Line Cook - Sports & Social Steel City - Greensburg

Live! Casino Hotel; Greensburg (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant team at a high-energy casino where you'll be responsible for preparing and cooking delicious meals in a fast-paced environment. This role is perfect for someone who thrives under pressure and enjoys creating memorable dining experiences. You'll work closely with fellow kitchen staff to maintain high standards of cleanliness and quality, all while ensuring guests feel welcomed and satisfied. If you're passionate about food and hospitality, this is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic culinary team in a bustling casino atmosphere.

Qualifications

• Must be certified in RAMP and Serv-Safe for food handling.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays is required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook food items safely and timely while maintaining quality.
• Ensure cleanliness and organization in the kitchen environment.

Skills

RAMP certification

Serv-Safe certification

Basic math skills

Ability to work in high-pressure environments

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

*We hire at 18+ years of age for this position!

Function (Scope and Main Purpose of Job)

Responsible for properly preparing and cooking all food items in a safe, timely, organized manner maintaining high quality of foods.

Responsibilities

Core Service Standards

CLEAN: Must make the property shine and look impeccable while maintaining a neat CLEAN and crisp personal appearance

SAFE: Must make guests feel SAFE and comfortable through creating a worry free, carefree experience.

FAST: Provide FAST and efficient service with accuracy. Meet service time requirements and anticipate guest needs.

FRIENDLY: Greet each guest with FRIENDLY welcomes, making eye contact and smiling. Use H.E.A.R.T. steps to ease guest concerns. Say thank you to departing guests.

FUN: Work passionately as a team to create a FUN experience both for everyone who works and plays here

Specific Responsibilities and Duties

• Be able to produce from standardized recipes.
• Be able to prepare, portion, and cook food accordingly.
• Ensures stations are prepared to meet anticipated levels of business for the day, assisting fellow staff when needed.
• Consistently meeting ticket time requirements.
• Accomplish daily cleaning duties in an efficient manner following sanitation guidelines.
• Ability to properly handle high volume cooking and plating while maintaining consistent quality of food in a fast-paced environment.
• Work hands on with other kitchen personnel to ensure high quality of food, timeliness of food service, proper food handling, and a safe, sanitary kitchen.
• Follows all appropriate procedures and works under supervision of culinary management team.
• Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments.
• May occasionally interact directly with guests.
• Abides by company and department specific appearance standards.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Job Requirements (skills, knowledge, and abilities)

• Must be able to work in smoke filled environments.
• Must be RAMP and Serv-Safe certified.
• Required to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays.
• Mathematical skills, including basic math, percentages, quantities, and variances are used frequently.
• Standing up and moving about the kitchen in a safe and efficient manner.
• Handling food, objects, products and utensils.

Educational Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent or equivalent work experience in food service preferred.

Physical Requirements

• 24/7 operation requiring extended hours and the ability and willingness meet the applicant’s schedules when needed.
• Casino is over 100,000 square feet and requires ability and energy to move about it with a true sense of urgency.
• Carrying or lifting items weighing up to 75 pounds.
• Ability to stand for long periods of times without sitting or leaning
• Ability to climb, bend, stretch, twist or reach with your body and arms, work under variable temperatures and noise levels
• Use of going up and down 31 stairs multiple times per day and elevators

Working Conditions

• 24/7 high energy casino with over 100,000 sq. ft of gaming and entertainment space and approximately 500 employees
• Exposed to alcohol, cigarette and cigar smoke, bright lights, and loud noises.
• You may occasionally work in an environment where smoking is allowed.

*If offered a position, we require successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen & background check.