Cook 2

PENN Entertainment • Youngstown, OH

16h

About The Position

The Cook 2 provides fast, friendly, professional, and responsive service to culinary team members and guests. This role welcomes guests at the station, maintains accurate information about food items, and prepares guest orders—including breakfast items, entrees, and desserts—according to requests and specifications. The cook uses proper cooking methods and handles, stores, and rotates food in accordance with health and safety standards.

The position also involves preparing raw products, carving and portioning meats, plating and garnishing food, maintaining clean and safe workstations, replenishing supplies and food products, and operating and maintaining kitchen equipment and utensils. The cook stays informed about current events and programs and can direct guests around the property. Other reasonable related duties may be assigned as needed.

The role requires one year of prior experience as a cook in a high-volume food service operation, a high school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience, and the ability to obtain Serve Safe certification. The employee must be able to qualify for required licenses and permits. Physical requirements include regularly standing and handling objects, and the ability to push, pull, carry, and lift up to 50 pounds, with other movement requirements while working in varying areas, including confined spaces. The work environment usually has moderate noise; team members are under surveillance, and exposure to unrestricted second-hand tobacco smoke may occur.

Requirements

• One year of prior experience as a cook in a high-volume food service operation, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must be able to obtain Serve Safe certification.
• Knowledge of kitchen sanitation and the operation and maintenance of kitchen equipment.
• Basic knowledge of food preparation techniques.
• Ability to taste and smell foods.
• Knowledge of weights, measures, and recipe yield.
• Possess and maintain culinary tools needed to perform the job.
• Ability to tolerate high-temperature areas and industry-standard cleaning and sanitizing chemicals.
• Present a well-groomed appearance.
• Ability to read and interpret English documents, including safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; ability to read and communicate verbally in English. Written English communication may also be required.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, and to perform calculations involving money, weight, volume, and distance.
• Ability to operate an adding machine and basic computer skills.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Must qualify for licenses and permits required by federal, state, and local regulations.
• Ability to stand regularly and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; frequent reaching, talking, and hearing are also required.
• Required vision abilities include close vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.
• With reasonable accommodations, ability to push, pull, carry, and lift up to 50 pounds, and to push, pull, reach, bend, twist, stoop, stack, crouch, kneel, and balance while performing job duties in varying work areas, including confined spaces.
• Team members must be drug free.

Responsibilities

• Provide fast, friendly, professional, and responsive customer service to culinary team members and guests.
• Greet and welcome guests approaching the station.
• Maintain current and accurate information regarding food items.
• Prepare food items to guest specifications, including breakfast items, entrees, and desserts.
• Use proper cooking methods and cook food to specifications; handle, store, and rotate food according to health and safety standards.
• Slice, dice, and chop ingredients and prepare raw products.
• Carve meats, portion food onto serving plates, add gravies and sauces, and garnish plates as required.
• Wipe counter areas, sinks, and floors and maintain designated areas in accordance with health and safety standards.
• Maintain par levels of operating supplies and food products, obtaining replacement stock from warehouse inventory according to procedure.
• Operate and maintain equipment and utensils according to established guidelines and safety procedures.
• Know and promote current events and programs and provide guests with directions around the area.
• Perform other reasonable related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Wellness programs supporting financial, physical, and mental well-being.
• Day-one medical coverage (may vary by position).
• 401(k) matching (may vary by position).
• Annual performance bonus (may vary by position).
• Paid time off earned according to local policy and increasing with length of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED