Cook II (360 Steakhouse, Harrah's)

Harrah's Iowa | Horseshoe Iowa | Hilton Garden Inn; Council Bluffs (IA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Harrah's Iowa | Horseshoe Iowa | Hilton Garden Inn is hiring for a culinary position at 360 Steakhouse, a recognized top 100 scenic restaurant in the USA. This role involves managing all aspects of food preparation, ensuring quality and adherence to safety standards.

Candidates should possess excellent food preparation knowledge, interpersonal skills, and the ability to work efficiently in a high-pressure environment. Join a dynamic kitchen team to deliver outstanding dining experiences.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of food preparation methods and measures for various recipes.
• Ability to interact with kitchen staff and management effectively.
• Physically able to perform demanding tasks in a high-temperature kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Administer food preparation ensuring kitchen cleanliness and efficiency.
• Prepare food items with attention to quality and attractiveness.
• Coordinate work flow with Sous Chef during shifts.

Skills

Food preparation methods

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills (English)

Recipe costing

Job description

Job Description

When it comes to steak and seafood, we don’t play around. Rated as one of Open Table's top 100 scenic restaurants in America, 360 Steakhouse is an elegant, mouth-watering culinary treasure with a distinctive menu of extraordinary appetizers, steaks, seafood and other house specialties.

Responsibilities

• Administers all aspects of food preparation ensuring kitchen is clean, well-stocked and problem-free.
• Efficient preparation of all food-related items for both batch and individual plated recipes with attention to maintaining appropriate food costs, volume, quality, and attractiveness.
• Ability to perform the functions of any culinary task assigned within kitchen such as broiler, sauté, Asian and prep when needed.
• Accountable for meeting or exceeding all State of Iowa and the Company’s sanitation requirements (ServSafe).
• Supports safety and accident prevention programs (non-slip footwear, knife handling, and proper lifting).
• Monitoring/implementation of garbage separation and disposal as per standards.
• Partners with Sous Chef to coordinate work flow during shift to meet business demands and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Acts as a role model to other employees and always presents oneself as a credit to the Company and encourages others to do the same.
• Performs all other related and compatible duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of applicable food preparation methods and measures for menu planning, soups, sauces, meat, poultry and seafood items for batch or individual recipes.
• Ability to cost out recipes.
• Must possess excellent interpersonal skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills, must be fluent and literate in English.
• Physically mobile with reasonable accommodations including ability to lift up to 75 lbs., tolerate areas of high temperature in excess of 115 degrees and able to push, pull, reach, bend, twist, stoop and stack.
• Compliance with all regulatory, governmental, and safety requirements.
• Ability to meet deadlines and effectively manage multiple priorities in a demanding work environment.
• Knowledge of and compliance with department, property and company policies and procedures.
• Maintain health department standards and regulations – inspection scores should be at or above standards.