Cook III - Banquets

Responsibilities

• Cleans, cuts, and grinds meats, poultry, and seafood.
• Dips food items in crumbs, flour, and batter to bread them.
• Stirs and strains soups and sauces, grill, sauté, and expedite as well as possess good knife skills.
• Basic understanding of one or more kitchen workstations.
• Weighs and measures designated ingredients.
• Carries pans, kettles, and trays of food to and from workstations, stove, and refrigerator.
• Stores foods in designated areas.
• Cleans work areas, equipment, and utensils, segregates, and removes garbage, and steam cleans or hoses garbage containers.
• Distributes supplies, utensils, and portable equipment.
• Affords assistance to Pantry and Kitchen associates as needed.
• Responsible for the proper preparation and presentation of all menu items.
• Reads menu to estimate food requirements.
• Date all food containers and rotate food correctly.
• Practice safety standards at all times.
• Works closely with the cooks to ensure proper preparation, stocking, sanitation, and presentation required by management.
• Adjusts thermostat controls to regulate temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, roasters, and steam kettles.
• Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipe to prepare soups, salads, gravies, desserts, sauces, and casseroles.
• Bakes, roasts, broils, and steams meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods.
• Adds seasoning to foods during mixing or cooking.
• Observes and tests foods being cooked by tasting, smelling, and piercing with fork to determine that it is cooked.
• Carves meats, portions food on serving plates, adds gravies and sauces, and garnishes servings to fill orders.
• Bakes bread, rolls, cakes, and pastry.
• Washes, peels, cut, and shreds vegetables and fruits to prepare them for use.

Requirements

• Must be able to stand and walk for prolong periods of time (7+ hours).

Qualifications

• Knowledgeable of the Indiana Gaming regulations as well as internal controls, policies, and procedures.
• Must be able to work in an environment with secondhand smoke and loud noise.
• Always follow the Company Service Standards model.
• Must be available for regularly scheduled work and be able to work a variety of hours, holidays, and weekends.

Skills

• Basic understanding of one or more kitchen workstations.
• Good knife skills.
• Ability to read and understand recipes.
• Ability to weigh and measure ingredients accurately.
• Ability to follow safety protocols.

Benefits

• 401(k) with matching.
• Medical, Dental, & Vision insurance.
• Flexible spending account.
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee discounts.
• Free parking.
• Life insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement.

Pay

Hourly $17.55

Schedule

The Casino industry is a 24 Hour 365-day operation. This position will primarily be indoors under controlled temperatures. Occasional exposure to outdoor climates.