Cook

Summary

The Cook I will efficiently prepare and cook food in a high volume casino and restaurant setting.

• Ensure ingredients and final products are fresh.
• Follow recipes, including measuring, weighing and mixing ingredients.
• Bake, grill, steam and boil meats, vegetables, fish, poultry and other foods.
• Present, garnish and arrange final dishes.
• Operates large-volume cooking equipment such as griddles, grills, or deep fryers.
• Prepares, washes, and cuts food to be cooked.
• Prepares and cooks food according to instructions provided.
• Multitasks by cooking several different orders at once, ensuring that all items are prepared in accordance with customer instructions.
• Maintains overall sanitation, health, cleanliness, and safety standards for food preparation areas, cooking services, and dishes and utensils.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Abide by all State Health Department regulations and policies.
• Abide by and adhere to all company safety policies.
• Be aware of and monitor portion control.
• Other duties as assigned.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• 1-3 years of cooking experience
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times
• Knowledge of safety procedures, including safe temperatures at which ingredients must be kept and to which food must be prepared to avoid foodborne illness
• Ability to work as part of a team, collaborating on complex dishes
• Interpersonal skills to interact with a variety of other people, such as waitstaff, dishwashers, management and sometimes customers
• Calm demeanor to work in a high-stress, fast-paced environment
• Accountability for the dishes they prepare measuring up to the expectations of management and customers alike
• Comprehension and organization to follow direct orders and recipes and to correctly prepare dishes to the standards of the restaurant
• Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to handle tools, such as knife techniques for chopping, slicing, cutting and dicing
• Ability to stand in one place for hours at a time, handle extreme heat and work shifts
• High school or vocational school coursework in kitchen basics, such as food safety, preferred

• California Food Handlers Card
• City of Gardena Work Permit

• 24-hour casino environment, primarily in the restaurant kitchen area.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Management and Manufacturing

• Gambling Facilities and Casinos