Line Cook - Hugo's Frog Bar & Chop House (Full Time)

Rivers Casino Careers • Des Plaines, IL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Hugo's Frog Bar & Chop House is seeking a Full Time Line Cook. We are hosting WALK-IN WEDNESDAY interviews every Wednesday from 12 PM - 2 PM at 2500 E. Devon Ave, Des Plaines, IL 60018. Free parking and a free shuttle from the Rosemont Blue Line Station are available. The Line Cook is responsible for setting up and breaking down their station, preparing and cooking items to specification, ensuring excellent presentation of food, managing multiple orders simultaneously, restocking and maintaining prep for their station, and occasionally assisting with buffet and production cooking. All cooks are expected to maintain a high degree of sanitation, keep their work area clean, report to work on time, communicate product shortages, handle deliveries, monitor food freshness and availability using FIFO procedures, check food temperatures, and ensure quality control. Cooks must maintain thorough communication between shifts, stay updated on departmental policies, execute recipes per guidelines, and comply with all departmental rules. Additionally, all cooks must provide excellent guest service, treating guests promptly, professionally, and courteously, and perform all other assigned duties.

Requirements

• Must possess basic knife skills
• Illinois Food Handler Certification required
• Must possess outstanding interpersonal communication skills to effectively interface with guests and team members
• Must possess the ability to work under pressure and with a sense of urgency
• Must possess a cooperative, helpful and friendly nature, and present a neat, clean, well-groomed appearance
• Ability to work flexible shifts and days of the week including holidays. Understands that schedules may change.
• Frequent walking, sitting, standing, bending, twisting, lifting, and kneeling
• Finishes job duties in a timely fashion according to department time standards
• Ability to work within the following conditions: wet floors, temperature extremes, and loud noise
• The Team Member must frequently lift and or move up to 25 pounds

Responsibilities

• Sets up and breaks down station as per production sheet
• Prepares, and cooks items to specification as ordered by the customer.
• Reheats all soups, sauces, and other items dictated by the daily menus rotations
• Ensures excellent presentation of all prepared foods.
• Cooks the exact number of items ordered by each customer, working on several different orders simultaneously
• Restocks station, and maintains prep for station and/or salad bar
• Meets or exceeds assigned prep lists on a daily basis
• Occasional Buffet Cook and Production Cook responsibilities as assigned
• Maintains a high degree of sanitation in work station
• Keeps food area free of debris and trash at all times
• Reports to work on time
• Communicates with Sous Chef when there are product shortages
• Breaks down and stores daily food and supply deliveries
• Assists in monitoring products in the freezer, walk-ins, and storerooms to ensure freshness and availability
• Ensures proper FIFO procedures are followed when storing daily deliveries
• Monitors food items, checks food temperatures, and changes food items when necessary
• Assists in quality control of prepared food items
• Ensures thorough communication between shifts
• Remains up to date on all Departmental Policies and Procedures
• Prepares and executes recipes and daily production sheets per standardized recipe cards or supervisor guidelines
• Complies with all departmental rules, side work assignments, and departmental procedures
• Ensures that all guests are treated in a prompt, professional and courteous manner
• Gives excellent internal and/or external guest service and proactively seeks ways to improve service
• Performs all other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• 401K – 4% match to 5% Team Member Contribution
• $1 Daily Meals
• Earn up to 18 Days of Paid Time Off Your First Year
• Free Shuttle from Rosemont’s Blue Line Station
• Free Parking
• On-Site Rivers Casino Scholarship Program for Team Members and their Children/Grandchildren
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Fitness/Gym Reimbursement
• Community Volunteer Opportunities
• Leadership Training & Career Advancement Programs
• Team Member Exclusive Discounts

What This Job Offers

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