Cook - Catering & Banquets Restaurants Encore Boston Harbor

About Encore Boston Harbor

Encore Boston Harbor is a luxury global destination gaming resort that features 671 hotel rooms with sweeping views of the Boston skyline and Boston Harbor, an ultra‑premium spa, luxury retail, high‑end dining, and state‑of‑the‑art ballroom and meeting spaces. At a total cost of $2.6 billion, it is the largest private single‑phase development in the history of the Commonwealth. Situated on the waterfront along the Mystic River and connected to Boston Harbor, it includes a six‑acre park with a harbor walk, events lawn, public viewing areas, ornate floral displays, and retail and dining experiences that overlook the Encore Harbor Walk.

Is responsible for cooking meals based on established recipes set by the Executive Chef. This includes, but is not limited to, fulfilling job responsibilities to support the department and maximize opportunities for success; maintaining all Encore Standards; and ensuring excellent guest and team member experience.

• Ensures all Encore Boston Harbor core values and property and department standards are implemented and applied.
• Participates in short‑and long‑term departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures; monitors and evaluates operational effectiveness; effects changes required for improvement. Identifies key drivers of success.
• Actively contributes to departmental performance, and the accuracy, confidentiality, and thoroughness of departmental policies and procedures; records and reports.
• Follows that all applicable internal policies, federal and state laws, rules, regulations and property‑wide controls within the department.
• Delivers and maintains a maximum level of property‑wide service and satisfaction.
• Contributes to company‑wide communication and best practices.
• Keeps informed of all new developments within the department.
• Manages multiple priorities simultaneously and meets deadlines, often in stressful and high‑pressure situations.
• Cooks food of high quality according to standard recipes.
• Manages multiple cold and hot stations.
• Assists with the preparation, presentation, decoration and storage of all food items.
• Communicates to his/her superior any difficulties, guest or internal customer comment and other relevant information.
• Attends and participates in daily briefings and other meetings as scheduled.
• Prepares in advance food, beverage, material and equipment needed for the service.
• Cleans and re‑sets his/her working area.
• Works with safety as a priority, and follows department and company safety standards.
• Maintains relevant knowledge of industry through continuing education and training.
• Performs any other job‑related duties as assigned.

• 18 years of age or above.
• Required to obtain and maintain registration or a license issued by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.
• Serv Safe or equivalent certification preferred.

• High school degree or equivalent preferred.
• Culinary arts or a related field education or experience preferred.
• Sanitation and culinary knowledge, demonstrated knife skills and safe food handling practices preferred.

Outstanding organizational and interpersonal skills as well as excellent attention to detail.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents, such as policy and procedure manuals, maintenance instructions, and other related documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries from other employees or guests.
• Conversational English required; second language a plus.
• Ability to write instructions.
• Ability to present information.

• Ability to compute basic mathematical calculations.
• Ability to decipher various reports and maintain reports upon request.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, stand, walk, sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, sit, climb or balance, and stoop, stretch, bend, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific…