Job Title : Casual Dining Cook
Department : Food & Beverage
Property : Harrah's Joliet
Shift : Swing
Status : Full-Time

Job Description:
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
* Provides fast, clean and efficient service of all menu items to the service team.
* Ensures each order is consistent with recipe and menu guidelines.
* Controls food production and ensures proper cooking methods.
* Completes work assigned in a timely manner to ensure freshness and quality.
* Prepares foods according to business demands.
* Provides a consistent flow of product and service to our guests.
* Ensures economical utilization of all product.

Qualifications:
REQUIREMENTS:
* High school diploma or equivalent required; culinary degree preferred.
* Wide range of food knowledge.
* Must be familiar with production, ala carte and fast food cooking.
* Must know proper cooking temperatures, holding temperatures and sanitation practices to ensure safe food handling and safe food products to our guests.
* Possesses knowledge of all kitchen equipment including break down, set-up and sanitation.
* Board of Health Sanitation Certificate in sanitation and food handling preferred.
* Familiar with all cooking techniques and ability to prepare a, “from scratch” menu.
* Must have no more than 4 attendance points to transfer.
* Must be flexible with schedule to include holidays and weekends

JOB DEMANDS:
* Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers and employees
* Must be able to respond calmly and make rational decisions when handling customer needs or concerns
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* Ability to stand or walk for entire shift
* Must be able to listen and respond to visual and aural cues
* Must be able to tolerate areas containing varying noise, temperature levels, illuminations, vibrations, and crowds

Disclaimer
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the current job or to require that other or different tasks are performed when circumstances change, (e.g. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technical developments).

If there is an interest in your qualifications we will contact you with in two weeks.

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