Line Cook: Innovative Prep & Teamwork

Chumash Employee Resource Center; Santa Ynez (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Chumash Employee Resource Center in Santa Ynez, CA is seeking a kitchen associate to coordinate daily food preparation and prep tasks across outlets. You will prepare meats, seafood, soups, salads, and casseroles, following recipes and standard procedures to ensure quality and consistency.

This role emphasizes teamwork, food safety, and guest service, with a flexible schedule in a 24/7 environment, and requires a food handler card within 30 days, plus the ability to work nights, weekends, and

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED Certificate.
• Must obtain food handler card within 30 days of employment.
• Three years’ experience in garnish, pantry, line cooking, baking, butchering, or other food service prep.
• Basic computer proficiency utilizing Microsoft applications, email, and internet.
• Willingness to work flexible schedules in a 24/7 work environment, including holidays, nights, and weekends.
• Must apply for, receive, and maintain a Gaming License from the Tribal Gaming Agency.
• Native American hiring preference applies.
• Innovation Orientation: Committing to create and search for new and innovative approaches to activities that enhance performance.
• Teamwork: Working as a productive member of a cohesive group toward a common goal and contributing to team development and effective team dynamics.
• Sociability and Networking: Socializing effortlessly with other people; at ease when approaching others in social settings and professional relationships.
• Oral Communication: Shaping and expressing ideas and information in an effective manner.
• Written Communication: Expressing ideas and opinions clearly in properly structured, well organized, and grammatically correct reports or documents.

Responsibilities

• Prepares a variety of meats, poultry, and seafood using different cooking techniques, and according to standard procedures.
• Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipes to prepare soups, salads, gravies, and casseroles.
• May add spices and seasonings to menu items, using approved recipes.
• Delivers exceptional guest service at applicable food outlets (i.e., prompt, friendly, professional, and responsive), using proper greeting and departure phrases and service standards established by F&B management.
• Confers with culinary staff and management to plan menus and perform related activities for applicable outlets and special events.
• Uses correct knife skills and knife sharpening techniques.
• Keeps the floor area in the line clear of debris and slipping hazards.
• At the end of each work shift, ensures workstations, cooking ranges, and associated equipment have been properly cleared of cookware and food items, and the surfaces of equipment and stations are completely cleaned and sanitized.
• Follows instructions on proper oven temperatures and set ups.
• Reads menus to estimate food requirements from storage.
• Upholds a work environment that promotes teamwork, partnership, recognition, mutual respect, and collaboration while role modeling the company values, behaviors, and culture of One.Team.Chumash.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Innovation Orientation

Teamwork

Sociability

Oral Communication

Written Communication

Basic computer proficiency

Education

High School Diploma or GED Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Chumash Employee Resource Center in Santa Ynez, CA is seeking a kitchen associate to coordinate daily food preparation and prep tasks across outlets. You will prepare meats, seafood, soups, salads, and casseroles, following recipes and standard procedures to ensure quality and consistency.

This role emphasizes teamwork, food safety, and guest service, with a flexible schedule in a 24/7 environment, and requires a food handler card within 30 days, plus the ability to work nights, weekends, and