Cook 2 - Buffet

Four Winds Casinos; South Bend (IN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A popular casino in South Bend is seeking a culinary team member responsible for managing work stations efficiently. This role involves preparing food, maintaining cleanliness, and ensuring proper food storage and handling. The ideal candidate should have at least 1-2 years in similar roles, a high school diploma, and strong organizational skills. ServSafe® certification is necessary or the ability to obtain one. Join us in creating a fun atmosphere for our guests!

Qualifications

• 1-2 years experience in a similar position.
• ServSafe® certification or ability to become certified required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, season, finish, and garnish food according to recipes.
• Maintain refrigeration and storage areas for product handling.
• Ensure clean stations and storage of food items at shift's end.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Ability to read and comprehend instructions

Education

High school diploma or G.E.D.

Job description

Responsible for multiple culinary work stations, ensuring the efficiency of the line and kitchen operation on a scheduled shift in accordance with specifications and standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Prepares, seasons, finishes, and garnishes all food in kitchen preparation in accordance with established recipes.
• Maintains all refrigeration and dry storage areas to ensure proper handling and rotation of products.
• Ensures that stations are clean and that all food items are properly covered and stored at the end of shift.
• Follows all recipes, specs, and control procedures.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary area at all times in full accordance with health regulations.
• Assists with guest requests.
• Runs a station or multiple stations.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Promotes the following within the department and among all employees:

• Creates an atmosphere of fun for all casino guests.
• Encourages mutual respect, dignity and integrity with all employees, by setting positive examples at all times.

Qualifications

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 G.E.D. preferred. One to two years experience in a similar position.

Special Qualifications: Strong organizational skills required. ServSafe® certification or ability to become certified required.

This position requires a Level 4 Gaming License.

Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to perform basic math skills: addition, subtraction, division and multiplication.

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. 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 use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, and to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or bend. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 lb. and occasionally required to lift up to 50 lb.

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 employee regularly works around mechanical moving parts. The employee’s work environment may, at times, be very warm or very cold. The work environment includes moderate exposure to slippery work surfaces and greasy areas. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. A casino environment is typically smoky.

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