The Hospitality Company
The Netherlands
Hotels & Resorts nationwide in The Netherlands
95 Work Locations
Amsterdam, Zeeland, The Hague, Eindhoven, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Groningen, Maastricht, Dutch Islands, Veluwe.
What will I be doing?
A Cook is responsible for contributing to menu creation, managing and training the kitchen brigade to deliver an excellent guest and member experience while managing food cost controls.
A Cook will also be required to manage food cost controls. Specifically, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:
• Set up workstations with all needed ingredients and cooking equipment
• Prepare ingredients to use in cooking (chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc.)
• Cook food in various utensils or grillers
• Check food while cooking to stir or turn
• Ensure great presentation by dressing dishes before they are served
• Keep a sanitized and orderly environment in the kitchen
• Ensure all food and other items are stored properly
• Check quality of ingredients
• Monitor stock and place orders when there are shortages
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene and Health and Safety standards
• Checks and maintains coolers and storage areas for cleanliness, quantity and quality of food products
• Takes proper care of ranges, ovens, broilers, fryers, griddles, utensils and other equipment
• Prepares and properly garnishes all food orders in accordance with menu specifications under the guidance of the Cook
• Ensures that buffets and pantry stations are set for forecasted covers, reservations and special functions
• Follows facility’s safe food-handling guidelines
• Cleans and Sanitizes work area according to cleaning schedule
• Works as a team member to maintain pleasant work environment
• Comes to work on time
• Assumes the responsibility to notice when the guest is not satisfied and uses their best judgment as to when it is appropriate to use the 100% Guest Satisfaction
• Reports to work dressed according to the dress-code
• Gives personal attention, takes personal responsibility and uses teamwork when providing guest service
• Listens, apologizes with empathy, finds a solution and follows through when resolving guest problems
• Provides Yes I Can! genuine hospitality and teamwork on an on going basis
Expenses compensation:
Fee during internship total period of 6 months:
In The Netherlands (5 months): €100,00 per week Alberobello; Puglia (1 month): € 60,00 per week
Salary
After graduation, rights as an employee starting salary: €1800,- €2000,= gross per month.
All the details are regulated by the Dutch law. For more details check; https://www.khn.nl/website/tools/cao/cla-for-the-dutch-hotel-restaurant-and-cafeindustry-2018-2019
Education:
Full Professional Certificate Culinary Arts.
For this education The Hospitality Company has a partner, the “Eccelsa Institute” in Alberobello.
All programs at Eccelsa are taught in English.
The program sequence is as follow:
1. Part 1: Practical internship in the Netherlands, organized by The Hospitality Company, duration 5 months + free housing.
2. Part 2: On campus training at Eccelsa Institute in Alberobello, duration 1 month + free housing.
3. Part 3: Graduation fort he Full Professional Certificate Culinary Arts.
We are recruiting maximum 18 students for this course. The start of the internship in The Netherlands needs to be in April / May 2019.
Other information:
We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and make employment decisions without regard to age, race, religion, national origin, gender, disability, genetic information or other protected class.
Our locations are drug-free.
Background checks are also required before employment begins. We participate in E-Verify and those who are ineligible to work in The Netherlands will not be considered.