Prep Cook I

Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa; Michigan City (IN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa in Michigan City, IN is seeking a kitchen team member to assist in daily food production, ensure quality and consistency, and support fast, clean service of all menu items. The role requires basic knife skills, knowledge of kitchen equipment, and the ability to work in hot and cold environments.

Applicants should be able to read recipes, follow safety standards, and communicate in English; Serv-Safe certification is a plus.

Qualifications

• Basic knife skills and safety practices.
• Working knowledge of standard kitchen equipment.
• Ability to communicate in English in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Understanding of French culinary terms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the daily production of food for the venue.
• Ensure all quality and consistency standards are met.
• Prepare and portion menu items for quick and accurate service.
• Control cooking methods, times, and temperatures; manage sanitation and storage of foods.
• Support other stations as needed and adapt to rush periods.

Skills

Knife skills

Kitchen equipment knowledge

English communication

French terminology awareness

Tools

Serv-Safe Certified

Job description

Job Description

To assist in the daily production of food for the venue and ensure all quality and consistency standards are met.

• Must have basic knife skills to include safety and usage.
• Must have a working knowledge of kitchen equipment
• Responsible for fast and clean servicing of all menu items to the guest service persons
• Ensures that each order sent out is uniform
• Controls food production to include: proper cooking methods, cooking time and temperature, and insuring sanitation and storage of prepared foods and leftovers
• Prepares for a rush period of work without getting behind
• Performs all relative miscellaneous duties as directed by supervisor/manager.

Qualifications

• Able to read, convert recipes according to production requirements and business levels
• Continuous standing, walking for long periods
• Periodically pushing and pulling heavy carts and lifting products in proper storage areas, coolers, and freezers
• Ability to work in contrasting hot and cold areas
• Lift food items sometimes as heavy as 100 pounds
• Temperatures at 35 to 0 degrees in coolers and freezers
• Temperatures above 85 degrees in the hot kitchen
• Should have a basic knowledge or basic cooking skills, including but not limited to frying, baking, etc.
• Ability to work in some moist and wet environments
• Repetitive heavy lifting
• Tasting food and evaluating quality at each stage of preparation
• Assist at other stations when directed or assigned
• The ability to develop and scale up recipes in direct proportion
• The ability to effectively communicate in English
• The ability to understand French terminology as it applies to cooking applications, a plus
• Serv-Safe Certified

Additional Information

Boyd Gaming is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

Boyd Gaming is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.