Our company is now hiring experience First Cook to work Cirque du Soleil in New York, NY. Cirque du Soleil is a major Quebec-based organization providing high-quality artistic entertainment.
If you're seeking work opportunities in the food & beverage, hospitality, guest services and onsite operations for events, check out the opportunities and come join us.
Job Location: New York, NY
Event Dates: Feb 22nd, 2025 - April 27, 2025
Work Schedule:
- Wednesday through Sunday - mandatory to work these days.
- 7:30am - 3:30 PM (Shifts may vary)
Primary responsibility
- Prepare food for service (e.g. chopping vegetables, butchering meat, or preparing sauces);
- Cook menu items in cooperation with the rest of the kitchen staff;
- Creations ensuring the variety and quality of the servings;
- Answer, report, and follow chef’s instructions;
- Clean up station and take care of leftover food;
- Stock inventory appropriately;
- Ensure that food comes out in high quality and in a timely fashion;
- Comply with nutrition and sanitation regulations and safety standards;
- Maintain a positive and professional approach with coworkers and customers;
- Help oversee prep cook’s duties and tasks.
The ideal candidate will
- Minimum 4 years full-time experience at a high-volume restaurant or catering company as a head chef / sous-chef / or chef-de-partie in a hands-on cooking capacity;
- Must be available to work as early as 7am (mostly morning shifts);
- Must be comfortable in assisting and taking instructions from the chefs;
- Must be willing to assist in putting away deliveries, organizing, and cleaning the kitchen;
- Must be comfortable with menus that change daily, as well as cooking different cuisines;
- Experience working in the grill, sauté, and cold larder sections are essential;
- Experience in preparing desserts from scratch is an advantage;
- Must be willing to assist in any other cleaning tasks including cleaning different kitchen equipment (ovens, hoods, etc.) as directed by the chefs;
- Availability to have access to their own knives and aprons;
Physical Demands:
- This job may require extended periods of walking, standing, bending, lifting, twisting and kneeling for up to 8 hours.
- May also lift up to 50lbs.
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