Cook 2, Mardi Gras Casino
Delaware North Gaming is hiring a Cook to join our team at Mardi Gras Casino in Cross Lanes, West Virginia. Work with supportive team members, top-notch ingredients, and cutting-edge techniques.
Pay
$14.00 - $17.00 / hour
Benefits
All team members receive:
- Weekly pay
- Training and development opportunities
- Employee discounts
- Flexible work schedules
Eligible team members may also receive:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid vacation days and holidays
- Paid parental bonding leave
- Employee assistance program
- Tuition and/or professional certification reimbursement
Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package at https://careers.delawarenorth.com/whatweoffer.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate expertise in multiple cooking techniques and prepare high-quality menu items with consistency, precision, and attention to detail
- Manage assigned stations independently by maintaining organization, cleanliness, proper mise en place, and service readiness throughout each shift
- Prepare proteins, vegetables, sauces, stocks, starches, garnishes, and other ingredients required for daily service execution
- Utilize proper knife skills, fabrication methods, portioning techniques, and ingredient handling practices to maximize yield and minimize waste
- Ensure food quality, temperature, presentation, and portion standards are maintained during both routine and high-volume service periods
- Operate and maintain commercial kitchen equipment safely while adhering to food safety, sanitation, allergen, and health code requirements
- Support inventory management through receiving, labeling, dating, rotation, storage, and FIFO procedures while contributing to food cost control efforts
- Collaborate with culinary team members, assist in training less experienced employees, and proactively communicate operational challenges, equipment concerns, or product quality issues to leadership
Requirements
- Minimum of 1 year of related experience
- Ability to read and comprehend prep sheets and recipes
- Basic math skills, with the ability to calculate and follow recipe measurements
- Strong understanding of kitchen fundamentals, food safety, mise en place, recipe execution, portion control, professional kitchen organization, and proper equipment use
- Experience in high-volume restaurants, hotels, resorts, casinos, banquets, or upscale dining environments is strongly preferred
- No high school diploma or GED required
Physical Requirements
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
- Standing and walking for the entire length of shift
Schedule
Evenings
About Us
Delaware North operates Mardi Gras Casino and Resort, located 14 miles west of Charleston, West Virginia. Mardi Gras features more than 25 table games, a poker room, over 850 slot machines, live greyhound racing, off-track betting for both greyhound and horse racing, several restaurants, and a 150-room hotel.
With over 100 years of history, Delaware North is a global, family-owned company offering unique career paths in iconic sports arenas, national parks, casinos, and more. We invest in helping you achieve your career goals, whether in restaurants, hotels, sports, gaming, operations, or retail.