Cook 1 - Buffet

Four Winds Casinos Career Site • New Buffalo, MI

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About The Position

The Cook 1 is responsible for meeting standards for basic food preparation and cooking. The role prepares, seasons, finishes, and garnishes food; maintains refrigeration and dry-storage areas; and keeps the culinary workstation clean, sanitary, and properly stocked. The cook follows recipes, specifications, control procedures, and health regulations, and assists with guest requests and stocking dishes as needed.

The position handles food receiving, thawing, storage, rotation, preparation, sanitation, heating and holding, and re-thermalization for items including sauces, soups, salad-bar items, lunch, dinner, and produce. It also promotes a fun atmosphere for casino guests and encourages mutual respect, dignity, and integrity among employees.

The work involves regular use of hands, standing and walking, and working around moving mechanical parts. Conditions may be very warm or cold, with moderate exposure to slippery or greasy surfaces and a usually moderate noise level. The casino environment is typically smoky. Applicants must successfully complete screening for essential job functions.

Requirements

• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, and to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to perform basic addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication.
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions and handle problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Must obtain a Level 4 Gaming License.
• Must successfully complete screening for essential job functions.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or G.E.D. preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, season, finish, and garnish food.
• Maintain refrigeration and dry-storage areas, ensuring proper handling and rotation of products.
• Keep the culinary workstation clean and ensure food is covered and stored properly at the end of the shift.
• Follow recipes, specifications, and control procedures.
• Maintain a clean and sanitary work area in accordance with health regulations.
• Assist with guest requests and help stock dishes as needed.
• Assist with food storage and proper product rotation.
• Use dry and liquid measures and scales; stir and strain soups and sauces.
• Perform proper food receiving, thawing, storage, and proportioning; maintain prep-area sanitation; and handle heating, holding, and re-thermalization of food items.
• Promote a fun atmosphere for casino guests and encourage mutual respect, dignity, and integrity among employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed