We care about your career and are known for having the absolute best people in the industry. When you join us as a Cook 1 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.

As a Cook 1 at Hotel Bel-Air, here are just some of the great benefits you will receive: 

• Medical/Dental/Vison Benefits
• Pension/401k Plan
• Sick Time
• Vacation Time
• Free Meals on Duty
• Uniform provided with complimentary laundry included
• Exclusive Access to a discount platform featuring 1000s of retailers
• Hotel Benefits
  • Complimentary stays with breakfast included in all 9 Dorchester Collection hotels – stay once a year at each hotel!
  • 50% off at restaurants within all of our Dorchester Collection hotels

As a Cook 1 at Hotel Bel-Air your compensation will be $30.20 hourly.

You’ll love what you do and take pride in delighting our guests:

·        You will be responsible cooking, while considering portion control to ensure consistency during their day. In addition, they will wash, cut and season in preparation for cooking. This will also include plating and garnishing with all dishes to ensure our guests receives nothing but the best experience.

·        You’ll also be responsible for washing and sanitizing the kitchen to prepare for the next shifts and keep to the Food and Health Safety standards. Furthermore, our Cook 1’s our a leader in the kitchen.  The right hand to the Sous Chefs and Chefs

·        Our values of, Passion, Personality, Respect, Working Together and Creativity guide us each and every day. As a Cook 1 you’ll have the opportunity to bring these to life and continue to create our legacy. 

·        Sometimes our guests have special requests involving dietary restrictions, allergies and even special occasions. Most of these requests are fulfilled by our Cook 1’s.

·        Our hotels are truly luxury hotels. This requires preventing and correcting the imperfections and blemishes that tend to come up. Our Cook 1 are relied upon to report these and work with several other positions to correct.

·        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.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.  The employee occasionally works in very warm environment, so must be able to withstand all weather conditions.

·        Due to the nature of the hospitality industry, employees are required to work varying schedules, including weekends and holidays, to accommodate the business and demands of the hotel.

The items shared are the essence of a day in the life of a Cook 1, but we’ll make sure you are provided with specifics on how we care for our hotel.

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

·        You have a talent for being detail oriented, building relationships and working as a team.

·        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.

·        Strong interpersonal skills.