Trattoria Cook I- Eldorado Scioto Downs Columbus, OH

About the role

Primarily responsible to ensure proper cooking of all food for patrons of Trattoria. Must be able to work, oversee, and train all culinary positions.

Responsibilities

• Properly identify various foods and understand proper handling, preparation, and storage to guarantee safe, unadulterated products to guests.
• Understand and execute Family Style Service at all times with guests and team members.
• Perform skilled kitchen duties including pantry and salad preparation, and proper preparation of meats, poultry, seafood, vegetables, soups, stocks, and sauces.
• Prepare items using methods such as broiling, sautéing, deep-frying, pan-frying, boiling, steaming, baking, and grilling.
• Work in various climates and conditions due to equipment that uses water, steam, chemicals, and heat for safe maintenance of food contact surfaces.
• Instruct proper methods and procedures while communicating to subordinate employees in a professional manner according to Scioto standards.
• Complete production schedules, openings and closing checklists, requisitions forms, and daily team briefings.

Qualifications

• Working kitchen knowledge and understanding of culinary terms.
• Strong mechanical skills and ability to use all kitchen tools including peelers, assorted knives, ovens, grills, fryolators, mixers, food processors, steam-controlled equipment, and slicers.
• Working knowledge of basic sanitation skills; ability to sanitize and store kitchen equipment and utensils according to proper industry standards within specified timelines.
• Ability to alert manager or Chef on duty of any equipment failures or needed maintenance immediately.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment and complete tasks with a sense of urgency.
• Minimum of two years food service experience required; minimum of three years cooking experience a plus.
• Ability to read, write, add, subtract, multiply, and divide.
• Culinary school diploma preferred.
• Strong knowledge of safe, proper use and storage of foods for human consumption.
• Ability to perform job functions with minimum supervision and follow as well as delegate information on daily production schedules and checklists.
• Physically able to repeatedly lift, bend, reach, stoop, climb, and carry items for extended periods with reasonable accommodation; able to lift and move items up to 40 lbs.
• Ability to stand, walk, or sit for extended periods.
• May be exposed to a noisy, smoke/secondary smoke environment.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Ability to obtain and maintain appropriate licensing and pass a background investigation; subject to pre-employment drug screening.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to push and pull up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to lift and carry objects up to 30 pounds.
• Ability to bend, stoop, twist, reach, and kneel repetitively.
• Ability to safely work with provided cleaning chemicals and equipment.
• Ability to ascend and descend stairs and maintain equilibrium for an extended period.
• Ability to work from a standing position and/or walking motion for an extended period.
• Ability to work in a smoking and pet-friendly environment.