Cantina Line Cook

Job Summary:

The Cantina Cook position is responsible for preparing all types of food items in the Cantina outlet of the property.

Essential Job Functions:

• Responsible for providing high quality, fresh hot and cold food items using standardized recipes and methods of preparation.
• Maintains a neat and orderly food preparation environment by cleaning in a timely manner immediately following preparation.
• Sample food prepared to ensure highest quality levels at all times.
• Maintains knowledge of food costs and performs job responsibilities in a manner that minimizes waste and improves financial performance.
• Organizes and maintains refrigerated and dry storage areas.
• Must be familiar with common culinary terms and methods regarding broiling, braising, roasting, poaching, sauce preparation, and meat carving among other methods.
• Prepares individual food items on a consistent basis with little or no variation in terms of appearance and taste as it relates to single food items.
• Maintains ability and willingness to prepare all or nearly all food items sold by the enterprise according to recipe.
• Maintains responsibility for kitchen safety and sanitation, as well as care of kitchen equipment.
• Practices proper personal sanitary procedures.
• Responds properly to customer preferences and concerns.
• Ability to maintain a dependable work attendance record.
• Performs other special projects and duties as assigned.
• Communicates in a positive, respectful manner to both internal and external guests.
• All other duties as assigned (non-gaming functions and issued gaming license permitting).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Operates a broad range of kitchen equipment including stoves, broilers, deep fryers and other food preparation equipment, and uses hand tools, knives and other related small wares.
• Accurately reads food ticket orders.
• Ability to communicate with employees, co-workers, volunteers, management staff and guests in a clear, business-like and respectful manner which focuses on generating a positive, enthusiastic and cooperative work environment.
• Ability to clearly communicate, read and write in English.
• Ability to work well in a team-oriented, fast-paced, event-driven environment.
• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 5’s, 10’s and 100’s.

• Ability to understand the basic use of weight and volume measurements.
• Must possess excellent guest service skills, be a self starter with the ability to multitask, follow-up and complete tasks in a timely manner with minimum supervision.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• All other duties as assigned (non-gaming functions and issued gaming license permitting).