H6290 EDR/CONVENIENCE STORE COOK

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino•Mescalero, NM

About The Position

The EDR/C-Store Cook prepares, cooks, packages, merchandises, and maintains fresh food offerings for the Employee Dining Room (EDR) and Convenience Store operations at Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino. The role produces daily EDR meals and retail food products, including grab-and-go items, sandwiches, salads, pizza, and hot-case offerings, while maintaining food quality, sanitation, presentation, freshness, and service standards. The cook works independently and as part of a team to keep products stocked and available throughout operating hours and supports the resort’s hospitality standards. The position follows recipes, production sheets, schedules, portion controls, food-safety regulations, HACCP guidelines, and applicable departmental, regulatory, Tribal, Gaming Commission, and resort policies. It includes preparing and displaying food, monitoring temperatures and freshness, rotating and labeling stock, assisting with inventory, maintaining and sanitizing work areas and equipment, communicating operational needs between shifts, and assisting other outlets when needed. This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Basic knowledge of cooking methods, food handling, and kitchen equipment.
Ability to follow recipes, production schedules, and verbal instructions.
Must provide and maintain personal kitchen tools.
Meets IMGR&C values reflected in APACHE: Accountability, Productivity, Acceptance, Communication, Hospitality, and Enthusiasm.
Works collaboratively with other team members to achieve event goals and exemplifies teamwork.
Must be able to use handheld communications devices.
Must be able to stand for several hours.
Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Six months to one year of culinary, restaurant, cafeteria, convenience-store, or food-service experience preferred.
High-volume food-production experience preferred.
Mescalero Apache Tribal preference; bicultural experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare and cook food according to standardized recipes, production sheets, and portion controls.
Produce daily Employee Dining Room meals and menu offerings according to established production schedules.
Prepare hot-case items, grab-and-go meals, sandwiches, salads, pizza, and other convenience-store food offerings.
Maintain adequate product levels throughout service periods and replenish items as needed.
Maintain food quality, consistency, presentation, and freshness standards.
Monitor cooking and holding temperatures and product freshness in accordance with food-safety regulations.
Follow HACCP guidelines, food-safety standards, and sanitation procedures.
Assist with menu changes, special offerings, and production needs as directed by management.
Stock, rotate, label, and date products using FIFO procedures.
Maintain clean, organized, and visually appealing food displays.
Inspect food for quality, freshness, and expiration dates; remove and properly document unusable or expired products.
Assist with inventory receiving, storage, and organization, and communicate product shortages and inventory needs to supervisors.
Maintain a clean, sanitary, and organized workstation; clean and sanitize equipment, utensils, preparation areas, and storage locations.
Safely operate ovens, grills, fryers, slicers, mixers, and other kitchen equipment.
Follow departmental, regulatory, Tribal, Gaming Commission, and IMGR&C policies and procedures.
Report maintenance or safety concerns immediately to management.
Interact professionally and courteously with guests and team members and support service standards in EDR and C-Store environments.
Communicate workload and operational information to the next shift.
Assist other culinary outlets and departments when operational needs require.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Provide guests with directions or venue information and respond promptly and professionally to comments and complaints.
Report guest complaints and compliments, and report situations where resort grounds or equipment do not meet standards.
Support teamwork, communication, professionalism, attendance, and the resort’s hospitality and service standards.