Main Kitchen Production Cook - FT

THUNDER VALLEY CASINO•Lincoln, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Main Kitchen Production Cook prepares and presents menu items that are visually appealing and flavorful while meeting Thunder Valley Casino’s food, service, safety, sanitation, and operating standards. The cook works in view of guests and is expected to be polite and courteous to guests and fellow team members, support the company’s “Winning Attitude” culture, and demonstrate its 4-Diamond Service Standards. The role involves hands-on work in a range of kitchen environments, including three-meal-period and high-volume production. Production may include frying, sautéing, griddling, carving, broiling, and steaming meats, fish, vegetables, and poultry, as well as preparing cold salads, sandwiches, cold displays, and salad dressings and slicing deli meats and cheese. The cook follows schedules, station checklists, standardized recipes, SOPs, and department guidelines to maintain consistency, quality, and guest satisfaction.

Requirements

Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with guests, team members, and management.
Regular attendance and punctuality.
Strong attention to detail and good judgment to maintain the unit’s appearance and operating standards.
Ability to manage time effectively with minimum supervision and handle high-paced production.
Ability to accept constructive criticism and continuously improve.
One to two years of culinary experience.
Ability to read tickets and organize food production in a timely manner.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and push 150 to 250 pounds on a pushcart.
Ability to enter walk-in areas ranging from -10 to 140 degrees, with or without assistance, and handle heat from cooking appliances, food, and washing materials.
Ability to stand for the duration of a shift; walk frequently; and bend and reach to a height of 6 feet, with or without assistance.
Normal corrected vision and ability to distinguish letters, numbers, basic math, and symbols.
Normal senses of smell, taste, touch, and sound.
Ability to maintain a well-groomed appearance, follow the dress code, and work neatly, cleanly, and in a timely manner at the workstation.
Must complete and pass Safe Serve Certification.

Responsibilities

Practice, support, and promote Thunder Valley Casino’s “Winning Attitude” culture and demonstrate its 4-Diamond Service Standards.
Prepare and present menu items with appropriate flavor, texture, balance, and visual appeal.
Apply basic food knowledge, cooking techniques, knife skills, and kitchen-equipment operation.
Read and complete production par sheets and organize food production from tickets in a timely manner.
Follow standardized recipes, SOPs, recipe books, and guidelines to maintain consistency and quality.
Follow health department rules and regulations, HACCP, sanitation, and safety procedures, and complete and pass Safe Serve Certification.
Set up stations using checklists and follow proper labeling, rotation, and storage methods.
Promote customer satisfaction through food presentation, food quality, and positive customer relations.
Know emergency procedures and follow assigned schedules and job duties.
Maintain personal grooming and uniform standards in accordance with company policy.
Treat team members with care, dignity, fairness, and respect, and encourage teamwork.
Communicate consistently with managers and keep them informed of department activities.
Maintain cleanliness, safety, and sanitation according to department policy and Department of Indian Health requirements.
Keep kitchen equipment in good working order and the work area clean and hazard-free; promptly notify a supervisor about equipment or kitchen problems.
Work hands-on in various kitchen environments, including high-volume, three-meal-period production.
Prepare foods using frying, sautéing, griddling, carving, broiling, and steaming; work may also include cold salads, sandwiches, cold displays, salad dressings, and slicing deli meats and cheese.