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About the Role
The Cook is responsible for food preparation in accordance with prescribed recipes and adherence to safe food handling techniques and practices. Focus on the department objective of - Consistency, Quality and Sense of Urgency.
Responsibilities
- Be punctual to pre-shift meeting with a positive attitude and openly participate.
- Consistently provide Old-World Hospitality and deliver Excitement, as well as live the company core values.
- Comply with department standards, guidelines, and objectives including all Food Service and Sanitation, OSHA, and Hazcom standards and guidelines.
- Pass Food Service Sanitation course and rigorously practice safe food handling.
- Clean as you go, clean spills immediately, practice safe knife handling.
- Complete daily checklists for position and adhere to kitchen setup roadmaps.
- Strictly adhere to all standardized recipes and maintain quality of food product and ensure consistency in food delivery and standards.
- Use a digital thermometer to verify food temperatures.
- Label and date all food items not stored in their original containers.
- Adhere to the 5S Principles of ensuring that items are “Sorted”, “Set in Order”, “Systematically Cleaned”, “Standardized”, and “Sustained”.
- Update Daily Management Systems board to include respective daily lineup, order guides, prep lists, line checks, perpetual inventories.
- Behave in a gracious, kind, and warm manner that creates a sense of fondness, as well as professional, courteous, and responsive manner, which reflects positively on the company and its core values.
- Perform other duties as may be assigned by department and/or company management.
- Attend required training sessions offered by the casino.
- Obtain required license(s).
- Perform duties in compliance with local laws and regulations.
- Ensure minors are not allowed to gamble or loiter in gambling areas, drink alcoholic beverages, or purchase tobacco.
- Maintain knowledge of ordinances, regulations, laws, policies, and procedures relating to the department.
- Maintain knowledge of the property’s programs to address problem gambling.
- Consult with appropriate individuals and maintain an effective system of written policies, procedures, and internal controls to ensure compliance with state regulations and Systems of Internal Controls.
- Take appropriate steps to investigate exceptions, fraud, and potential violations and report such instances to the appropriate levels of management.
- Report any acts of wrongdoing on behalf of any Team Member that they have knowledge of.
Requirements
- Must be a minimum of 18 years of age.
- Ability to accurately calculate figures and amounts and perform mathematical functions applicable to business needs.
- Interpret and follow through on a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
- Resolve problems and conflicts in a diplomatic and tactful manner.
- Wear plastic or latex gloves when handling ready to eat foods.
- Work in kitchen setting with varying temperatures.
- Be physically mobile with reasonable accommodations including ability to push, pull, carry, and lift up to 25 lbs.
- Ability to push, pull, reach, bend, twist, stoop, stack, crouch, kneel and balance when performing job duties in varying work areas such as confined spaces.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Maintain confidential information.
Skills
- Safe food handling techniques and practices
- Safe food preparation techniques and methods
- Kitchen equipment knowledge
- Food products knowledge
- Standard recipes knowledge
- Proper preparation knowledge
Location
- Finger Lakes region
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry Level
Education Level
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Culinary training preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $27.09-$30.10/hour
About the Company
- With gaming, hotel, retail and restaurant positions, you can always find what you’re looking for at del Lago.
- Previous casino-industry experience is not required, but a friendly, positive attitude is.
- We’ll provide all the training you’ll need to succeed in your job and grow in your career.
- Whether it’s the fun of the slots or the excitement you only find at the best gaming tables, del Lago will bring the action you’re looking for.
- Our luxurious 205 room hotel with beds more comfy than home, services that make everyone feel like a high roller and spa treatments to soothe and rejuvenate.
- Wherever you’re coming from, however long you plan to stay, there’s only one destination in the Finger Lakes region that gives you everything you expect, and then some.
- Join a winning team today at del Lago Resort & Casino.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.