Culinary Intern

PENN Entertainment • Charles Town, WV

6d

About The Position

The Culinary Intern interacts with guests and coworkers in a helpful, positive, upbeat, and professional manner while taking food and beverage orders, accepting payments, delivering orders, and bussing and cleaning dining areas. The role monitors and replenishes food products, maintains a neat and sanitized work area, and ensures prepared foods are rotated, stored, and held at safe temperatures to minimize waste and maintain quality. The intern works with culinary staff to coordinate workflow and meet business demands, maintains equipment, and follows sanitation, safety, regulatory, departmental, and company requirements. Other related and compatible duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills; must be fluent and literate in English.
• Able to remain on feet for the entire shift.
• Able to listen and respond to visual and aural cues.
• Able to tolerate second-hand smoke, high noise levels, and bright lights.
• Ability to work collaboratively within the outlet.
• Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple priorities in a demanding work environment.
• Knowledge of and compliance with departmental, property, and company policies and procedures.
• Compliance with regulatory, governmental, and safety requirements.
• Physically mobile, with or without reasonable accommodations, and able to push, pull, carry, and lift up to 25 lbs.; also able to reach, bend, twist, stoop, stack, crouch, kneel, and balance in varying work areas, including confined spaces.
• Successful or better performance against Performance Appraisal Standards.

Nice To Haves

• Six months of experience in food service or customer service with cash handling is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interact with guests and coworkers professionally and positively.
• Take food and beverage orders, accept cash, credit, check, and comp payments, deliver orders, and bus and clean dining areas.
• Monitor and replenish food products by stocking counters and displays neatly and promptly.
• Keep work areas clean and sanitized throughout the shift, including counters, beverage stations, sinks, and floors.
• Monitor product rotation and quality, including appearance, safe holding temperatures, and proper refrigerated storage, labeling, and containers.
• Work with culinary staff to coordinate workflow and meet business demands and customer satisfaction goals.
• Maintain equipment, including cappuccino machines and micros stations, in proper working order.
• Meet or exceed state and company sanitation requirements, including ServSafe requirements.
• Follow regulatory, safety, departmental, and company policies and support safety and accident-prevention programs.
• Maintain health department standards and regulations.
• Perform other related and compatible 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

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed