Banquet Cook

Rivers Casino Careers•Schenectady, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Assists in the preparation of meals by chopping vegetables, making salads, and putting together entrees. This role involves maintaining a constant awareness of safety and accident prevention, ensuring thorough communication between shifts, and keeping the buffet area clean and stocked. The Banquet Cook will also assist in monitoring food items, checking temperatures, and ensuring the quality and freshness of prepared food.

Requirements

Must possess outstanding interpersonal communications skills to effectively interface with guests and team members.
Possesses the ability to work under pressure
Prior experience is preferred as well as a proven track record demonstrating sound judgment
Must possess a cooperative, helpful and friendly nature, and present a neat, clean, well-groomed appearance
Must purchase and maintain tools necessary for work
Must be able to understand Material Safety Data Sheets as required for the position
Ability to communicate with Team members and guests
Ability to be a TEAM player
Ability to successfully fulfill the pre-employment process
Ability to work flexible shifts and days of the week including holidays
Ability to obtain all gaming licenses
Regularly required to see, talk and hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms; stand and walk.
Must occasionally lift and lift up to 25 pounds.
Frequently required to stoop, crouch or kneel.
Ability to interact with others while maintaining a courteous and positive demeanor.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience is preferred

Responsibilities

Maintains a constant awareness of safety and accident prevention, performing all job duties in the safest possible manner, and immediately notifying the supervisor and completing an accident report if a personal accident does occur
Ensuring thorough communication between shifts
Sets up and checks supplies during shift (plates, bowls, etc.)
Keeps buffet area free of debris and trash at all times.
Wipes down buffet, inside and out, and sweeps floor as needed.
Replenishes food as needed.
Serves food items to guests as requested.
Assists the cooks in the preparation of various food items, including cutting vegetables, preparing dressings, and making soups.
Assists in monitoring products in the freezer, walk-ins, and storerooms, ensuring freshness, rotation and availability.
Assists in quality control of prepared food items.
Assists in the banquets to monitor food items, check food temperatures, and change food items when necessary.
Increases knowledge, preparing for promotion to cook.
Assists fellow team members in their duties as well as always maintaining high sanitation standards.
Keeps work area clean.
Ensures thorough communication between shifts.
Remains up to date on all Departmental Policies and Procedures.
Understands that schedules are subject to change.
Complies with all departmental rules, side work assignments, and departmental procedures.
Ability to read and follow recipes and daily production planning sheets.
Help to orient new team members.
All other duties as assigned.