Cook - Bacchanal/Celebrity Food Hall - Steady Extra (Caesars Palace LV)

About the job

The Cook is responsible for preparing recipes and food items in accordance with the Executive Chef’s requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, sautéed, broiled, fried, baked and grilled food items in accordance to kitchen needs.
• Perform various job duties that will include operation of grill, fryer, broiler, oven, Frenchtop, and blast chillerin accordance with kitchen needs.
• Perform preliminary preparation work in a timely manner.
• Ensures ingredient supply levels are accurate.
• Move items from shelves to carts and transport to assigned stations for restocking purposes.
• Maintains the required par of food items in their assigned station from support areas throughout the property.
• Maintains a sanitary and organized work area.
• Understand proper safety and health codes and regulations and maintain them regularly.
• Ensure all areas assigned are clean and free of debris.
• Demonstrates proper care, storage, use and cleaning of all tools and equipment.
• Follows proper zoning procedures, returning/ storing product and equipment to designated areas.
• Demonstrates competent product knowledge by correct storing and handling of all perishables, maintaining quality, security, value and integrity.
• Prepares food products according to standard recipes and specifications and demonstrates positive responses to training by chefs.
• Effectively communicates with other team members, including service and kitchen maintenance personnel, chefs and managers.
• Verbally acknowledges chef’s instructions, responds in a professional manner.
• Assist with any other job related duties that may be assigned.
• Follows management directives.

Qualifications

• Work requires effective communication in English, both verbal and written form in a professional manner.
• Work requires a minimum of one year experience as a cook.
• Work requires ability to work from a standing position for extended periods of time.
• Work requires a neat appearance with good personal hygiene.
• Work requires the ability to read, understand and follow recipes precisely.
• Work requires competent knowledge and compliance of SNHD health code.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Loud, fast paced environment, multiple tasks to be handled under time constraint.
• Front-line cooks will have a great deal of direct public contact.
• Requires standing, walking, bending, pushing, pulling, lifting and reaching throughout the shift.
• Must be able to handle a heavy business volume in a timely manner.
• Work requires pushing carts up to70lbs, lifting full pots up to 100lbs, repetitive stirring, extreme hot and cold work conditions, and bending at the waist.

About Us

Help us roll out the red carpet at Caesars Palace!  This world renowned resort indulges our guests with 25 unique restaurants and cafes, over 3,000 rooms, 4.5 acres of pools and gardens and a 50,000 square foot spa.  If you have a passion for delivering personalized service in an exclusive setting, Caesars Palace is the place for you to start your career.

Additional Information

• Job Identification: 89616
• Job Category: Food and Beverage & Culinary
• Job Schedule: Part time