POSITION SUMMARY
Prepares, seasons, and cooks soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foodstuffs for customer at Prairie's Edge Casino Resort by performing the following functions.
Hiring for Part Time-Weekends shifts will include weekends and holidays.
Shift differentials of $1.00/hour extra for 4:00 p.m.- midnight and $2.00/hour extra for midnight - 8:00 a.m. We also offer a generous benefit package with Health, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, Employee Discounts, Paid Time Off, Vacation, and 401k - with a company match.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Prepare, cook, and clean food as needed.
- Able to read, measure and prepare food from a recipe.
- Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipe to prepare soups, salads, gravies, desserts, sauces, and casseroles.
- Bakes, roasts, broils, fries, sautés, and steams meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods in addition to having a working knowledge of convection ovens, braisers, deep fryers, broasters, alto shams, steamers and various kitchen processing equipment.
- Carves meats, portions food on serving plates, adds gravies and sauces, and garnishes servings to fill orders. Start food in process making sure not to prepare more than estimated amount.
- Butchers chickens, fish, and shellfish. Cuts, trims, and bones meat prior to cooking.
- Washes, peels, cuts, and shreds vegetables and fruits to prepare them for use.
- Note any out-of-stock items or possible shortages. Monitor to correct any food cost problems by controlling food waste.
- Adjusts thermostat controls to regulate temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, roasters, fryers, and steam kettles.
- Able to operate and maintain all kitchen equipment properly on a daily basis.
- Ability to create menus when needed and communicate such items to staff.
- Must keep the line stocked of all items including but not limited to all food items needed and all the proper cooking utensils.
- Must keep the cooking line and all other areas clean throughout shift.
- Must be aware of food quality standards and use proper plating procedures according to menu plans.
- Must have knowledge of and be able to perform opening procedures; including but not limited to proper set-up, proper heating/reheating, restocking, and knowledge of proper cooking methods.
- Must have knowledge of and be able to perform closing procedures; including but not limited to proper cleaning procedures, restocking, proper cooling and shutting off all appropriate kitchen equipment.
- Must possess and maintain proper food handler (ServSafe) certification.
- Ability to cook, cool, and hold food properly according to federal food code guidelines.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
- Applied Learning - Ability to participate in needed learning activities in a way that makes the most of the learning experience.
- Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
- Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
- Ambition - The drive to achieve personal advancement.
- Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
- Conflict Resolution - Ability to deal with others in an antagonistic situation.
- Creative - Ability to think in such a way as to produce a new concept or idea.
- Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
•Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task. •Energetic - Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.
- Enthusiastic - Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task.
•Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal. •Motivation - Ability to inspire oneself and others to reach a goal and/or perform to the best of their ability.
- Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
- Patience - Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.
- Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
- Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
- Self Confident - The trait of being comfortable in making decisions for oneself.
- Self Motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of ones ability using his or her own drive or initiative.
- Team Builder - Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal.
- Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
- Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Experience: 1 plus years of experience in food preparation and cooking
Other: Must pass a State and Federal background check and a pre-employment drug screening.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Experience: 1 plus years of experience in food preparation and cooking
Other: Must pass a State and Federal background check and a pre-employment drug screening (which does test for THC)
Join a dynamic and rewarding team environment at Prairie's Edge Casino Resort, where we value our employees and offer competitive compensation and benefits. Team members receive shift differentials—an additional $1.00/hour for evening shifts (4:00 p.m. – midnight) and $2.00/hour for overnight shifts (midnight – 8:00 a.m.)
Our generous benefits package includes:
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Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
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Life Insurance
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Paid Time Off and Vacation
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401(k) with Company Match
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Employee Discounts
Enjoy a supportive workplace with great perks and opportunities for growth.
