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Cook

Ithaca Marriott Downtown on the Commons

120 South Aurora Street
Ithaca, NY 14850

Hotel with 159 Rooms
Managed By HHM Hotels
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Compensation: $19.45 per hour, Full-Time

Opportunity: Cook

Prepare food items according to recipes and standards, taking pride in the excellence and quality of cuisine, while maintaining a safe and sanitary work environment.

Your Growth Path

Lead Cook – Sous Chef – Executive Chef – Food and Beverage Director

Your Focus
  • Follow recipes to prepare food items accordingly.
  • Wash, peel, and cut fruits and vegetables; cut, trim, or clean meat.
  • Prepare appetizers, salads, or cold dishes.
  • Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods.
  • Bake breads, rolls, or other baked goods.
  • Portion, arrange, and garnish food for pick up by server or deliver to guests.
  • Maintain clean and sanitized work areas such as cutting boards, counters and work spaces.
  • Secure and store food items properly.
  • Be aware of guest satisfaction scores and work toward increasing departmental and overall guest satisfaction.
  • Follow safe food handling procedures.
  • Follow guidelines related to sustainability practices related to HHM’s EarthView program.
  • Practice safe work habits and wear protective safety equipment.
  • Ensure overall guest satisfaction.
  • Perform other duties as requested by management.

Your Background and Skills

  • High School diploma preferred.
  • Previous culinary experience or equivalent training required.
  • Department of Health Sanitation certificate may be required.

Work Environment and Context

  • Work schedule varies and may include working on holidays, weekends and alternate shifts.
  • Requires standing for extended periods, walking, pushing, lifting up to 50 pounds, bending and reaching.

What We Believe

People Are Our Capability – Hearts That Serve – Only Excellence – Stay Nimble - Own It

Posted February 2, 2026

About Ithaca Marriott Downtown on the Commons

Welcome To Ithaca Marriott Downtown On The Commons

Retreat to the Finger Lakes at our hotel in Ithaca, New York

Discover a Fall foliage in the beautiful Finger Lakes region. Experience the scenic gorges, waterfalls, and Fall festivities. Enjoy eclectic eateries, and ways to unwind when you stay at the Ithaca Marriott Downtown! Located in the heart of the Downtown Ithaca Commons near Cornell University and Ithaca College; Find yourself within walking distance of restaurant row, local art galleries, boutique shopping, and many other attractions. After a day of exploring, you can rewind with craft cocktails on the patio or hang with the locals at our neighborhood restaurant and bar, Monks on the Commons. Enjoy a scenic drive to explore the shores of Cayuga Lake, or Finger Lakes wineries and breweries that are open year-round as well. There's no need to leave your four-legged friend behind when you stay at our pet-friendly hotel! Whether you're in town visiting family, here on business, or getting away for the weekend, the Ithaca Marriott Downtown hotel is a great place to find the comforts of home. 

About HHM Hotels

An Industry Leader in Hospitality

HHM Hotels is the preferred operator to many sophisticated and institutional owners of hotel real estate, including public and private owners, across the United States and Canada. We are known for consistent outperformance in operating results, the stability of our managed portfolio and operating teams, and our unrelenting focus on people, processes, and technology. HHM Hotels is tireless in delivering results and working closely with our owners across a portfolio of 240 hotels and over $2BN in managed revenues in the United States and Canada.

MANAGEMENT

For the past 30 years, HHM Hotels has focused on building out specific and differentiated capabilities and technology to serve our owners and drive industry-leading results in the areas of revenue generation, cost management, service delivery, and associate development and retention. In particular, we have focused on developing proprietary data, processes, and business systems to drive advantage and maintain our unwavering focus on results across every aspect of our managed hotels.

INVESTMENT

HHM Hotels has a highly active and productive investment team that seeks to leverage our operating capabilities and market knowledge to source, underwrite, and introduce deals to our stable of industry-leading investment partners. We have helped put together dozens of related deals and focus carefully on potential operational efficiencies, brand or market repositioning opportunities, and other ways that we can find value through our extensive market knowledge, operating capabilities, and in-house legal, asset management, and risk management teams.

BRAND POSITIONING

Our experience with branded and independent hotels allows us to quickly determine the brand positioning within a local market to ensure the highest operational profitability. We understand the demands of hotel openings and rebranding because we’ve been on the ground to lead them, from Forbes Five-Star property openings and global product launches to corporate rebranding projects around the world.

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