Job Description

Culinary Arts and Pastry Intern/Extern

Do you believe teamwork is key to success? Are you eager to learn about life at a world class club? Does the ability to shape your own internship/externship excite you? If you answered yes, please know that Cosmos Club is seeking a Culinary Arts and Pastry Intern/Extern to further provide true hospitality to our distinguished members and guests.

Cosmos Club is looking for team members who believe in the impact of kindness and the power of teamwork. We strive to provide our members and guests an atmosphere of warmth, dignity, and elegance another place to call home. If you would like to be a part of our mission, check out the position below!

Cosmos Club, founded in 1878, is a private social club for men and women distinguished in science, literature and the arts or public service. Members come from virtually every profession that has anything to do with scholarship, creative genius or intellectual distinction.

Cosmos Club is looking for team members who believe in the impact of kindness and the power of teamwork. We strive to provide our members and guests an atmosphere of warmth, dignity, and elegance. If you would like to be a part of our mission, check out the position below!

Essential Functions:

• Carefully follows standard recipes while preparing assigned items for food service
• Consistently uses safe and sanitary food handling practices
• Assists other cooks during emergencies or rush periods
• Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, or serving areas to insure safe and sanitary food-handling practices
• Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock
• Assists in plating food items for service
• Handles leftover food items as instructed by the Executive Chef
• Cleans assigned work station areas
• Observe and test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, using methods such as tasting, smelling, or piercing them with utensils
• Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters
• Consult with supervisory staff to plan menus, taking into consideration factors such as costs and special event needs

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change.

Requirements

Required Education and Experience:

• Able to express creativity through food selections, preparation and presentation
• Able to solve problems quickly under pressure
• Pursuing or have completed a degree from accredited culinary school and/or equivalent experience

Physical Demands: 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 walk, talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand for long periods of time, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• Must be able to lift, carry, push and pull food trays, carts up to 40 lbs with or without reasonable accommodation

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