Cook-Assistant

Role summary

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The Cook-Assistant supports the kitchen team with food preparation, basic cooking, portioning, plating, buffet replenishment, and maintaining clean, organized workstations. Candidates should have some kitchen or food-service experience, basic knowledge of food safety and sanitation, good teamwork skills, and the ability to follow recipes and instructions accurately. The role requires stamina, flexibility, and willingness to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, and public holidays in a busy all-inclusive resort. The successful candidate is expected to work efficiently, maintain consistent food-quality standards, handle kitchen equipment safely, minimize waste, and provide dependable support to chefs and other culinary colleagues.

About the employer

Turtle Beach Barbados is an all-inclusive resort located on the south coast of Barbados and operates as part of Marriott International's Tribute Portfolio. The resort offers guests beachfront accommodation, restaurants, bars, entertainment, water activities, and leisure facilities in a relaxed Caribbean setting. Tribute Portfolio properties are known for retaining their individual character while benefiting from Marriott's global standards, systems, training, and loyalty network. For kitchen employees, the resort environment typically involves preparing meals for resort guests across restaurants, buffets, and service periods, while following strict standards for hygiene, food quality, presentation, and guest satisfaction. The hotel employs people across culinary, food and beverage, housekeeping, front office, maintenance, recreation, and administrative departments. Benefits and employment terms can vary according to local regulations, contract conditions, experience, and the specific position.