Cook 2

PENN Entertainment, Inc.; Austintown (OH); On-site; USD 32,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

PENN Entertainment, Inc. is seeking a dedicated Cook for Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course in Austintown, OH.

You’ll work in a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen providing friendly service to team members and guests while preparing breakfast items, entrees and desserts per guest orders. The role requires ServSafe certification, knowledge of kitchen sanitation, and the ability to work flexible hours.

Qualifications

• Must have ServSafe certification.
• Knowledge of kitchen sanitation, operation, and maintenance of kitchen equipment.
• Basic knowledge of food preparation techniques.
• Ability to taste and smell foods.
• Knowledge of weights, measures and recipe yield.
• Possess and maintain culinary tools.
• Must tolerate high temperatures.
• Must tolerate industry-standard cleaning chemicals.
• Must present a well-groomed appearance.
• Other duties as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide fast, friendly, professional customer service to team members and guests.
• Maintain current and accurate information regarding food items.
• Prepare food items per guest order including breakfast items, entrees and desserts.
• Apply proper cooking methods and rotate food per health and safety standards.
• Slice, dice, chop and prepare raw products.
• Carve meats and portion food; add gravies and garnish plates.
• Wipe and maintain cleanliness of work areas and equipment.
• Maintain par levels and restock from warehouse inventory.
• Operate and maintain kitchen equipment.
• Promote current events and directions.

Skills

Culinary skills

Sanitation knowledge

Food preparation techniques

Taste and smell evaluation

Weights and measures

Culinary tools

Heat tolerance

Safe chemical handling

Grooming standards

Team communication

Education

Experience in high-volume food service

High school diploma

Job description

Introduction

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.

Overview

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.

Click HERE to discover how we empower team members to grow, thrive, and advance in their careers.

Responsibilities

• Providing fast, friendly, professional and responsive customer service to culinary team members and guests. Greets, and makes welcome, each guest approaching their station.
• Maintaining current and accurate information regarding food items.
• Preparing food items per guest order as required including, but not limited to, breakfast items, entrees and desserts according to guest request.
• Employs proper cooking methods, cooks to specifications, and handles, stores and rotates food properly in accordance with established health and safety standards.
• Slicing, dicing, chopping and prepare raw products.
• Carving meats, portioning food on serving plates, add gravies and sauces, and garnish plates as required.
• Wiping counter areas, sinks and floors as required to maintain a clean and safe workstation.
• Maintaining cleanliness of designated areas as directed in accordance with established health and safety standards.
• Maintaining par levels of operating supplies and food product for each workstation obtaining replacement stock from warehouse inventory in accordance with procedure.
• Operating and maintaining all equipment and utensils as required in accordance with established guidelines and safety procedures.
• Knowing and promoting current events and programs and can give guests directions to all area.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive and team members may also be asked to perform other reasonable related duties as assigned. Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises with appropriate notification to Team Members.

Requirements

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.

• Must be able to obtain ServSafe certification.
• Knowledge of kitchen sanitation, operation, and maintenance of kitchen equipment.
• Basic knowledge of food preparation techniques.
• Required to taste and smell foods.
• Knowledge of weights, measures and recipe yield.
• Possess and maintain culinary tools to perform the necessary job functions.
• Must be able to tolerate areas with high temperatures.
• Must be able to tolerate industry standard chemicals used for cleaning and sanitizing.
• Must present a well-groomed appearance.
• Other duties as needed.

Education and/or Experience: One year of prior experience as cook in high-volume food service operation; High School diploma; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents in English, such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to read and communicate verbally in English. Written communication skills in English may also be required.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance. Possess ability to operate an adding machine and have basic computer skills.

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.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations: Employee must be able to qualify for licenses and permits required by federal, state and local regulations.

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 and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.
• Physically mobile with reasonable accommodations including ability to push, pull, carry and lift up to 50 lbs., and the ability to push, pull, reach, bend, twist, stoop, stack, crouch, kneel and balance when performing job duties in varying work areas such as confined spaces.
• Team Members must be drug free.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member 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 usually moderate.
• All Team Members at Hollywood are under surveillance. Performance may be observed and recorded.
• Employee could be exposed to an environment containing unrestricted secondhand tobacco smoke.