CANTINA COOK

Ohkay Hotel Casino; Acoma Pueblo (NM); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Ohkay Hotel Casino is looking for a Cantina Cook to join their team. The role involves preparing and cooking food in a fast-paced environment while ensuring cleanliness and safety standards. Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma and strong communication skills, as well as the ability to work under pressure and as part of a team.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent. Vocational coursework a plus.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an OOGC gaming license.
• Ability to work efficiently, quickly, and under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook food to order in a fast-food setting.
• Operate large-volume cooking equipment and maintain sanitation standards.
• Work early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Food-handling techniques

Teamwork

Time management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Vocational school coursework in kitchen basics

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Position Summary

The Cantina Cook will efficiently prepare and cook food in a fast-food setting. The Cantina Cook will take directives from the Executive Chef or Sous Chef. The Cantina cook will be required to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

• Prepares batches of food that are cooked to order or kept warm until ordered and sold.
• Operates large-volume cooking equipment such as griddles, grills, deep fryers, and steam tables.
• Prepares, washes, and cuts food to be cooked.
• Prepares and cooks food according to instructions provided on food order slips or through verbal directions; verifies the quality and quantity of all orders.
• 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 duties as assigned
  
  

Position Summary

The Cantina Cook will efficiently prepare and cook food in a fast-food setting. The Cantina Cook will take directives from the Executive Chef or Sous Chef. The Cantina cook will be required to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Essentail Job Duties

• Prepares batches of food that are cooked to order or kept warm until ordered and sold.
• Operates large-volume cooking equipment such as griddles, grills, deep fryers, and steam tables.
• Prepares, washes, and cuts food to be cooked.
• Prepares and cooks food according to instructions provided on food order slips or through verbal directions; verifies the quality and quantity of all orders.
• 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 duties as assigned
  
  

Education/Experience

High school diploma or equivalent, vocational school coursework in kitchen basics, such as food safety, a plus. Ability to obtain and maintain an OOGC gaming license.

Skills

Verbal and written communication skills.

Basic understanding of or ability to learn basic sanitation and regulations for workplace safety.

Basic understanding of or ability to learn food-handling techniques, preparation, and cooking procedures.

Ability to work efficiently and quickly.

Must be able to work well as part of a team

Must be able to work well under pressure.

Ability to maintain personal cleanliness.

Physical/Mental Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee may occasionally be required to lift more than 15 pounds. The employee must have close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental Demands

The ability to work in a fast-paced environment and exercise good judgment in evaluating situations and taking effective action. Communicate and present ideas effectively and orally.

Working Conditions

Ability to work in a Casino environment, in the midst of noise, crowded situations, etc. Ability to work with diversified customers, ability to work independently and under customer demands.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Gambling Facilities and Casinos

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