Asian Specialty Cook

Angel of the Winds Casino Resort; Arlington (WA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Angel of the Winds Casino Resort in Arlington, WA is hiring for a kitchen role focused on Asian cuisine. This position prepares eggs, meats, seafood, poultry, vegetables, and other items using broilers, sautés, ovens, grills, and fryers, with attention to portion sizes and recipe compliance.

The ideal candidate has at least one year of Asian kitchen prep, high-volume cooking or banquet experience preferred, strong guest-service orientation, and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced casino

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of Asian kitchen prep and cooking experience or equivalent.
• Customer service oriented with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with high-volume cooking or banquet environments preferred.
• Ability to multitask and work independently in a fast-paced casino setting.

Responsibilities

• Prepares a variety of eggs, meats, seafood, poultry, vegetables for cooking in multiple stations.
• Ensures quality according to standard portion sizes, methods, and recipes.
• Complies with all kitchen rules, policies, and HACCP guidelines.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary work station; follows food safety standards.
• Assists in other kitchen areas and with banquets or off-site events as needed.
• Opens and closes kitchen following established checklists; works nights, weekends, holidays.

Skills

Asian kitchen

Customer service

Multi-tasking

Communication

Job description

Starting Wage: $19.23/hr

Company Standards

At Angel of the Winds, the World's Friendliest, Casino Resort we require all employees to provide exceptional guest service with a positive and out-going attitude. We value all guests and team members through our guiding values; Welcoming, Engaged, Accountable, Customer Experience, and Team. We have a commitment to understand, define, and deliver what our guests want and represent our company by being professional and courteous to all.

Responsibilities

• Prepares a variety of eggs, meats, seafood, poultry, vegetables and other food items for cooking in broilers, sauté, ovens, grills, fryers and a variety of other kitchen equipment.
• Assumes 100% responsibility for quality of products served.
• Knows and complies consistently with our standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards and approved recipes.
• Knows and complies consistently with all kitchen rules, policies and procedures.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary work station area. Follows all food safety, sanitation, and HACCP guidelines when preparing hot and cold foods.
• Follows proper plate presentation and garnish set up standards for all dishes.
• Assists in all areas of food preparation and production as needed throughout the casino.
• Assists with banquets and off‑site events as needed.
• Opens and closes kitchen properly by following the established opening and closing checklists for kitchen stations.
• Work nights, weekends and holidays as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Exceptional guest service skills required.
• A minimum of one-year experience in Asian kitchen preparation and cooking or equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.
• Experience with high volume cooking or banquet experience preferred.
• Must be customer service oriented and have excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to multi‑task and work independently.
• Ability to work in a challenging environment dealing with sensitive issues and maintain confidentially with strong attention to detail and excellent problem solving, organizational, and time management skills.
• Ability to maintain professional, courteous, and effective working relationships with all levels of the organization and outside business contacts.

Certificates, Licenses, Regulations

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Class B gaming license from the Stillaguamish Tribal Gaming Agency.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Washington State Health Card (Food Worker Card).

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Constantly requires the ability to receive detailed information through oral and written communication. The position requires exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Requires repetitive movement with the ability to stand and/or walk for an entire shift. This is a 24 hour, 7 days a week work operation.