Cook (Bella Vista)

800_ilani Cowlitz Tribal Gaming Authority; United States; On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

ilani is seeking a prep cook to join its culinary team in Ridgefield, WA, delivering high-quality meals in a fast-paced setting. You will support the kitchen, prep ingredients, maintain cleanliness, and assist chefs to ensure guest satisfaction.

The role requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work under pressure. A valid food handler license and willingness to work in a smoking environment are preferred.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to foster a supportive team environment.
• Attention to detail and ability to multitask under pressure.
• Knowledge of kitchen tools and utensils required to perform tasks.
• Works well under pressure and learns quickly.
• Excellent communication skills—clear, concise, polite messages.
• Great endurance as prep cook work involves standing and lifting up to 40 lbs.
• Valid food handler's license.
• Willing to work in a smoking environment and follow safety rules.
• Willing to adhere to health and safety measures.

Responsibilities

• Promotes superior guest service.
• Maintains a positive organizational culture aligned with Spirit of talin and ilani values.
• Demonstrates collaborative, respectful behaviors.
• Executes cooking duties quickly and with quality.
• Prepares kitchen for chefs' arrival.
• Assists with ingredient prep, cleaning, chopping, slicing, and portioning.
• Monitors kitchen stock and reports low supplies.
• Cleans kitchen equipment and maintains cleanliness.
• Cooks dishes under chef supervision.
• Coordinates with other kitchen staff.
• Maintains confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Kitchen tools

Work under pressure

Communication skills

Endurance

Food handler

Smoking environment

Health & safety

Education

Culinary school certificate

Line cook experience (1 year)

Job description

Join our team and experience endless career possibilities. If you are an existing employee, please navigate to the internal job posting.

Pledge for Success

We are dedicated to hiring outstanding individuals who share in our commitment and passion in serving our guests. Ambition, dedication, attention to detail, and a warm smile are all winning characteristics that lead to the spirit of who we are.

Position Summary

Prep, prepare and deliver highest quality meals. Work as part of a culinary team in a fast‑paced environment where quality and standards exceed guest expectations.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Promotes superior guest service.
• Maintains, and perpetuates a positive organizational culture according to the principles of the Spirit of Tâlícn and the Core Values of ilani.
• Consistently demonstrates collaborative, relationship building, welcoming and mutually respectful behaviors.
• Quick and quality execution of cooking duties.
• Prepares the kitchen for the arrival of the chefs.
• Assists as necessary with preparing ingredients beforehand, cleaning foodstuffs, chopping, slicing, portioning.
• Monitors stock of the kitchen. Reports to head chef when stock runs low.
• Clean all kitchen equipment before and after use.
• Maintains cleanliness of kitchen.
• Cook dishes under the supervision of the chef.
• Coordinate with other kitchen staff.
• Maintains confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to foster a supportive and enabling team environment.
• Attention to detail and ability to multitask.
• Knowledge of kitchen tools and utensils – proper knowledge required to perform specific tasks.
• Works well under pressure and possesses good learning skills.
• Excellent communication skills – conveys messages clearly, concisely and politely.
• Great endurance as most prep cook work is standing, moving arms and hands, and lifting/carrying up to 40 lbs.
• Valid food handlers license.
• Willing to work in a smoking environment.
• Willing to adhere to company health and safety measures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Culinary school certificate.
• One year experience as a line cook in a high‑volume restaurant.

Work Shift

Regular. Starting at $19.00.

Location

Located on the Cowlitz Reservation in Ridgefield, Washington, ilani, is the Pacific Northwest’s premier gaming, dining, entertainment and meeting destination with over 400,000 total square feet.