# Cook I - Banquets - Full Time

**Company:** [Ocean Casino Resort](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/xoRv1ViTp8hPagKVNr2cEB.md)
**Location:** Atlantic City, United States
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Banquets

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## Description

**About the Role**

A Cook will accurately and efficiently prepare, portion, cook, and present a variety of hot and/or cold food items for various meal periods: to include Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Special/Catered Events.

**Position Responsibilities**

-   Prepares and cooks to order foods that may require short preparation time.
-   May prepare food and serve customers at an a la carte and may operate a grill station.
-   Prepares food in accordance with current applicable federal, state and company standards, guidelines and regulations to ensure high-quality food service is provided.
-   Reads food order or receives verbal instructions on food required by guests and prepares and cooks food according to instructions.
-   Provides the highest quality of service to customers at all times.
-   Follows basic recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts and other foodstuffs for consumption in eating establishments.
-   Prepares foods under direct supervision or instruction by operating a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients, washing, peeling, cutting and shredding fruits and vegetables, and trimming and cutting meat, poultry or fish for culinary use.
-   Attends all allergy and foodborne illness in-service training.
-   Complies with all Ocean Casino Resort HACCP policies and procedures.
-   May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

**Essential Functions**

-   Able to read, convert recipes according to production requirements
-   Continuous standing, walking for long periods
-   Periodically pushing and pulling heavy carts and lifting products in proper storage areas
-   Ability to work in contrasting hot and cold areas
-   Lift food items sometimes as heavy as 100 lbs.
-   Repetitive heavy lifting

## Requirements

**What’s Required**

-   High School diploma or equivalent preferred
-   Either a culinary apprenticeship or an Associate’s degree in Culinary Arts
-   Experience in a high volume kitchen helpful
-   The ability to effectively communicate in English
-   Serv Safe certified

## Benefits

-   Paid Time Off
-   Training & Development
-   Free Meal while on shift
-   Free Parking
-   Pay Rate: $24.00 /HR