Buffet - Associate Cook

About the role

Be a member of the winning team at Valley View Casino & Hotel – named one of San Diego's Best Places To Work by the San Diego Business Journal. Valley View is where fun and your future will come together – join our team for a fun and exciting environment with amazing benefits that focus on you, your family and helping you reach your lifetime goals!

Deeply rooted in the Valley Center community, we, the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians, have a rich local history. With traditions founded upon “good neighbor” values, our Tribe has been a part of this community for many generations. Valley View Casino & Hotel reflects our proud heritage of enterprise and opportunity; it is a place for our friends and neighbors.

Responsibilities

• Prepare all food items according to standard recipes and menu to ensure consistency of product.
• Build knowledge, understanding, and application of various cooking techniques.
• Build preparation and knowledge of base sauces, stocks, and soups.
• Actively participate with staff to cook, prepare, dish-up and assemble food.
• Learn to operate kitchen equipment including slicer, steamer, deep fryer, ovens, broiler, grill, mixer, kettle, and flat top.
• Maintain a working knowledge of all food products.
• Perform all assigned side work to include replenishing/restocking work station with supplies.
• Rotate all products on the first-in, first-out philosophy.
• Properly label and date all products to ensure safekeeping and sanitation.
• Check station before, during, and after shift for proper set-up and cleanliness.
• Abide by all health codes and hand washing guidelines and encourage team members to do the same.
• Fully observe all safety procedures.
• Strive for picture perfect plate presentation.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.
• Responsible for conducting all responsibilities in a professional and ethical manner.
• Responsible for maintaining a consistent, regular attendance record.

Qualifications

• Must possess and demonstrate a positive attitude.
• Must possess and demonstrate a willingness to learn and have the ability to follow instructions and direction.
• Ability to work within a team-centered work environment.
• Ability to learn and maintain a working knowledge of weights, measures, and various cooking techniques.
• Ability to learn and identify pan types and knife types.
• Ability to maintain knowledge of sanitary practices.
• Reading and math skills for recipes and measurement.
• Ability to stand on a hard surface for long periods of time.
• Ability to tolerate areas with extreme hot and cold temperatures.
• Effective communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Must apply for, receive, and maintain a Gaming License from the Tribal Gaming Agency.
• Must successfully pass a drug screening test.
• Must be able to successfully pass applicable auditions or skill testing.

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Previous culinary experience.