Line Cook

Job Summary: Responsible for preparing and cooking food of all menu items in accordance with F&B recipes and standards while maintaining a neat, clean and safe work area, and making sure the kitchen is stocked.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintain a positive and professional approach with Team Members and guests.
• Maintain knowledge of all current and upcoming promotions and events at Odawa Casino Resort.
• Uses production guide and daily inventory and ordering procedure.
• Stores foods in designated areas, utilizing knowledge of temperature requirements and food spoilage.
• Performs proper receiving, thawing, storage and location, proportioning, prep area sanitation, heating, holding, and re-heating product (including sauces, soups, salad bar items, lunch, dinner, and produce).
• Practices proper raw product quality and standards for food production. Be able to identify all raw products by sight.
• Responsible for producing proper raw products into a quality finished product according to pre- determined standards for food preparation.
• Demonstrates proper use of dry and liquid measure and scales.
• Uses kitchen manuals and recipe files.
• Measures and weighs designated ingredients.
• Preps an adequate amount of food to run the line efficiently, using proper storage and dating procedures.
• Washes, peels, cuts, and seeds vegetables and fruits; cleans, cuts, and grinds meats, poultry, and seafood.
• Prepares soups, sauces, salad dressings, cold sauces, dips, and garnishments.
• Prepares foods by methods of frying, sautéing, broiling, roasting, braising, poaching, steaming, baking, stir-frying, simmering, boiling, and other means.
• Sets up, maintains, and breaks down cook stations.
• Responsible in maintaining all standards regarding sanitation, uniforms, food preparation, and storage.
  Carries pans, kettles, and trays of food to and from workstations, stove, and refrigerator.
• Assists with dishes and pots/pans in the absence of a steward.
• Cleans work areas, equipment and utensils, segregate and remove garbage, sweep and mop the line, and steam-clean or hose garbage containers.
• Attends all meetings as required.
• Completes all required training satisfactorily.
• Always maintain the highest level of confidentiality.
• Work at other properties as needed.
• Perform in assigned areas as dictated by business levels and directed by management.
• Performs all other duties as assigned within the scope of the position.

System Access:  None