Prep Cook & Kitchen Operations Specialist

Red Hawk Resort + Casino; Placerville (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Hawk Resort + Casino is seeking a cook to prepare, season, finish, and garnish all food, following recipes and health regulations. You will maintain refrigeration, rotate stock, and keep a clean, sanitized work station at all times.

The role requires basic knife skills, ability to work with kitchen equipment, assist with guest requests, and proper receiving and storage of food; a high school diploma or GED is preferred and applicants must be at least 18.

Qualifications

• Basic culinary knife skills are required.
• Follows recipes, specs, and control procedures.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary work station and proper food handling.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, seasons, finishes, and garnishes all food.
• Maintains all refrigeration and dry storage areas for proper handling and rotation.
• Ensures work station is clean and sanitized; rotates, wraps and labels food products.
• Follows recipes, specs, and control procedures.
• Maintains health-regulation-compliant sanitary area at all times.
• Breaks down, cleans and assembles kitchen equipment.
• Assists with guest requests and with stock of dishes.
• Assists with storage and proper rotation of food products.
• Uses dry and liquid measures and scales; stirs and strains soups and sauces.
• Performs proper receiving, thawing, and storage; ensures sanitation of prep areas and holding temperatures.
• Completes food safety documentation; reports safety issues to management.

Skills

Knife skills

Food safety

Inventory

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Red Hawk Resort + Casino is seeking a cook to prepare, season, finish, and garnish all food, following recipes and health regulations. You will maintain refrigeration, rotate stock, and keep a clean, sanitized work station at all times.

The role requires basic knife skills, ability to work with kitchen equipment, assist with guest requests, and proper receiving and storage of food; a high school diploma or GED is preferred and applicants must be at least 18.