Cook 2 (EDR Grave Shift)

Gila River Resorts & Casinos; Glendale (AZ); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Gila River Resorts & Casinos is seeking a culinary professional at Wild Horse Pass Resort and Casino to prepare high-quality dishes in a fast-paced kitchen. You will follow standardized recipes, maintain clean work areas, and sample foods to ensure top quality.

The role requires culinary training, familiarity with kitchen methods, and the ability to obtain health and safety certifications, while delivering outstanding guest service and collaborating with team members.

Qualifications

• Culinary training or equivalent in a fast-paced dining setting.
• Familiar with broiling, braising, roasting, poaching, sauces, and carving.
• Knowledge of operating kitchen equipment and knife skills.
• Must obtain health card and certifications.
• Strong guest service and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Promotes and provides excellent guest service experiences to both internal and external guests.
• Responsible for providing high quality, fresh hot and cold food items using standardized recipes and methods for preparation.
• Maintains a neat and orderly food preparation environment by cleaning in a timely manner immediately following preparation.
• Maintains knowledge of good costs and performs job responsibilities in a manner that minimizes waste an improved financial performance.
• Sample food prepared to ensure highest quality level at all times.
• Performs other special projects and duties as assigned

Skills

Culinary training

High-volume kitchen experience

Food safety awareness

Education

Culinary education

Tools

Kitchen equipment (stoves, broilers, deep fryers)

Knife skills

Job description

Wild Horse Pass Resort and Casino
Chandler, AZ 85226, USA

Description

Pay Rate: $18.00 per hour

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Promotes and provides excellent guest service experiences to both internal and external guests.
• Responsible for providing high quality, fresh hot and cold food items using standardized recipes and methods for preparation.
• Maintains a neat and orderly food preparation environment by cleaning in a timely manner immediately following preparation.
• Maintains knowledge of good costs and performs job responsibilities in a manner that minimizes waste an improved financial performance.
• Sample food prepared to ensure highest quality level at all times.
• Performs other special projects and duties as assigned

Skills/ Requirements

• Professional training through a culinary education or working in a fast-paced high volume restaurant/catering facility, full service casual dining required.
• Must be familiar with common culinary terms and methods regarding broiling, braising, roasting, poaching, sauce preparation and meat carving among other methods.
• Ability to operate a broad range of kitchen equipment including stoves, broilers, deep fryers and other food preparation equipment, and uses hand tools, knives and other related small wares.
• Must acquire and maintain a valid Gila River Environmental Health Food Handlers Card, Alcohol Awareness Certification, Blood-Borne Pathogens (BBP) and other required compliance trainings.
• Ability to perform the GILA WAY which is as follows; Greet our guest, Interact positively with our guest, Listen actively to our guest, Appreciate our guest.
• Must possess excellent guest service skills, strong telephone etiquette, and be aself-starter with the ability to follow-up and complete tasks in a timely manner with minimum supervision.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as well as to gain the cooperation of guests and fellow team members.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral.
• This position must have, or an ability to acquire within one year, an in-depth knowledge and thorough understanding of Enterprise Policies and Procedures, governmental regulations, and technical rules relevant to their responsibilities.

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