Francis Ford Coppola is looking for a Cook for 2025 Summer Season!

Summer is Here - Join Our Amazing Coppola Culinary Team for the 2025 Season!

This is a 40 hour a week position, with required scheduled days on property of Thursday - Monday.

Under close supervision, the Cook maintains a well-organized station for preparing and presenting products of the highest quality. While working in a clean, orderly, and safe fashion, this position must work closely with the kitchen staff to create a tight-knit and unified team of professionals.

HOW TO APPLY: Please complete an application via our Career portal -

WHAT THE ROLE ENTAILS (Essential Duties)
-Prepares food according to recipe and restaurant specifications in a timely and efficient manner
-Follows Chefs direction to manage all aspects of assigned station
-Checks station from prep lists and verbal communication to set priorities for shift
-Sets up station according to menu needs and ensure readiness for service time
-Prepares food products for shift while using proper rotation, first in first out and checks for quality while preventing food waste
-Performs correct cooking techniques
-Brings any problems or shortages to the chefs attention; each shift is responsible for checking and maintaining a high level of quality of products and equipment on their station
-Maintains an organized and clean work area at all times; observes good sanitation practices and safety procedures; wears gloves when possible
-Unpacks and stocks kitchen deliveries
-Checks out with chef daily before leaving shift
-Other duties may be assigned

REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
-High School diploma, GED equivalent, or equivalent experience
-Prior kitchen experience preferred
-Certificates and Licenses: ServSafe Certification required, TIPS Certification or Certified within 90 days of employment

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities -Understanding of use, operations, and care for all kitchen equipment
-Knowledge of knife skills and cooking terms
-Good knowledge of hot and cold food preparations, seasoning, vinaigrettes, soups, sauces, stocks, vegetable preparations, basic butchery, and meat and fish cookery
-Knowledge of sanitation rules

Working Conditions -General kitchen environment with no travel
-Must wear closed toed shoes
-Indoor environment with exposure to the elements/temperature variations
-Required to wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
-Work in close quarters or confined spaces
-Exposure to varying levels of dust, chemicals, fumes, gases, and noisy equipment
-Exposure to flames and oil splatter

OUR WORK STANDARDS:
-Acts in a manner reflective of the Company culture of High Moral Standards, Innovation and Continuous Evolution, Trust in Team, -Continuous Improvement, and Sustainable Relationships
-Communicates, interacts, and works effectively with others; receptive to feedback and coaching; voices concerns in a constructive manner
-Demonstrates commitment to safety first; communicates safety concerns; promotes a safe work environment based on established safety standards and training
-Follows all Company policies and procedures
-Management retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at any time

California Pay Transparency Disclaimer: This is a Non-Exempt/Seasonal position and is eligible for overtime pay as needed. The pay range for this position is $18.46 to $28.86. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. Actual placement within range will be contingent upon a number of factors, including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, education, experience, internal equity and alignment with market data.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES: Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Services Agreement, we will not consider, or agree to, payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event that a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, we explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.