COOK $17.00 - $22.00

Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa Riverside; Riverside (MO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa Riverside is seeking an energetic cook to join Gram & Dun’s kitchen. You will cook and prepare a variety of dishes, follow safety procedures, and maintain station readiness for service.

You should be able to stand for long periods, rotate stock, work with a fast-paced team, learn the POS system, and participate in training and company policies. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED, or 1–3 years of related experience.
• Must pass culinary knowledge test.
• Ability to stand, walk, and work in a fast-paced kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Provide stellar customer service to internal and external customers and vendors.
• Cook and prepare food products including cutting, trimming, chopping, slicing, carving, mixing, cooking, sautéing, grilling, frying, broiling, baking and steaming.
• Follow food handling procedures to ensure safe, quality products.
• Maintain freshness by rotating items and keeping at proper temperatures.
• Ensure supplies are stocked for the next shift.
• Prepare, display or serve food following chef’s standards.
• Prepare station for service and maintain safety with kitchen equipment.
• Clean and sanitize all areas and remove debris.
• Attend departmental training and company meetings.
• Adhere to company policies, gaming laws, and POS use.
• Learn and operate the POS system and participate in routine reports.

Skills

Cooking

Food prep

Food safety

POS system

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

POS system

Job description

WE’RE CHANGING ENTERTAINMENT. COME JOIN US.

We’re always looking for talent that believes in having fun. At PENN Entertainment, you’ll get to be a part of an exciting industry, where the days and nights are fast paced. You’ll work with an incredibly diverse set of coworkers driven by their enthusiasm for helping people find and have more fun. You’ll also get to work at a company that cares about your career growth and will help you get the support you need to expand your possibilities.

Initial placement within the salary range is based on an individual's relevant knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is just one component of our competitive Total Rewards package, which includes wellness programs designed to support our team members' financial, physical, and mental well-being. Specific benefits—such as day-one medical coverage, 401(k) matching, and annual performance bonus—may vary by position. Paid time off is earned according to the local policy and increases with the length of employment.

WE LOVE OUR WORK.

• Provide stellar customer service to internal and external customers and vendors including participation in and promotion of customer service programs to continuously improve customer service.
• Must be able and willing to cook and prepare food products including cutting, trimming, chopping, slicing, carving, mixing, cooking, sautéing, grilling, frying, broiling, baking, and steaming and application of other preparation techniques as required for preparation of food and beverage products for Gram & Dun venue.
• Follow appropriate food handling procedures to ensure safe, quality products.
• Maintain freshness of food and beverage items by rotating items as needed and maintaining items at appropriate temperatures.
• Ensure supplies and products are stocked as needed including ensuring that supplies are stocked for the next shift.
• Follow company procedures for preparing recipes and products.
• Prepare, display or serve food and beverage products according to the chef’s standards including retrieving, arranging, garnishing, setting up, displaying, carving and serving.
• Prepare your station for service according to the business levels.
• Must practice safe and efficient use of all kitchen equipment.
• Perform tasks to ensure an attractive and safe physical appearance of working areas including cleaning and sanitizing all areas and removal of pots, pans, utensils, dishes, debris and litter and cleaning floors. Cleaning as you go is a must.
• Assist in operation of other food and beverage venues as needed.
• Attend all departmental and company training programs or meetings as directed.
• Compile information, complete and submit reports as needed.
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures.
• Adhere to all gaming laws and regulations.
• Must be able to learn and work on the POS (point of sale) system.
• Perform all job duties in a safe and responsible manner including keeping areas clean and free of safety hazards, debris and litter.
• Meet department uniform, appearance and grooming requirements.
• Any job duty needed to promote productivity in the efficient administration of business or any reasonable request made by your supervisor or management personnel.

BRING US YOUR BEST.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or a minimum of one to three years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must be able to pass a culinary knowledge test.

LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

Ability to prepare, read and comprehend documents. Ability to write reports and correspondence. Ability to speak and communicate effectively with individuals and before groups of people.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to accurately calculate figures and amounts and perform mathematical functions applicable to business needs including but not limited to counting money.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

LICENSING:

Must be able to qualify for any and all licenses or permits required by local, state or federal law.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is sometimes very loud.

Being an industry leader means more than being a purveyor of fun. We are also committed to values like diversity and sustainability — for our community, our team members, our vendors, and our planet.

Equal Opportunity Employer