Bistro Cook/Prep Cook

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Maintains a clean and safe work environment. Performs duties in compliance with safety procedures.
2. Regular and reliable attendance is a fundamental requirement of this position. Employees are expected to be punctual and consistently present during their scheduled work hours to ensure the effective and efficient operation of the business.
3. Maintains and wears all uniforms including nametag. Must wear a gaming license if in possession of one.
4. Ability to efficiently and consistently prepare all menu items and special with great attention to quality, presentation, taste, and other details. This includes the ability to prepare large orders in a manner that preserves the quality of each plate and ensures the overall order is complete and served in a timely manner.
5. Prep cooks require the ability to learn and establish an efficient routine to ensure all prep is complete to support each of the restaurant venues during their busiest periods, ensuring optimum freshness while avoiding waste.
6. Ability to effectively make adjustments to provide the best overall dining experience to all customers.
7. Maintains a clean and well organized kitchen at all times. Sweeps and mops floors. Ensures all cleaning is thorough and complete at the end of each shift as directed.
8. Develops, maintains, and enhances positive relations with all guests and employees.
9. Answers questions about the restaurant, the menu, and resort operations completely and accurately.
10. Receives ongoing training, technical direction, and guidance from the Lead Cook, Floor Supervisor, and Restaurant Manager.
11. Performs all duties in compliance with all safety standards, health standards, all internal policies and procedures, and in compliance with the Colorado Limited Gaming Act.
12. Maintains alertness for performance of all responsibilities, and a general awareness of restaurant operations at all times. Keeps their supervisor informed of any concerns regarding the quality, selection, and variety of all food.
13. Performs other duties, including special projects, as needed and directed.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Demonstrated cooking experience, preferably within a hospitality, restaurant, or gaming environment. Demonstrated experience performing within specific deadlines or under pressure. Demonstrated experience problem solving, organizing, and prioritizing work.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: Graduation from high school or equivalent in education and experience. Prefer recent and related cooking experience, preferably within a hospitality, restaurant, or gaming environment.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Demonstrated effective and diplomatic oral and written communication skills using English.
REASONING ABILITY: No decision making is required beyond scope of essential duties.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Food Handler's License, or equivalent. Successful completion of Bloodborne Pathogens and hazardous material training.
OTHER SKILLS/ABILITIES: Ability to work as part of a team.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Essential duties involve performing physical exertion such as frequent brisk walking, climbing stairs, crouching, stooping, bending, stretching, reaching, pushing, kneeling, squatting, and standing for an entire work shift with standard breaks. Essential duties require lifting trays containing food and lifting up to 50 pounds to stack, store, or move kitchen, restaurant, or general office supplies and equipment. Essential duties involve a flexible work week with additional hours routinely required.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Essential duties involve working in a small, confined work area and kitchen environment with floors that become slippery in the process of preparing food and beverages. Essential duties involve working with large numbers of people while primarily in an inside environment, which frequently contain loud noise, odors, and frequently fluctuate in temperature due to running ovens and refrigeration units.
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT DIRECTLY USED: Equipment typical of a commercial kitchen, bar and restaurant, including slicers, mixers, ovens, burners, steam table, groove grill, refrigerators, fryers, knives, spoons, forks, glasses, plates, pots and pans, pitchers, oven mitts and various cleaning supplies and materials.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:
$17+ hour based on experience
Full House Resorts offers all full-time employees and eligible family members a comprehensive and valuable benefits program that includes medical, dental, vision, life, disability, FSA, 401k retirement plan which includes a matching contribution after one (1) year of service, a generous paid time off program, paid transportation from Colorado Springs, Woodland Park and Pueblo, free local gym membership, tuition reimbursement, resort perks, and more.