Kitchen Cook

POSITION SUMMARY

Prepares, seasons, soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foods for customer at Prairie's Edge Casino Resort by performing the following functions.

Hiring for Full Time or Part Time shifts will include Evenings, weekends, and holidays. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

•Prepare, cook, and clean food as needed.

•Able to read, measure and prepare food from a recipe.

•Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipe to prepare soups, salads, gravies, desserts, sauces, and casseroles.

•Bakes, roasts, broils, fries, sautés, and steams meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods in addition to having a working knowledge of convection ovens, braisers, deep fryers, broasters, alto shams, steamers and various kitchen processing equipment.

•Carves meats, portions food on serving plates, adds gravies and sauces, and garnishes servings to fill orders. Start food in process making sure not to prepare more than estimated amount.

•Butchers chickens, fish, and shellfish. Cuts, trims, and bones meat prior to cooking.

•Washes, peels, cuts, and shreds vegetables and fruits to prepare them for use.

•Note any out-of-stock items or possible shortages. Monitor to correct any food cost problems by controlling food waste.

•Adjusts thermostat controls to regulate temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, roasters, fryers, and steam kettles.

•Able to operate and maintain all kitchen equipment properly on a daily basis.

•Ability to create menus when needed and communicate such items to staff.

•Must keep the line stocked of all items including but not limited to all food items needed and all the proper cooking utensils.

•Must keep the cooking line and all other areas clean throughout shift.

•Must be aware of food quality standards and use proper plating procedures according to menu plans.

•Must have knowledge of and be able to perform opening procedures; including but not limited to proper set-up, proper heating/reheating, restocking, and knowledge of proper cooking methods.

•Must have knowledge of and be able to perform closing procedures; including but not limited to proper cleaning procedures, restocking, proper cooling and shutting off all appropriate kitchen equipment.

•Must possess and maintain proper food handler (ServSafe) certification.

•Ability to cook, cool, and hold food properly according to federal food code guidelines. 

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

•Applied Learning - Ability to participate in needed learning activities in a way that makes the most of the learning experience.

•Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.

•Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.

•Ambition - The drive to achieve personal advancement.

•Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.

•Conflict Resolution - Ability to deal with others in an antagonistic situation. 

•Creative - Ability to think in such a way as to produce a new concept or idea.

•Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.

•Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task. •Energetic - Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.

•Enthusiastic - Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task.

•Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal. •Motivation - Ability to inspire oneself and others to reach a goal and/or perform to the best of their ability.

•Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.

•Patience - Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.

•Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.

•Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.

•Self Confident - The trait of being comfortable in making decisions for oneself.

•Self Motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of ones ability using his or her owndrive or initiative.

•Team Builder - Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal.

•Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.

•Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.