Line Cook (Team Member Dining Room)

Rivers Casino Careers • Portsmouth, VA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Prepare and serve food to the specification of recipes. Follows the directions of the Room Chef about priorities and quantities and all other directions given by the Room Chef. This role requires availability for the Swing Shift: 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM. The Line Cook is responsible for maintaining a constant awareness of safety and accident prevention, ensuring thorough communication between shifts, setting up and checking supplies, keeping the work area clean, and preparing food items to specifications. This includes cutting vegetables, preparing dressings, making soups, roasting meats and fowl, and monitoring product freshness. The role also involves assisting in quality control, increasing knowledge for potential promotion, assisting team members, maintaining sanitation standards, and staying up-to-date on departmental policies and procedures. The Line Cook must be able to read and follow recipes and production sheets, help orient new team members, and perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years+ plus years’ experience cooking in a commercial environment.
• Reliable self-starter with an open mind and a positive attitude.
• Gaming license/registration as required by jurisdiction(s).
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Pays particular attention to quality and details.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with others regardless of their skills or background.
• Demonstrates the ability to establish credibility and rapport with others.
• Prolonged periods of standing and working at a table.
• Must be able to lift up to 35 pounds at times.
• Ability to work flexible shifts and days of the week, including holidays.
• Ability to work in an environment with moderate to loud noise, bright lights, smoke , and dust .

Nice To Haves

• Preparing for promotion to Sous-Chef.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a constant awareness of safety and accident prevention, performing all job duties in the safest possible manner, and immediately notifying the supervisor and completing an accident report if a personal accident does occur.
• Ensuring thorough communication between shifts.
• Sets up and checks supplies during shift (plates, bowls, etc.).
• Keep the work area free of debris and trash at all times.
• Performs in “clean as you go” method and sweeps floor as needed.
• Prepares food items to specifications.
• Prepares various food items including cutting vegetables, preparing dressings, making soups, roasting meats and fowl and any other food items under the direction of the Room Chef.
• Assists in monitoring products in the freezer, walk-ins, and storerooms, ensuring freshness rotation, and availability.
• Assists in quality control of prepared food items.
• Increases knowledge, preparing for promotion to Sous-Chef.
• Assists fellow team members in their duties as well as always maintaining high sanitation standards.
• Ensures thorough communication between shifts.
• Remains up to date on all Departmental Policies and Procedures.
• Understands that schedules are subject to change.
• Complies with all departmental rules, side work assignments, and departmental procedures.
• Ability to read and follow recipes and daily production planning sheets
• Help to orient new team members
• All other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

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