Cook (Harrah's Philadelphia)

Caesars Entertainment; Chester (Delaware County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the hospitality sector is seeking a dedicated Cook to join their vibrant team. This role involves preparing a variety of dishes, ensuring exceptional food quality, and maintaining a clean and organized kitchen environment. If you have a passion for culinary arts and thrive in a fast-paced atmosphere, this position offers an exciting opportunity to showcase your skills and creativity. Join a company that values teamwork and customer satisfaction, where your contributions will be recognized and celebrated. Embrace the chance to grow in a dynamic culinary setting and make a difference in guests' dining experiences.

Qualifications

• Must pass a Food Service Sanitation course within 90 days.
• Proficient in all cooking stations and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook food orders accurately and in a timely manner.
• Maintain cleanliness of food preparation areas and equipment.

Skills

Customer Service Skills

Food Preparation Techniques

Cooking Techniques

Butchery Skills

Sanitation Knowledge

Education

Food Service Sanitation Course

Tools

Cooking Equipment

Job description

Consistently demonstrates superior customer service skills to external and internal guests by displaying Spotlight on Service behaviors and OWN IT skills. Maintains upbeat, positive attitude, friendly and helpful demeanor, positive energy and enthusiasm from one interaction to the next. Utilizes smiles and frequent eye contact and friendly tone of voice to project warmth and friendliness. Creates an atmosphere of luck and celebrates customer wins. Is ready to serve and well informed of daily facility hours of operation, promotional programs and any other relevant valuable guest information; builds relationships by greeting guests with a warm, friendly verbal greeting. Anticipates needs of the guest and provides fast, flawless service. Executes all service programs to assure prioritization of service to very best guests. Checks for satisfaction and properly uses the Service Recovery process to resolve problems when they exist. Promotes Total Rewards programs and Total Rewards registration and membership. Provides a warm farewell and thanks guests for visiting. Promotes Caesars and always projects Caesars in a positive light to guests.

Understands and responds to internal customers needs. Communicates in a friendly, respectful and understandable manner. Politely gives consistent, timely and accurate information and finds answer when unsure. Uses SPOTLIGHT behaviors when encountering guests. Meets expected service delivery times as defined by department’s service standards or as required by receiver of service or goods. Is a team player, cooperates with employees within the department as well as other departments. Speaks positively about the company, co-workers and customers.

Cooks all food orders, including meat, fish, poultry and related items in a quick, timely and accurate manner. Prepares all sauces, gravies, and other foods of medium and higher complexity as needed per the Chef’s instructions. Responsible for checking and ensuring an adequate supply of foods & seasonings at work station. Reads food orders from the kitchen printer. Broils, sauté, grill, steam, fry, poach, and basically prepares any and all foods needed for the guest’s orders and as needed by the restaurant chef. Checks that food is adequately prepared, serves the food in an attractive manner, consistent with the recipes. Operates various cooking stations and all cooking equipment; and controls food production to include; Sauté station, broiler station, appetizer station, etc. Operates carving station at banquets as assigned. Ensures cleanliness of food preparation areas, by cleaning and wiping down workstation and utensils before and after each assignment. Follows safety rules and keeps work area clean & orderly. Organizes cooking areas when needed. Maintains and rotates dated food stock. Breaks down workstations, cleans & restocks. Maintains a clean and sanitary work environment as required by the Delaware County Health Department. Opens food service outlets in a timely fashion as instructed. Conducts self in an appropriate professional manner at all times. Consistently follows through with the appropriate actions when asked to complete projects or tasks. Completes station checklist and par sheets one hour prior to completion of shift. Must be able to work various shifts and hours to include holidays and weekends. Performs related duties request or otherwise required, such as, Line Attendant, Pantry, Flattop, Fryer etc. Must present a well groomed appearance, and must possess excellent customer relations and communication skills. Meets the attendance guidelines of the job and adheres to regulatory, departmental and company policies.

Requirements:

• Required to take and pass a Food Service Sanitation course within ninety (90) days of accepting the position.
• Has to meet all requirements of an Intermediate Cook.
• Sauces – Preparation of mother’s sauces & derivatives of each.
• Soups – Knowledge & production of seasonally driven soup recipes to include: chowders, bisques, consommé, puree, cream & broths.
• Braising – Proper braising technique with knowledge of osso bucco, short rib, fricassee, stews & other slow cooking recipes.
• Every Station in Outlet – Proficient in every station, regardless of business levels.
• Station Decorum Regardless of Business – Ability to consistently practice production, organization & cleanliness during all business levels.
• Meat & Fish Butchery – Ability to butcher whole fish, chickens, tenderloins, striploins & lamb.
• Advanced Vegetable Prep – Ability to process & cook advanced skill set vegetable cookery’s parisienne, tourney, dauphinoise, soufflé, pommes anna, rosti, roasted vegetables, confit, terrines, soufflé.
• Curing – Full understanding of culinary techniques, dry cure, wet cure/brining, smoking, pickling, ceviche/acid cures & air dry.

Is able to work in smoke filled environment, and is able to sit and stand for prolonged periods of time.

Must be able to obtain and maintain PA Harness license.

Disclaimer: “This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technical developments).”

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In Compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, Caesars may provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals and encourage both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodation with the employer.

Job Info

• Job Identification 64760
• Job Category Food and Beverage & Culinary