Grand Buffet - Cook I - Full Time

Grand Sierra Resort; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, NV is seeking an experienced line cook to safely prepare all food items according to standard hotel recipes and daily forecasts, ensuring quality and consistency.

You will read menus, assist with production for your station, handle guest requests, collaborate with the team, and uphold sanitation, safety, and cost controls in a high-volume environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year culinary experience in a high‑volume kitchen.
• Ability to read and follow recipes, forecasts, and menus.
• Strong eye for detail and adherence to food safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Safely prepare all food items per standard recipes and specifications.
• Read forecasts, menus, and recipes to delegate production for the station.
• Fill food order requisitions using computer or paper to procure items.
• Interact with hotel guests to accommodate special requests.
• Maintain sanitation, control costs, and follow safety codes.
• Collaborate with cooks and team to present quality dishes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Culinary skills

Food preparation

Sanitation and safety

Reading recipes & forecasts

Teamwork

Guest service

Adaptability

Cost awareness

Job description

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Safely prepare all food prep and food items in accordance with standard hotel recipes and specifications.
• Read, comprehend, and follow the daily forecasts, menus and recipes in order to produce and delegate the production of all food items for respective work area.
• Complete food order requisitions using a computer, or pen and paper, to procure the necessary items needed for production in work area.
• Interact with hotel guests in order to provide for special requests.
• Participate in activities of cooks and other team members involved in preparing, cooking and presenting food in accordance with hotel productivity standards, cost controls and special needs.
• Audit food storeroom items for quality, consistency and rotation. Work to control food cost and revenues. Follow daily sanitation, hand washing and safety codes.
• Any other duties as assigned within the scope of this position.
  
  

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Primary duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Safely prepare all food prep and food items in accordance with standard hotel recipes and specifications.
• Read, comprehend, and follow the daily forecasts, menus and recipes in order to produce and delegate the production of all food items for respective work area.
• Complete food order requisitions using a computer, or pen and paper, to procure the necessary items needed for production in work area.
• Interact with hotel guests in order to provide for special requests.
• Participate in activities of cooks and other team members involved in preparing, cooking and presenting food in accordance with hotel productivity standards, cost controls and special needs.
• Audit food storeroom items for quality, consistency and rotation. Work to control food cost and revenues. Follow daily sanitation, hand washing and safety codes.
• Any other duties as assigned within the scope of this position.
  
  

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Organized, prioritize work, and meet deadlines.
• Comprehend and follow supervisor’s instructions.
• Maintain a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance.
• Able to work with interruptions.
• Ability of simple reading, writing, math, and task completion skills is required.
• Must have the following skills: coordination, analyzing, precision working, following instructions, memorization, problem solving, independent judgment, and decision making.
• Flexible working all shifts including holidays, nights, and weekend hours as business needs dictate.
• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age.
  
  

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 1 year culinary experience in a high-volume restaurant kitchen required or any combination of education, training, or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the duties of this job, the team member is constantly standing, occasionally sitting, walking, reaching overhead, bending over, crouching, kneeling, climbing, and balancing during the duration of their shift.
• Must be able to push/pull 25lbs or less frequently and 75lbs or less occasionally.
• The team member will constantly have repetitive use of both feet, both hands, and require constant dominant light and firm/strong grasping motions. Frequent non-dominant light and firm/grasping motions will be required as well. Finger dexterity of both hands will be constantly required.
• Constant use of vision abilities is required including distance, depth perception, field of vision, and color vision.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Work performed consistently indoors alone and frequently with and around others with the occasional work performed outdoors. Team Member will perform work face-to-face including verbal contact with others on extended shifts around computer equipment, mechanical, and other electrical devices.
• Team Member will be exposed to extreme heat, extreme cold, and possible wet and/or humid environments.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud
• Team Member may be exposed to fumes/odor and/or secondhand smoke. Team Member will be around moving objects, slippery surfaces, and flame/heat generated devices.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.