Situated in Downtown’s Second Street District, Austin Proper Hotel & Residences is the newest luxury lifestyle hotel in Austin, just steps from Lady Bird Lake, the legendary Austin City Limits music venue and nearby boutiques. With inspiring interiors by Kelly Wearstler and culinary offerings in collaboration with MML Hospitality, Austin Proper offers 238 rooms and suites, a dedicated spa and fitness center, and 9,500 square feet of meeting and event spaces, including a rooftop pool deck offering small-batch tequilas and majestic lake views. Anything less just wouldn’t be Proper.
Working under the guidance of experienced chefs and kitchen staff, your primary goal is to assist in the preparation of food items, maintain a clean and organized workspace, and ensure that dishes are prepared according to the established recipes and quality standards while learning and implementing the fundamentals of culinary arts and kitchen operations.
Duties & Responsibilities
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Following appropriate personal hygiene procedures to ensure food served to guests is safe for consumption, including disinfecting hands prior to handling food and wearing a hat/hairnet and proper footwear.
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Preparing and cooking food according to recipes, quality standards, presentation standards, and food preparation checklist, establishing priority items.
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Preparing ingredients for cooking, including portioning, chopping, and storing food before use.
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Washing and peeling fresh fruits and vegetables to prepare them for cooking or consumption.
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Testing foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, using appropriate methods and notify management if a product does not meet specifications.
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Weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients according to recipes using various kitchen utensils and equipment.
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Monitoring food quantity and quality during preparation to control food waste and ensure that good food is not thrown away.
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Preparing cold foods, including preparing salads, cold sandwiches, condiments, and dressings.
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Washing and disinfecting kitchen area including tables, tools, knives, and equipment to ensure sanitary conditions including using sanitizers required by health department.
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Following and ensuring compliance with food safety and handling policies and procedures, such as product rotation, dating, labeling, cleaning, and organizing coolers/freezers/storage areas across all food-related departments and areas.
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Setting up and breaking down workstation with required mise en place, tools, equipment, and supplies, ensuring items are to established specs, ensuring adequate fill of containers, storing items appropriately, and cleaning station as appropriate.
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Following and ensuring compliance with sanitation and cleaning procedures and pest control guidelines.
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Disassembling and assembling kitchen equipment following safety procedures when cleaning.
Proper Hospitality is made up of a diverse group of passionate individuals who share a common love for hotels and the art of hospitality. Our philosophy is simple: There is a right way to do things, and anything less just isn’t proper. We are seeking out the “best of the best” from inside and outside of the industry to work alongside us as we grow a new kind of lifestyle Hospitality Company inspired by a centuries-old tradition. The work is challenging, fast-paced, and rewarding above all.
Proper Hospitality provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, genetics, or any other federal/state protected category.
Proper Hospitality will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local Fair Chance Hiring Ordinances.
