Cook Helper - Banquets - Steady Extra (Caesars Forum LV)

About the role

The Cook’s Helper is responsible for assisting the cooks in preparing recipes and food items in accordance with the Executive Chef’s requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, sautés, broiled, fried, baked and grilled food items in accordance with kitchen needs.
• Helping to do preparation work; cutting, slicing, dicing, etc.
• Perform various job duties that will include assisting the operation of grill, fryer, broiler, oven and French top in accordance with kitchen needs.
• Perform preliminary preparation work in a timely manner.
• Ensures ingredient supply levels are accurate.
• Move items from shelves to carts and transport to assigned stations for restocking purposes.
• Maintains the required par of food items in their assigned station from support areas throughout the property.
• Understand proper safety and health codes and regulations and maintain them regularly.
• Ensure all areas assigned are clean and free of debris.
• To assist with any other job-related duties that may be assigned.

Qualifications

• Work requires effective communication in English, both verbal and written form in a professional manner.
• Work requires a minimum of two years' experience as a cook.
• Work requires a neat appearance with good personal hygiene.
• Two years fry cook experience is required.
• Previous experience cooking eggs is preferred.
• Previous work experience with a point of sales system is preferred.
• Must be able to provide your own tools, including a chef’s knife, carving/slicing knife, metal spatula, metal tongs, carving fork and a paring knife.
• Must be able to work any day of the week and during any shift.
• Must be able to get along with co-workers and must be able to work as a team.

Requirements

• Work requires ability to work from a standing position for extended periods of time.
• Loud, fast paced environment, multiple tasks to be handled under time constraint.
• Requires standing, walking, bending, pushing, pulling, lifting and reaching throughout the shift.
• Must be able to handle a heavy business volume in a timely manner.
• Work requires pushing carts up to 70lbs, lifting full pots up to 100lbs, repetitive stirring, extreme hot and cold work conditions, and bending at the waist.