PREP COOK

Margaritaville Resort Casino•Bossier City, LA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

The Prep Cook position at Margaritaville Casino & Resort Bossier City offers a career in the exciting and fast-paced gaming industry. This role is integral to creating a positive guest and employee experience, focusing on food production, maintaining high food quality, and adhering to strict sanitation and recipe guidelines. The company emphasizes a fun working environment and opportunities for growth.

Requirements

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
Six months of culinary experience and/or culinary degree
Ability to speak, read, and write in English
Ability to read order tickets, schedules, and memos
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to guests and other employees of the organization
Ability to calculate figures, amounts, and percentages and apply to practical situations
Ability to interpret a variety of instruction furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
Able to deal with problems with a variety of concrete variables

Nice To Haves

Sanitation Certificate preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Develops and implements all Margaritaville Casino Resort Bossier City Guest Satisfaction Standards to all guests and all fellow employees.
Attends departmental orientation prior to beginning work in the department.
Creates a positive guest employee experience.
Smiles, and is helpful and friendly.
Answers questions, takes responsibility to get answers, and anticipates our guests’ needs and problems.
Execution of all food production as determined by the Sous Chef through production sheets.
Practices a “clean as you go” work ethic and utilizes proper food handling techniques (i.e., wearing plastic gloves and proper uniform, including hat and clean kitchen towels).
Prepares the proper amounts of food as requested by the Sous Chef.
Conducts self in a highly professional manner at all times.
Communicates with Stewards on all equipment cleaning needs.
Handles any special request made by the Sous Chef.
Utilizes and uses any piece of kitchen equipment in work area in a safe and professional manner, maintaining the integrity of the equipment.
Maintains Margaritaville Casino’s food quality specifications as determined by the standard recipe.
Maintains a waste-free department by controlling production and utilizing returned food.
Responsible for the cleanliness of immediate work area and the process walk-in cooler.
Completes attendance of Serv-Safe class if offered.
Cuts, dices, and chops various food products.
Uses recipes.
Be aware of rotation and sanitation guidelines.
Organizes and cleans coolers, storerooms, and freezers as necessary.
Ability to help fellow employees accomplish their goals when possible.
Ability to follow all recipes and plating pictures without deviation unless requested by the guest.
Portion controls various items using scales and other dry and wet measuring techniques.