Prep Cook - Gordon Ramsay Steak

JOB SUMMARY: 

$17.00 an hour or BOE. With a friendly, upbeat, and positive attitude, constantly strives to delight our guests and exceed their expectations through gracious, enthusiastic service. Works unsupervised for a few hours each day to prepare stocks, sauces, soups etc for service. Must complete production list as to ensure all menu items are available daily. 

KEY JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Provides enthusiastic customer service while interacting with guests and co-workers.
• Cheerfully accommodates the needs and requests of any guest.
• Prepares food to support the Banquets operation.
• Responsible for the complete set-up, stocking, and service of assigned food station using specific methods. 
• Ensure that all food products meet the highest quality of the established specifications. 
• Ensures that all food is prepared on clean surfaces (and with clean utensils) in accordance with restaurant and health department regulations. 
• Follows all applicable safety procedures while on the work- station. 
• Places prepared foods in serving dishes in an eye-appealing manner for guest self -service. 
• Sets up the workstation with the supplies and utensils needed for food preparation. 
• Maintains overall quality and cleanliness of food stations.  Checks product freshness to ensure consistent high quality throughout shift.
• Discards spoiled food products from the station in accordance with company procedures. 
• Performs entertaining and engaging cooking exhibitions. 
• Works additional hours on short notice as requested by management, in order to accommodate one of the following: staffing emergency, employee absence, fluctuation in business levels, special projects, etc. 
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: 

• High school degree or equivalent preferred. 
• A minimum of one year experience in high volume restaurant industry preferred. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be familiar with cooking techniques and kitchen equipment. 
• Must possess basic reading and math skills. 
• Great communication and interpersonal skills.
• Entertaining personality and a team player are required.
• Ability to uphold and demonstrate the highest level of integrity in all situations and recognize standards required by a regulated business

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Must be able to work independently.
• Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time (minimum of four hours).
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency while performing tasks and meeting deadlines.
• Must be able to maneuver throughout all areas of the casino; from floor to floor either by stairways (minimum of 20 steps) or escalator.
• Must be able to lift, carry and/or push a minimum of 40 lbs.
• Must be able to stoop, kneel, bend, twist, turn, push, pull, grasp objects and the manual dexterity to operate a computer and other necessary office equipment.  
• Must be able to tolerate areas containing secondhand smoke, dust, loud noises and bright lights.
• Must be able to work varied shifts, weekends and holidays as needed.

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 be performed when circumstances change, (e.g. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technical developments).