Job Description

The beautiful lakefront Westgate Lakes Resort & Spa offers you the perfect opportunity to meet and share stories with guests who arrive from around the world to experience Central Florida’s world-famous theme parks and attractions. Enjoy the surroundings and excitement that our world-class resort offers when you join the Westgate Lakes team. As part of Westgate Resorts, recognized by U.S. News as one of the Best Companies to Work For, you’ll be joining a team committed to excellence and creating unforgettable vacation experiences and supporting your career growth where you are or at 60+ resorts across the company.

Job Description

Cooking is more than just making food. Even our best chefs had to start somewhere! That’s where we come in! Our organized chaos will make you feel like you belong. The only question is, are you ready to turn up the heat?

• Prepare and cook menu items according to standardized recipes and presentation guidelines.
• Ensure all food is prepared, stored, and served in compliance with safety and sanitation standards.
• Monitor food quality, portion sizes, and plating consistency.
• Maintain organization and cleanliness of workstations and equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

To excel in this role, you must embody our core values of  integrity, passion, and a strong work ethic . These values are essential to our success, and we are looking for someone who shares our commitment.

Qualifications

• 2 years of food handling or cook-related experience is required.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, talk, and hear. In addition, the employee is occasionally required to taste and smell.
• The team member frequently is required to climb or balance.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or a minimum of 1 years’ experience in a similar role with in-depth knowledge of restaurant best practices and cooking methods.

Additional Information

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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job description

is a general description of essential job functions. It is not intended as an employment contract, nor is it intended to describe all duties someone in this position may perform. All employees of the company are expected to perform tasks as assigned, regardless of job title or routine job duties. Must comply with all CFI policies and procedures and represent Westgate Resorts in a professional manner through appearance, dress and professional behavior at all times, as dictated in the Associate’s Handbook.

Why Westgate?

• Comprehensive health benefits – medical, dental and vision
• Paid Time Off (PTO) – vacation, sick, and personal
• Paid Holidays
• 401K with generous company match
• Get access to your pay as you need it with our Daily Pay benefit
• Family benefits including pregnancy, and parental leave and adoption assistance
• Wellness Programs
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition Assistance
• Military Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Life, Disability, Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Exclusive discounts for Team Member (i.e., hotels, cruise, resorts, restaurants, entertainment, etc.) 
• Advancement & development opportunities
• Community Involvement Programs

 

Westgate Resorts is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected status under federal, state or local law. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email WGAccommodations@wgresorts.com with the job title and the location of the position for which you are applying.

This job posting is intended to provide a general overview of the position and may not include every responsibility, duty, or qualification required. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Tags

Daily paid, Full time, Contract work, Local area, Flexible hours,

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