Cook 3 - Regalo - FT

ViziRecruiter,LLC.; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 42,981,000 - 57,308,000; Full time

Job summary

PENN Entertainment in Toledo, OH is seeking an experienced Cook for a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen. You will prepare meals to meet recipe standards, manage production levels, and work to ensure food safety and quality while delivering friendly, attentive service to guests.

Candidates should have a high school diploma, five years of cooking experience in high-volume operations, and the ability to obtain ServSafe certification.

Qualifications

• Five years' prior experience as cook in high-volume food service operation.
• Must be able to obtain ServSafe certification.
• Knowledge of kitchen sanitation, operation, and maintenance of kitchen equipment.
• Familiar with all phases of food preparation techniques.
• Read, write legibly, understand and speak English.
• Excellent customer service/communication skills.
• Available to work required schedule which may include nights, weekends, holidays and overtime as needed.
• Must meet professional appearance standards as prescribed by company policy.
• Must be physically mobile with reasonable accommodations including ability to push, pull, carry and lift up to 25 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring products meet all recipe standards.
• Maintaining proper production levels.
• Knowledge of all applicable food preparation methods and measures.
• Knows and understands all cooking tools and measurement conversions.
• Communicating and maintaining proper staffing levels with daily volume.
• Ensuring proper handling and storage of food items as per internal and Health Department standards.
• Maintaining integrity with food and labor controls.
• Has good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Understanding and following all policies and procedures.
• Relieving line cooks as needed.
• Providing personalized service and using guests’ names when possible.
• Knowing and promoting current casino events and programs and can give guests directions to all casino areas.

Skills

ServSafe certification

Kitchen sanitation

Food preparation techniques

English proficiency

Customer service

Attention to detail

Flexibility schedule

Professional appearance

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Introduction

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Overview

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—mayvaryby position.Paid time off is earned according to the local policy and increases with the length of employment.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring products meet all recipe standards.
• Maintaining proper production levels.
• Knowledge of all applicable food preparation methods and measures.
• Knows and understands all cooking tools and measurement conversions.
• Communicating and maintaining proper staffing levels with daily volume.
• Ensuring proper handling and storage of food items as per internal and Health Department standards.
• Maintaining integrity with food and labor controls.
• Has good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Understanding and following all policies and procedures.
• Relieving line cooks as needed.
• Making recommendations regarding ordering supplies.
• Ability to give direction, assign tasks, follow up with assigned tasks, coach for success and administer counseling of policy and procedural violations.
• Wiping counter areas, sinks and floors as required to maintain a clean safe working environment.
• Must show skills in garde manger, broiler, sauté stations, saucier, and large quantity cooking.
• Providing personalized service and using guests’ names when possible.
• Knowing and promoting current casino events and programs and can give guests directions to all casino areas.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Five years' prior experience as cook in high-volume food service operation.
• Must be able to obtain ServSafe certification.
• Knowledge of kitchen sanitation, operation, and maintenance of kitchen equipment.
• Familiar with all phases of food preparation techniques.
• Required to taste and smell foods.
• Knowledge of weights, measures and recipe yield.
• Possess and maintain culinary tools (knives) to perform the necessary job functions.
• Read, write legibly, understand and speak English.
• Excellent customer service/communication skills.
• Available to work required schedule which may include nights, weekends, holidays and overtime as needed.
• Must meet professional appearance standards as prescribed by company policy.
• Must be physically mobile with reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able to respond to visual and oral cues.
• Able to work in constricting areas.
• Must be able to tolerate areas with high temperatures.
• Must be able to tolerate industry standard chemicals used for cleaning and sanitizing.
• Able to work at a fast pace in an often crowded/noisy environment.
• Must be able to maintain a neat, professional, well-groomed appearance and uphold company appearance/dress standards.
• Physically mobile with reasonable accommodations including ability to push, pull, carry and lift up to 25 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.