Cook 1

Cache-Creek-Casino-Resort; California; On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Pay

Opportunities to Grow

Gas Discounts

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Recognition Program

Free meals in our Employee Dining Room

Weekly Paychecks

Affordable Healthcare

Medical Insurance

Vision Care Insurance

401k Savings Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Discounts

Direct Deposit

Job summary

Cache Creek Casino Resort in California is seeking a Cook I to ensure high quality food preparation and presentation across kitchen stations. The role involves in-house training to execute menus, operate large cooking equipment, and craft soups, sauces, and varied cuisines under the Chef-on-Duty.

The position emphasizes teamwork, HACCP compliance, and maintaining clean, organized work areas while supporting special events as required.

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation in a kitchen environment.
• Ability to follow recipes and maintain HACCP standards.
• Must be able to read and comprehend simple instructions.

Responsibilities

• In-house training to prepare all necessary menu items and sauces as directed by the Chef-on-Duty.
• Operate large volume cooking equipment safely and efficiently.
• Prepare basic hot food, salads and dressings; maintain mise en place.
• Keep workstations clean, sanitized and organized at all times.
• Assist with special events and other outlets as needed.

Skills

Food preparation

Kitchen operations

Reading instructions

Job description

$800 Sign On Bonus paid after successful completion of 90 days working as a Cook I! External Applicants only. Current CCCR employees are not eligible to receive sign on bonus.

Being a part of the Cache Creek team comes with amazing benefits:

• Great Pay
• Opportunities to Grow
• Gas Discounts
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Recognition Program
• Free meals in our Employee Dining Room
• Weekly Paychecks
• Affordable Healthcare
• Medical Insurance
• Vision Care Insurance
• 401k Savings Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Discounts
• Direct Deposit

Summary

Ensure the highest quality food preparation and presentation in the kitchen stations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

In-house training to prepare all necessary menu items, including soups and sauces, as directed by the Chef-on-Duty.

In-house training to operate large volume cooking equipment such as Grill, Deep Fryers, Griddles, Salamander, Stove Tops, Ovens, Braiser, and Steamer along with new equipment in the future.

Basic and simple preparation of Mexican, Italian, and American Cuisine.

In-house training to be skillful in grill, sauté, and broiling techniques.

In-house training with culinary management to operate machineries, such as Power Mixers, Slicer, Emulsifier, Steamer, etc., documented with signature sheets.

Prepare basic hot food, cold food sandwiches, salads and dressings as needed.

Demonstrate a proficient knife skills or ability to utilize a knife.

Understand and display proper handling of meat, fish, poultry, vegetables and dairy products in accordance with HACCP standards.

Organize a speed rack in proper order.

Check the quality and temperature of food, ensuring product consistency with health standards followed by using Time and Temperature Logs.

Rotate food in coolers, dry storage and utilize mise en place to ensure freshness and reduce waste and spoilage. (FIFO, First In First Out)

Prepare food to the highest standards of culinary quality.

Clean, sanitize, and restock workstations, storeroom and walk in refrigerators.

Set up mise en place for your assigned station.

Help others as needed - various banquet productions and/or other outlets - thus contributing to an environment where teamwork prevails.

Keep work areas and refrigerators clean, sanitized and organized at all times.

Report all faulty equipment or unsafe conditions immediately.

Maintain professional grooming and appearance and act as a role model according to established grooming and appearance policy.

Willing to learn additional skills from mentor.

Comply with all Cache Creek Casino Resort safety, health and sanitation policies and procedures.

Assist with special events when needed.

Other duties as assigned by Chef on Duty.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education and/or Experience

Previous experience in food preparation and basic knowledge of kitchen operations.

Age Requirement

Must be at least 18 years of age.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical 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 with or without reasonable accommodations.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodations.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock and second hand tobacco smoke. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

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