Kitchen Cook

POSITION SUMMARY:      

ESSENTAIL JOB DUTIES:

• Ensure ingredients and final products are fresh.
• Follow recipes, including measuring, weighing and mixing ingredients.
• Bake, grill, steam and boil meats, vegetables, fish, poultry and other foods.
• Present, garnish and arrange final dishes.
• Occasionally serve food.
• Maintain a clean and safe work area, including handling utensils, equipment and dishes.
• Handle and store ingredients and food
• Maintain food safety and sanitation standards
• Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment and utensils
• Execute opening and closing procedures.
• Check the quality and freshness of ingredients.
• Monitor station inventory levels.
• Accommodate guest special requests.
• Operate kitchen equipment such as broilers, ovens, grills and fryers.
• Performs other duties as assigned

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or equivalent, vocational, or technical training a plus.  Ability to obtain and maintain an OOGC gaming license.

SKILLS:

Knowledge of safety procedures, including safe temperatures at which ingredients must be kept and to which food must be prepared to avoid foodborne illness.

Ability to work as part of a team, collaborating on complex dishes.

Interpersonal skills to interact with a variety of other people, such as waitstaff, dishwashers, management and sometimes customers.

Calm demeanor to work in a high-stress, fast-paced environment.

Accountability for the dishes they prepare measuring up to the expectations of management and customers alike.

Comprehension and organization to follow direct orders and recipes and to correctly prepare dishes to the standards of the restaurant.

Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to handle tools, such as knife techniques for chopping, slicing, cutting and dicing.

Ability to stand in one place for hours at a time, handle extreme heat and work shifts.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS:

MENTAL DEMANDS:

The ability to work in a fast-paced environment and exercise good judgment in evaluating situations and taking effective action. Communicate and present ideas effectively and orally.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Ability to work in a Casino environment, in the midst of noise, crowded situations, etc. Ability to work with diversified customers, ability to work independently and under customer demands.