Team Member Dining Room Cook

As a Team Member Dining Room Cook at Little Creek Casino Resort, you play an essential role in preparing and serving high-quality meals for our employees in a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen. This position focuses on consistency, teamwork, and food safety while supporting a positive dining experience for our team members and contributing to our reputation as a great place to work. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepare and cook meals in a high-volume environment, ensuring consistent quality and presentation.
• Follow established recipes and presentation specifications, as set by the executive chef or kitchen management.
• Cook food in quantities according to the menu and the number of people to be served.
• Monitor all aspects of food service in the assigned area to ensure quality, sanitary preparation, and presentation.
• Correctly work all stations in the outlet with flexibility to assess and rotate within those areas to assist the team in keeping up with business demands.
• Maintain a clean and hygienic work environment, handling and storing food in compliance with food safety requirements.
• Safely and efficiently operate various kitchen equipment.
• Manage time effectively to meet service, preparation, and cleaning expectations.
• Assist in the development of menu items and daily specials.
• Collaborate closely with the kitchen team to ensure smooth operations and exceptional guest satisfaction.
• Assist in keeping freezers, walk-ins, and other storage areas in proper cleanliness and order; maintain proper rotation.
• Responsible for maintaining a clean, organized, and sanitized workstation.
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures, including health and safety standards.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Assist in coordinating activities to effect operational efficiency and economy.
• Assist in developing food lists and ensure sufficient items are ordered weekly.
• Assist in menu planning, taking advantage of foods in season and local availability.
• Assist in ordering supplies and keeping records and accounts.
• Assist in training and developing staff on techniques, equipment, recipes, preparation methods, and presentation.
• Consult with the Executive Chef and/or Kitchen Manager on daily operations, recipes, staff, menu, preparation, and presentation of food.
• Inspect and taste prepared foods to maintain quality standards and sanitation regulations.
• May be required to bake bread and pastries.
• Order supplies and keep records and accounts.
• Plan menu, taking advantage of foods in season and local availability.
• Assist with the cleanliness of the casino property Front and Heart of House
• Responsible for regulatory compliance in assigned areas of responsibility.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

N/A

ESSENTIAL BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS

• Maintain confidentiality.
• Accountable to team members and the organization, for example, attends all meetings and trainings.
• Display sensitivity to Native American Culture and actively seek to learn more about the Squaxin Island Tribe.
• Operate within the parameters of the Little Creek Casino Resort Human Resources’ policies, departmental policies, and all other applicable regulations.
• Practice, support, and maintain the mission, vision, and values of Little Creek Casino Resort (LCCR).
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned to support the success of LCCR.
• Learn and implement LCCR’s “7 Waterways” of best guest practices.
• Build upon and diligently practice personal emotional intelligence, including self-awareness, self-management, self-regulation, social awareness, and relationship management.
• Demonstrate emotional intelligence in your explicit behaviors in your interpersonal work relationships with all team members, managers and supervisors, and our guests.
• Uphold LCCR values of focusing on engagement, strengths, and emotional intelligence.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• A culinary arts degree from an accredited school is preferred.
• A minimum of one (1) year experience in a high-volume line cooking or production cooking in a full-service dining establishment or food service establishment with an emphasis on specialty cuisine menu production is preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of food preparation and presentation.
• Capable of following procedures and taking directions.
• Possesses the ability to read recipes, production lists, and other necessary paperwork, such as diagrams and logs, to perform necessary duties.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Class II gaming license issued from the Washing State Gaming Commission,
• Current Washington State Food Worker Card

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and taste or smell.
• The employee frequently is required to walk and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.