Summary:
As a Lead Cook, you are essential to delivering high-quality meals across multiple outlets while ensuring cost efficiency and minimizing waste. You uphold strict sanitation, health, and hotel standards, maintaining a safe and exceptional dining experience for guests and team members. Your leadership drives the success of our culinary operations.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Act as a liaison, as necessary, between line staff and departmental leadership to ensure leadership is aware of any challenges with job performance, staffing levels, and/or job tasks
Address any guest concerns by providing guest service recovery
Prepare meals following recipes and yield guides
Review the production sheet at the start of each shift to align preparation with business demand and reduce waste
Monitor inventory daily to minimize food waste
Notify the chef of needed supplies for requisition
Properly date and label all food containers
Ensure compliance with all applicable gaming laws and company internal controls, policies and procedures, Title 31, and federal regulations, if they apply to the position
Provide outstanding guest service in a timely manner to both guests and fellow team members that meets the companys guest service culture standards
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
1-3 years years experience in role with similar responsibilities
Excellent knife skills and superior communication skills
Able to read and execute recipes, understand production sheets and operate all kitchen equipment
Previous experience effectively working and managing with multi-tasking
Ability to effectively communicate and lead in small groups, as well as on an individual-basis
Proven experience providing high level of guest service
Ability to access and input information using a moderately complex computer system
At least 18 Years of Age
High School Diploma or Equivalent
Ability to effectively communicate in English, both written and verbal
Obtain and maintain all work cards as required by the company
Verify right to work in the United States
Work Cards
Food Handlers Card
Physical Requirements
Frequently push/pull up to 50lbs.
Frequently lift and/or carry up to 50lbs. at floor, knee, waist, and chest levels
Frequently Squat, kneel, reach, bend, twist
Occasionally sit and work at a desk or computer
Constantly standing and walking
Ability to communicate using in-person speech, radios, and telephone
Ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sound in person
Ability to distinguish between shades of color
Ability to tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity
Work Environment Potential Conditions
Indoor
Smoky
Noisy
Bright flashing lights
Extreme hot & cold temperatures
Slippery surfaces
Exposure to dust, fumes and/or gases
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice. Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.