Cook II - Ocean Steak - Seasonal

About the role

A Cook 2 will accurately and efficiently prepare, portion, cook, and present a variety of hot and/or cold food items for various meal periods in various outlets or preparation locations. Work follows outlet-specific recipes and standard operating procedures while adhering to Ocean Casino, local, state, and federal health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and cooks food to order based on recipes, SOPs, and verbal instruction from the room chef, sous chef, and/or manager on duty.
• Works across service styles: à la carte, banquet/catering, and buffet.
• Delivers the highest quality of food and service to customers on Ocean Casino property and at off-site events representing Ocean Casino.
• Reads food orders and/or receives verbal instructions, then prepares, cooks, and presents food accordingly.
• Proficiently performs the duties of a Cook 3 and kitchen runner.
• Performs the following tasks with minimal to no supervision after proper training:
  • Deep frying, marking/searing proteins, and other food items.
  • Operating ovens and cooking equipment, setting thermostats and timers as instructed.
  • Removing hot food items from kitchen equipment.
  • Panning hot and/or cold food.
  • Heating soups, sauces, and pre-cooked items (except intermediate-level or fast-food items like eggs, well-done burgers, chicken, vegetables, and starches).
  • Transferring hot and/or cold food items between cooking and serving vessels.
• Maintains clean, sanitary, and organized workstations at all times.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Essential Functions

• Continuous standing and walking for long periods.
• Pushing/pulling heavy carts, lifting products (up to 50 pounds), and placing items into storage.
• Ability to work in hot and/or cold areas within the same shift.
• Repetitive lifting, bending, and reaching.
• Adherence to Ocean Casino policies, including wearing non-slip black shoes, an Ocean hat, plain black hat, disposable toque, or sailor’s cap, kitchen uniform, and name tag.
• Additional duties outside of job responsibilities will be compensated at the appropriate hourly rate after 8 hours within a month.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• One year of experience in a high-volume kitchen.
• Ability to communicate, read, and comprehend English.
• Intermediate skills in at least two of the following cooking methods:
  • Deep frying
  • Marking/searing
  • Cooking proteins to well-done (e.g., burgers, chicken)
  • Fast food/quick-service methods
• Intermediate skills in using at least 50% of the following kitchen equipment:
  • Open flame burners
  • Open flame grills
  • Flat top grills
  • Fryers
  • Steamers
  • Convection ovens
  • Mixers, blenders, robot coupes, and burr mixers
• Must pass a practical cooking test with a score of 70% or higher.

Benefits

• Training & Development
• Free meal while on shift
• Free parking

Pay

$23.58/hour