Production Cook - Staff Cafeteria

Seminole Brighton Bay Hotel & Casino; Okeechobee (FL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Seminole Brighton Bay Hotel & Casino is seeking a Cook Trainee/Line Cook to prepare meals according to menus, ensuring quality and presentation. You will work on grilled, fried, broiled, and pantry items, maintaining a clean station and supporting the kitchen team.

We value basic cooking knowledge, at least one year of line cook experience, and any culinary degree or apprenticeship. Expect a fast-paced, high-energy environment with adherence to gaming regulations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience as Cook Trainee or line cook.
• Completion of culinary arts degree or recognized apprenticeship.
• Licenses/certifications per Federal, State and Gaming regulations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare foods per menus for grilling, frying, broiling or pantry.
• Ensure plates are aesthetically appealing and cooked to customer specs.
• Maintain a neat, clean workstation.
• Assist coworkers to ensure efficient line operation.
• Work in hot and noisy kitchen environments; handle heavy equipment up to 50 lbs.
• Operate kitchen equipment (slicers, choppers, mixers, grinders).
• Review recipes and documentation; verify proper cooking.

Skills

Basic food preparation knowledge

Line work experience

Education

Culinary arts degree or apprenticeship

Tools

Kitchen equipment (slicers, choppers, mixers, grinders)

Job description

Our team members are the key to our company’s success, and their health and well-being, as well as that of their families, is very important to us. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that allows our team members stay healthy, plan for their future and maintain a healthy work-life balance. Benefits may vary with employment status. To see our fill list of Team Member Benefits please visit our career site: www.gotoworkhappy.com/benefits

Job Description

The incumbent in this position is responsible for providing superior service to the internal customers. The incumbent is also responsible for properly preparing any and all foods listed on the respective menus that are to be grilled, fried, broiled, or prepared in the pantry.

Essential Job Functions

May include but are not limited to:

• Provides superior customer service, positively effects interactions with customers and employees, and has the resiliency to deal with difficult customers in all types of business conditions and the ability to work harmoniously with coworkers.
• Prepares food that are to be grilled, fried, broiled, or prepared in the pantry; ensures that all plates served are aesthetically appealing and cooked to the specifications of the customer.
• Recognizes a variety of sauces and properly places them on all entrees featured on daily menus.
• Keeps work station neat and clean.
• Assists coworkers to ensure efficient operation of the line.
• This position operates in a working environment that is subjected to varying levels of heat and noise.
• At times subjected to hazards such as wet floors and dangers associated with the use of heavy duty cutlery, knives, and choppers.
• Ability to use all equipment associated with the position, including but not limited to choppers, slicers, mixers, and grinders.
• Ability to review and comprehend recipes and other necessary documentation.
• Ability to determine if food items are cooked to proper specifications.
• Ability to efficiently and effectively move around work area.
• Ability to stock and retrieve all necessary food items and supplies.
• Ability to lift, carry, and push/pull up to 50 pounds so as to be able to move and stock all necessary supplies.
• Ability to communicate with customers and all levels of employees.
• Must be flexible to work varying shifts and time schedules as needed.
• Equipment and machines used, but not limited to, are standard kitchen machines such as slicers, choppers, mixers, grinders, etc.

Qualifications

• Basic food preparation knowledge and line work experience.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain all licenses / certifications per Federal, State, and Gaming regulations.
• These skills are typically acquired through a minimum of one-year prior experience as a Cook Trainee or coffee shop line cook, and/or through the completion of a degree in culinary arts or recognized apprenticeship

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the duties of this job.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms, talk or hear; and taste or smell.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Closing

As part of Seminole Gaming’s employment process, final candidates will be required to obtain gaming licensure by completing a background check with Seminole Gaming Compliance and Regulations, prior to an offer being extended. These background checks may include, but are not limited to:

• Credit Check
• Criminal Background Check
• Drug Screen

For a listing of all opportunities at Seminole Gaming, please go to www.gotoworkhappy.com.

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Disclaimer

While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the current job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change, (e.g. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technical developments).

The Company gives preference in all of its employment practices to Native Americans. First preference in hiring, promoting and in all other aspects of employment is given to members of the Seminole Tribe who meet the job requirements. Second preference is given to members of other federally recognized Native American Tribes who meet the job requirements.