Cook

**Starting Wage: $19.23/hr**

**Company Standards**

At Angel of the Winds, the World’s Friendliest Casino Resort, we require all employees to provide exceptional guest service with a positive and outgoing attitude. We value all guests and team members through our guiding values; Welcoming, Engaged, Accountable, Customer Experience, and Team. We have a commitment to understand, define, and deliver what our guests want and represent our company by being professional and courteous to all.

**Responsibilities**

• Prepare a variety of eggs, meats, seafood, poultry, vegetables and other food items for cooking in broilers, sauté, ovens, grills, fryers and a variety of other kitchen equipment.
• Assume 100% responsibility for quality of products served.
• Knows and complies consistently with our standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards and approved recipes.
• Knows and complies consistently with all kitchen rules, policies and procedures.
• Maintain a clean and sanitary workstation while following all food safety, sanitation, and HACCP guidelines when preparing hot and cold foods.
• Follow proper plate presentation and garnish set up standards for all dishes.Assists in all areas of food preparation and production as needed throughout the casino.
• Assists with banquets and off-site events as needed.
• Opens and closes kitchen properly by following the established opening and closing checklists for kitchen stations.
• Work nights, weekends and holidays as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**

• Exceptional guest service skills required.
• Proficiency with classically taught knife skills (julienne, chiffonade, brunoise, batonnet, etc.)
• Butchery skills preferred but not required.
• Familiar with modern cooking techniques (sous vide, combi oven operation, hydrocolloids, etc.)
• Comfortable with constructive criticism and willing to learn and grow.
• Must be customer service oriented and have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a challenging environment dealing with sensitive issues and maintain confidentially
• Attention to detail and excellent problem solving, organizational, and time management skills.
• Ability to maintain professional, courteous, and effective working relationships with all levels of the organization and outside business contacts.
• Possess the ability to handle multiple prep or cooking tasks simultaneously in an efficient manner

**Certificates, Licenses, Regulations**

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Class B gaming license from the Stillaguamish Tribal Gaming Agency and Washington State.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Washington State Health Card (Food Worker Card).

**Physical Demands and Work Environment**

Constantly requires the ability to receive detailed information through oral and written communication. The position requires exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Requires repetitive movement with the ability to stand and/or walk for an entire shift. This is a 24 hour, 7 days a week work operation.