Cook Supervisor - Casino jobs in Burlington, VT

Job Title : Cook 1

Department : Food & Beverage

Reports To : Lead Line Cook / Sous Chef

FLSA Status : Non-Exempt

Starting Rate : $16.00 per hour

License : Work Permit

Closing Date : Open Until Filled

JOB SUMMARY : The Cook 1 is responsible for supporting the Food & Beverage department culinary team by preparing food before the cooking stage and preparing and cooking additionally menu items as directed.

Duties include safe food preparation and maintaining a clean and organized work space under the direction of a Sous Chef or Lead Line Cook.

To perform duties of this position successfully, a Cook 1 must meet expectations in the execution of the ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following :

• Maintains high standards of safety, cleanliness, sanitation, and organization
• Presents themselves in a professional manner
• Prepares menu items or recipes under the direction of a Sous Chef or Lead Line Cook
• Follows recipes accurately
• Ensures all food items are produced safely and with quality
• Follows food safety protocols including, sanitation, proper food holding temperatures, and storage of food
• Exhibits a friendly, helpful, and courteous demeanor and Casino guests and fellow associates
• Other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES : This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required to successfully complete the essential duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Serve Safe and Safety training is required as part of the training.

EDUCATION : High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.

EXPERIENCE : 3 to 6 months’ experience in a commercial restaurant kitchen is required . Restaurant experience to include food preparation, e.

g., preparing and cutting vegetables, soup making, salad preparation, and making sauces and gravies.

LANGUAGE SKILLS : Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of guests or associates of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS : Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY : Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel;

reach with hands and arms; and taste or smell. The associate must frequently lift and / or move up to 25 pounds to 50 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation. While

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS : Must obtain and maintain a St. Regis Tribal Gaming Work Permit which requires a criminal background check to be used solely for employment purposes.

Successful candidates for employment must submit to and pass a drug test for illegal substances prior to employment being confirmed.

In case of a positive result, the candidate is not eligible for employment with the Mohawk Gaming Enterprises. Employment will not begin until process is completed.

The Mohawk Gaming Enterprise is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.