Cook - Pastry Kitchen
About the role
POSITION SUMMARY: The incumbent in this position is responsible for properly preparing any and all foods listed on the respective menus that are to be grilled, fried, broiled, baked, boiled, braised, poached in an assigned kitchen outlet.
Responsibilities
- Creates an atmosphere that induces guests to make Hard Rock Casino Rockford their choice for gaming entertainment; responsible for actively building and retaining guest relations and acts as a mentor to team members to provide superior guest service.
- Prepares foods that are to be grilled, fried, broiled, baked, boiled, braised, poached or prepared in the pantry; ensures that all plates or pans served are aesthetically appealing and cooked to the specifications of the customer and the chef.
- Recognizes a variety of sauces and properly places them on all entrees featured on daily menus.
- Keeps workstation neat and clean.
- Assist co-workers to ensure efficient operation of the kitchen.
- On occasion, you may perform duties for special events/ parties.
- Ensures cleanliness of working area; reports all equipment for safety failures, hazardous areas and accidents.
- Ensures the proper storing of any foods, including those from a previous function.
- Ensures that items are fully stocked, and equipment is in good working condition.
- Ensures the proper closing down of workstations.
- Assists with other duties at special events or parties and assisting where necessary to include but not limited to carving, cooking, setting up and or teardown stations or work areas or other duties as assigned.
- Attend and participate in meetings, completing follow-up as assigned.
- Perform work regularly and predictably.
- Responsible for cleaning and sanitizing work and public spaces.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- A culinary apprenticeship, an Associate’s Degree from a culinary institution or an equivalent with some industry experience is preferred.
- Must obtain and maintain all licenses / certifications per Federal, State, and Illinois Gaming Commission.
- Must successfully pass background check.
- Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
- Must be able to work holidays and weekends, as well as flexible shifts.
Skills
- Basic food preparation knowledge and line work experience.
- Flexibility to work varying shifts and time schedules as needed.
- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees and guests.
- Ability to use all equipment associated with the position, including choppers, slicers, mixers and grinders.
Benefits
Our team members are the key to our company’s success, and their health and well-being, as well as that of their families, is very important to us. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that allows our team members stay healthy, plan for their future and maintain a healthy work-life balance. Benefits may vary with employment status. To see our full list of Team Member Benefits please visit our career site: www.gotoworkhappy.com/benefits
Pay
Pay Range $15 - $20/ (presumably per hour)
Schedule
Must be able to work holidays and weekends, as well as flexible shifts.
We need to ensure we didn't duplicate content. The schedule content duplicates requirement about holidays etc. Could keep only in Schedule and not repeat in Requirements? But requirement includes that as well. Might be okay but could be considered duplication. The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep that info somewhere. If we put it in Schedule, we still need to keep it somewhere else? The requirement about holidays is part of requirements. We could keep it only under Schedule and not duplicate in Requirements, but then we lose the requirement statement. However the requirement about holidays is also a requirement. We could keep it under Requirements and not duplicate in Schedule, but then Schedule would be empty. Better to keep it under Requirements and maybe not have Schedule section if it's just same. But the instruction: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text. If we put Schedule with same text as requirement, it's not filler but duplicate. Might be okay but could be considered redundant. However we could keep Schedule with the same text; it's still specific content. It's not filler. It's okay. But we might avoid duplication by moving the holiday/flexible shift info to Schedule and remove from Requirements. However then we lose the explicit requirement statement. But the requirement about holidays is also a requirement; but we could consider it as part of Schedule. The posting says "Must be able to work holidays and weekends, as well as flexible shifts." under ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. So it's a requirement. If we move it to Schedule, we still preserve the info. It's not lost. So we can keep Requirements without that line, and Schedule with that line. That avoids duplication. Thus Requirements will not include that line. Let's adjust. Requirements list: - High School Diploma or Equivalent - A culinary apprenticeship, an Associate’s Degree from a culinary institution or an equivalent with some industry experience is preferred. - Must obtain and maintain all licenses / certifications per Federal, State, and Illinois Gaming Commission. - Must successfully pass background check. - Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age. Schedule: - Must be able to work holidays and weekends, as well as flexible shifts. Now check other sections: Benefits we have. Pay: we have. Now ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like EEO etc. We removed. Check for any leftover like "The Team Member understands that employment with the Company is at-will..." etc. Remove. Check for "Hard Rock Casino Rockford is an equal opportunity employer..." Remove. 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