Prep Cook

Nisqually Red Wind Casino•Olympia, WA

33d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for fabricating, cooking, and serving all fruits, vegetables, cereals, grains, bean, tubers, and farinaceous products in the kitchen of a foodservice establishment. Identifies, portions, and prepares the vegetable station food items. Other duties include plating and garnishing cooked items, and preparing appropriate garnishes for vegetables and related foods. Responsible for maintaining a sanitary work station.

Requirements

Food handler permit
Strong line cooking skills
Two years high volume experience
Ability to take initiative
Current knowledge of occupational safety issues
Excellent interpersonal skills
Possess a positive attitude
Ability to work in a team environment
Must be able to follow instructions and follow food preparation sheets
Pass NRWC pre-employment testing
Ability to work peak business hours
Ability to obtain a Class II Gaming License

Nice To Haves

Able to work under time constraints to produce food according to established standards
Excellent guest service skills
Ability to learn new concepts quickly
Ability to multi-task
Ability to manage time effectively

Responsibilities

Comply with all portion sizes, quality standards, department rules, policies, and procedures.
Identify and select fruits, vegetables, cereals, grains, beans, tubers, and farinaceous products for cooking.
Prepare items for cooking by peeling, paring, coring, portioning, washing, sectioning, zesting, cutting, or scoring.
Prepare garnishes for vegetable station items.
Cook vegetable items by braising, poaching, simmering, boiling, frying, baking, roasting, stir-frying, blanching, or boiling.
Plate vegetable items along with appropriate garnish or sauce.
Maintain a sanitary work station.
Prepare dough and fabricates pastas.
Select and use knives, hand tools, utensils, and equipment to portion, cut, slice, mash, puree, whip, beat, roll, stuff, maintain holding temperature, cook, or otherwise produce food in the vegetable station.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

FREE Medical/Dental/Vision (Spouse and dependent coverage is also available at low rates and reasonable deductibles)
FREE Short-Term Disability, Life and Accident Insurance
FREE Meal during shift
FREE gaming license renewals
FREE uniform dry cleaning services
$1 per hour shift differential
Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
Floating holidays
401(K) Retirement Program (match up to 4%)
Tuition Reimbursement
Health & Wellbeing Reimbursements
Team Member Assistance Program (The Team Member Assistance Program (EAP) provides our team members and their eligible dependents with confidential access to short-term, professional counseling and legal services at no additional cost.)
Team Member Awards and Incentives (perfect attendance awards and yearly service awards)
Flex spending and Dependent care spending
Career advancement opportunities
Periodic Team Member contests and giveaways
Team Member dining and gift shop discounts