Cook

Description:

Roche Harbor’s Weddings are always among Seattle Bride Magazine's top award-winning resorts over the past 30 years. Roche Harbor caters over 250 weddings and events each year. All of our events showcase our culinary staff preparing and serving farm-to-table menus that focus on Pacific Northwest ingredients and cuisine. Roche Harbor's event culinary team prepares food that is high quality, with local meats, fish, and vegetables, prepared from scratch.

At Roche Harbor Events, we serve restaurant-quality menus in a banquet format. This position allows our culinary staff to engage with the guests and explain menu preparations while accommodating dietary restrictions and lifestyle choices.

Lead by Executive Sous Chef – Trent Huntsman and a talented team.

Responsibilities of Cook 3 include:

• Possess a Valid Washington State Food Workers Card (Serv Safe Certificate is helpful but does not qualify/replace a Washington State Food Worker Card)
• Passion for cooking and the willingness to learn from others
• Sense of urgency and commitment to high quality
• Celebrates the importance of teamwork in creating a high-quality guest experience
• Exceptional knife skills and knowledge of kitchen fundamentals
• Respects the importance of procedures, policies, and recipes and is able to teach others
• Show up to work each day refreshed and ready to help the team with new challenges
• Mastery of cold line station and hot line stations
• Developing leadership skills with expectations and inspection
• Developing motivational techniques and the ability to personalize management skills

Experience: 3-4 years cooking in a fine dining restaurant

Start Date: April 21, 2025, May 19, 2025, and June 6, 2025

End Date: September 14, 2025, September 28, 2025, and October 12, 2025

Wage Range: $26 to $28 per/hr. Overtime Rate (after 40 hrs.): $39.00 to $42.00 per/hr.

Other Compensation:

• Shift meal included at no cost to Culinary Staff (non-tipped)
• Chef Uniforms provided with cleaning services (Chef coat, pants, hat, and apron). Culinary staff to provide safety shoes and optional knife set
• Stay Bonus of $1.00 for every hour worked. Must arrive on scheduled start date through end date. Termination of employment forfeits all bonus accrual.
• Star Performance Incentive:
  This is an earned bonus for staff excelling in their kitchen and is paid weekly:
  Up to $1.00 for every hour worked for meeting or exceeding star performance standards. 20 cents per hour for each standard met:
• Embraces Roche Harbor Values (0.20 per hour)
  • Guest First with Generous Hospitality
  • Treat everyone with Dignity and Respect
  • Honor Family and Community
  • Deliver High Quality
• Work your schedule on time and ready to work each day (0.20 per hour)
• Covering shifts for other staff unable to work (0.20 per hour)
• Recipe adherence and portion control (0.20 per hour)
• Meets or exceeds production times (0.20 per hour)

Total compensation potential including End of Season Bonus and Star Performance Incentive: $30.00 per hour

Housing available for singles and couples. Rent is paid weekly.