We care about your career and are known for having the absolute best people in the industry. When you join us as a Cook 2 you start a unique opportunity to become celebrated as the very best in your field. You’ll learn not only from your fellow Legends, but also through our award-winning learning academy, so that you can achieve the highest standards of craft, service, and leadership and become a legend in your own story.

What we're up to

Ushering in an exciting new era of dining and entertainment experiences complemented by world class design and signature style, the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel, a Dorchester Collection property, is unveiling a series of exceptional food and beverage venues slated to open this December – a glamourous Supper Club, chic Lobby Café, and a world-class Hotel Bar. These new outlets will showcase a variety of culinary concepts and elevated cocktail moments enhanced by live entertainment. 

Join a historic legacy and lead the first major transformation of The Beverly Hills Hotel since the 1940s. As a part of this landmark expansion, you will help to bring these captivating new outlets to life.  This rare opportunity invites you to bring fresh, modern flair to the "Pink Palace," blending the hotel’s timeless heritage with forward momentum to maintain its enduring relevancy and set a new benchmark in luxury hospitality. 

As a Cook 2  at The Beverly Hills Hotel, here are just some of the great benefits you will receive:

• Complimentary stays with breakfast included in all Dorchester Collection hotels – stay once a year at each hotel! (Subject to availability and seniority terms)

• 50% off at bars and restaurants within all of our Dorchester Collection hotels

• World class development opportunities (Service Excellence Training, Diversity Equity Inclusion & Belonging Trainings, Monthly Lunch & Learns)

• Social events throughout the year, including Quarterly Employee Appreciation Day events, Quarterly Employee Awards, Annual End of Year Gala

• Free Meals on Duty

• Exclusive Access to a discount platform featuring 1000s of retailers

• Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits

• Competitive retirement scheme.

As a Cook 2 at The Beverly Hills Hotel, your compensation will be $33.11 per hour.

A day in the life of our  Cook-2’s… it demands high levels of energy in order to keep up. They need consistency even though the days are never alike; and creativity to tackle daily adventures. Listing all of the tasks that our  Cook 2  accomplish would be lengthy but the list below is essential to know. 

• Our Cook-2s  are responsible for preparing ingredients for cooking, including portioning, chopping, and storing. Washing and peeling fresh fruits and vegetables. They also prepare and cook food during their day. This will include setting-up, cleaning and breaking down their work station. They also wash and disinfect the kitchen areas including tables, tools, knives, and equipment to ensure our guests receives nothing but the best experience. 

• Develop and maintain a positive working relationship with other employees.

• Daily communication with Cook 1, Cook 1 Supervisor and Sous Chef. Discuss hotel status, special attention arrivals and /or special attention guests with dietary/allergic restrictions, kitchen status (equipment repairs, cleanliness, and special needs projects).

• Proper communications with stewards to ensure kitchen is running at the highest possible sanitary standards.

• Ensure complete wash and sanitized kitchen is passed over to the next shift.

• Working knowledge of all stewarding processes and equipment’s.

• Closely monitor portion sizing to ensure consistency.

• Assist in maintaining all logs and checklists for State and Internal audits.

• Assist for protein/plate counts for service.

• Assist for (Preventative) Maintenance log in Chef’s office with engineering team.

• Thorough check of all walk-ins to ensure proper storage and rotation.

• Expert in plating using proper service ware.

• Ensure storerooms are in excellent condition, maintaining/delegating maintenance when necessary.

• Sometimes our guests have special requests involving dietary and/or allergy restrictions. Our Cook-2’s offer suggestions of ways to improve guests’ experiences through new food offerings and ideas to drive revenue 

• Our hotels are truly luxury hotels. This requires preventing and correcting the imperfections and blemishes that tend to come up. Our Cook-2s  are relied upon to report these and work with several other positions to correct.  Communication is what keeps our departments running perfectly. Our Cook-2s must communicate with other departments and extended hotel team in order to ensure the alignment remains.

The items shared are essential. However, to ensure consistency, our Cook-2s  are provided with specifics on how we care for their department and our hotel.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to  talk, and hear.  The employee frequently is required to walk and stand for up to 8 hours.  Ability to bend, stoop, crouch, use hand, finger and wrist dexterity. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 

• All of our employees are ambassadors of our Vision, Values and culture. Our do this with all they do.

• You’ll bring your unique personality and passion to the role and the team.

• You have a talent and commitment to service excellence and creativity

• Communication is what keeps our departments running perfectly. You have great communication skills with a strong customer service ethic.

• English is the primary language used in our hotel. You can comfortably communicate in this language.