Cook (FT) - Graduate Iowa City - Schulte Companies

Description

Graduate Hotels is seeking a Cook to join Graduate Iowa Cityand its brilliant team of hospitality enthusiasts.

Graduate Hotels creates authentic, spirited spaces that connect travelers, students and locals alike. Through thoughtfully curated design, creative F B and community-focused events, we create hotels worthy of their communities.

We are a diverse team of experience makers and storytellers. As a Graduate Hotels team member, you are the local insider shaping guest experiences. Our goal is to make every guest feel like a local even if it's their first time in town. In order to help you deliver on that goal, we encourage our team members to embody the same mindset as our guests through Graduate experiences and encouraged community exploration.

Graduate Hotels is proud to be Great Place to Work-CertifiedTM, proving that our associates feel our commitment to cultivate a culture of inspirational and supportive leadership.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains high sanitation standards throughout the area of responsibility
• Ensures organized and clean storage areas for all food
• Ensures that all food items are properly handled and stored at the conclusion of the shift
• Properly rotates inventory
• Prepares food according to specifications for breakfast, lunch, dinner and banquets
• Maintains clean and orderly storage areas and product pars
• Work with manager to create specials and other menu variations
• Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma/GED
• Previous cook experience preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of food preparation health and safety guidelines
• Able to work flexible hours and shifts
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Team player
• Ability to exceed expectations of guests
• Ability to multi-task

About Graduate Hotels

Graduate Hotels is a hand-crafted collection of hotels that reside in dynamic university-anchored towns across the country. Each hotel pays homage to the heritage of its unique town through cultural nods to the local community. Launched in 2014, there are 35 hotels across the U.S. and U.K. Graduate Hotels is owned by Adventurous Journeys (AJ) Capital Partners, a vertically integrated real estate developer, owner and operator. For more information on Graduate Hotels, please visit

*Graduate Hotels is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Location Description

Our 231 keys and 9,000 SF of meeting space are proudly perched on the Ped Mall and a twenty-minute walk from Kinnick Stadium, just 'cross the river from campus. We're home team for Hawkeye games or a downtown caucus. The caf, Poindexter, is ripe for riffing on policy and opinion over cocktails and coffees and our bar, Trophy Room, is stocked with downhome vibes and tapped for fun.