BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBLITIES: Preparation and production of wholesome baked goods and pastries in accordance with company standards and local health regulations. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: • Prepare and service all food items for a la carte and or buffet menus according to hotel recipes and standards. • Learn, retain, and demonstrate a full knowledge and understanding of all menu items as trained. • Prepare menu items according to recipes, quality standards, presentation standards, and food preparation checklist. • Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients. Operate equipment such as ovens, stoves, grills, microwaves, steamers, kettles, mixers, fryers, and other culinary equipment. • Test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently. • Taste sweet, sour, bitter, and salty and demonstrate a sense of smell. • Check and ensure the correctness of the temperature of appliances and food. • Check the working condition of equipment and machinery in accordance with specifications. • Ensure adherence to quality expectations and standards. • Maintain descriptive accurate records of daily work, recipes and presentation of required notebooks for verification. • Wash and disinfect kitchen area, tables, tools, knives, and equipment. • Follow all safety and sanitation policies when handling food and beverage. • Work clean and be responsible for kitchen organization and orderliness. • Keep refrigerators and storerooms clean and neat. Ensure food and supply items are stored per standards. Maintain proper rotation of product to minimize wastage/spoilage. • Familiarize self with and demonstrate basic knife handling skills and operation of basic kitchen equipment and machines • Offer consistently professional, friendly and proactive guest service while supporting fellow colleagues. • Maintain confidentiality of proprietary information; protect company assets. • Maintain good working relationships with coworkers, guests, and managers. • Adhere to Mohonk Mountain House’s Dress and Grooming Standards; presenting a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance and maintaining a positive, professional image to our customers. • Learn and successfully demonstrate the Mohonk Mountain House Service Steps with Service Strategies with guests and staff. • Maintain a flexible work schedule including days/nights, weekdays/weekends, holidays, and during peak periods of business. • Perform basic mathematical functions with recipes such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. • Maneuver carts or dollies safely with loads up to 200 pounds up and down stairs, elevators, through passageways or outdoors up to 75 feet. • Lift up to 50 pounds from ground level to waist level and carries a distance of up to 100 feet with/ without assistance. Walk up to 7 miles per day. • Reach with hands and arms, bend, kneel, stoop, twist and flex arms, walk up and down stairs/inclines, sit, climb up/down ladders or stand for up to 5 hours at a time. • See close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. • Stand for up to five hours at a time. Walk distances up to five miles. • Speak, read and write the English language and communicate in a clear and congenial manner, with our guests, visitors and employees. Hear verbal instructions, directions and warnings. • Inspect work by touch, sight, sound and smell for conformance to prescribed standards QUALIFICATIONS: • Must be at least 18 years of age. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.