Cook, NA-

Overview

Serves as a Cook in the Kitchen Department of the Hale Koa Hotel. This is an open continuous announcement. Resumes are only good for 3 months. To remain under consideration throughout the year, reapply every 3 months. Local candidates are reviewed first; if the area of consideration expands, all candidates will be considered.

"Serving Those Who Serve" Aloha! Overlooking the turquoise waters of Waikiki Beach, the Hale Koa Hotel sits on a 72‑acre tropical oasis fronting the finest stretch of beach in Waikiki. The hotel offers a range of dining experiences, entertainment opportunities, and an unmatched blend of impeccable service and affordable price points.

Public

• Uses a full range of quantity cooking and baking procedures from the common or frequently used to the new or complex recipes. Prepares a variety of meats, poultry, seafood, vegetables, sauces, gravies, and baked goods (including cakes, cookies, pies, buns, biscuits and rolls) by following standardized recipes at different levels of difficulty. On a daily basis, assignments may include preparing a number of menu items for one meal (usually four or more).
  
  Plans and coordinates a variety of steps to ensure all items are ready for serving at the same time. Uses special or difficult recipes involving many steps, ingredients, or long preparation time to prepare menu items, e.g. creole shrimp, sweet and sour pork, spaghetti sauce. Examines all food for quality and freshness before preparation. Makes substitutions and adjustments in food preparation procedures and seasonings to make food more attractive and to improve taste.
  
  Makes modifications to recipes for ingredient quantities, number of servings, and size of equipment available. Directs and provides technical guidance, as required, to lower graded personnel. Monitors preparation of menu items by lower grade cooks and reviews menus and standardized recipes to ensure food items are made correctly. Cleans utensils and equipment after use, observes established safety procedures, and keeps the work area clean and tidy.
  
  Performs other duties as assigned.

Frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, bending; lifting up to 40 lbs; occasional >50 lbs with assistance; continual standing and walking.

Heat, noise, steam, fumes, odors, potential burns or cuts; exposure to