Trilogy® at La Quinta offers spectacular mountain views, combining active adult lifestyle choices including golf, a fitness center, pools, an on-site spa, and Café Solaz, along with two club houses.

As a Cook 2, you will be a member of the Food & Beverage Team responsible for food preparation, cooking, and serving. This position reports to the Kitchen Manager or Executive Chef.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work and master one kitchen station; accept responsibility for personal decisions and actions.
• Ensure superior standards of service meet the requirements of guests and employees.
• Proactively exceed guest satisfaction.
• Respond to and resolve challenges from guests or employees.
• Follow a daily cleaning schedule and checklist to maintain a clean and sanitary environment.
• Familiar with food preparation, cooking, and serving techniques; able to read cooking instructions.
• Prepare vegetables and fruits for use.
• Measure and mix ingredients according to recipes.
• Bake, roast, broil, and steam various foods; adjust thermostat controls as needed.
• Observe and test foods being cooked by tasting, smelling, and visually inspecting.
• Carve meats, portion food, and garnish servings to fill orders.
• Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

Personal Attributes:

• Highly customer-oriented and responsive with a strong need for closure.
• Able to work under pressure and balance multiple priorities.
• Strong team-building skills; able to lead, cooperate, and motivate.
• Must embody BlueStar core values: Honesty and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Teamwork, Competitive Spirit.

Work Environment:

This position typically operates in an indoor kitchen environment but may work at outdoor events. The employee is frequently exposed to heat, steam, fire, and noise.

Physical Demands:

The employee is regularly required to speak, hear, taste, smell, sit, stand, walk, bend, kneel, or stoop, and use hands for various tasks. Frequent hand washing is required, and the employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

BLUESTAR RESORT & GOLF IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

• Eligible for medical, dental, and life insurance plans after 60 days of full-time employment.
• Accrue Paid Time Off (PTO) at a rate of 120 hours per year.
• Eligible for 7 paid holidays annually.
• Part-Time team members eligible for Paid Sick Leave as per state guidelines.
• Eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan after 30 days of service.

• High School diploma preferred or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of two years cooking experience in a commercial kitchen.
• Current Food Handlers card.
• Ability to read and interpret safety and operating instructions.
• Strong communication skills before groups and team members.
• Ability to solve practical problems and make independent decisions.
• Must be self-motivated, proactive, and a team player.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with attention to detail.