility
- Innovation Because we anticipate and evolve to be better every day
- Proximity Because we love to share, listen... feel
- Consistency Because we do what we say
Benefits & Perks
- Competitive Compensation: Pay rates that meet or exceed area standards.
- Competitive Benefits Plans: Health, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance.
- Work/Life Balance: Holiday, vacation, and sick pay.
- Worldwide Hotel Booking Discounts: Amazing discounts to everyone who is part of the company, including our family or friends.
- Partner Discounts: Meliá Hotels International takes advantage of its leading position on the international market, striking deals with other companies to offer our employees products or services at a more competitive price. For example, theme parks, banks, airlines, insurers, and gyms, etc.
Essential Duties:
- Prepare and cook orders (hot and cold meal) for daily operations in accordance with portion and quality standards specified in recipes.
- Check food line to ensure that all required items are stocked with backups in their proper locations. Continuously restocks items as needed.
- Control food usage to minimize waste. Advise supervisor of low inventory items; assists in receiving items and taking inventory as required.
- Perform all methods of cookery and portion control and garnishes all dishes in accordance with specifications, timing and standards set by the Head Chef.
- Maintains high standards of sanitation and maintains the cleanliness of all but not limited to cooking equipment, work area. Reach-ins, walk-ins and counters used during shift. Must ensure cleanliness standards in the kitchen meet or exceed the state and local Health Board Inspection and hotel requirements. Completes all cleaning functions as directed by cleaning schedule and/or Supervisor.
- Responsible for ensuring that all product is properly stored, equipment shut down, and the kitchen properly secure prior to leaving at the end of the evening shift.
- Complete pre-shift duties as assigned.
- Anticipate guests’ needs, respond promptly and acknowledge guests even when busy.
- Maintain complete knowledge of correct maintenance and use of equipment; use equipment only as intended.
Minimum Requirements:
1. Work experience in pizza station and pizza preparation preferred.
2. Ability to prepare meals as specified in recipes.
3. Ability to satisfactorily communicate in English (verbal and written) with guests, management and co-workers to their understanding.
4. Abilty to understand guests' needs.
5. Ability to be well organized, maintain concentration and think clearly when multi-tasking and providing service to multiple guests within any given period of time.
6. Ability to endure abundant physical movements throughout the work areas.
This brief description/responsibilities and/or duties are not intended to be ALL responsibilities or qualifications of the job. EEO/M/F/D/V
