Specialty Cook - Banquets

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L' Auberge Casino Hotel Baton Rouge

L' Auberge Baton Rouge Casino Hotel

<h3>COME JOIN THE FUN AT</h3> <span style="font-size: 40px;">L'AUBERGE BATON ROUGE CASINO HOTEL</span> <h5>A PENN ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTY</h5>

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Regular Full-Time

Overview: We&rsquo;re always looking for talent that believes in having fun. At PENN Entertainment, you&rsquo;ll get to be a part of an exciting industry, where the days and nights are fast paced. You&rsquo;ll work with an incredibly diverse set of coworkers driven by their enthusiasm for helping people find and have more fun. You&rsquo;ll also get to work at a company that cares about your career growth and will help you get the support you need to expand your possibilities.<br /> <br /> Initial placement within the salary range is based on an individual's relevant knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is just one component of our competitive Total Rewards package, which includes wellness programs designed to support our team members' financial, physical, and mental well-being. Specific benefits&mdash;such as day-one medical coverage, 401(k) matching, and annual performance bonus&mdash;may vary by position. Paid time off is earned according to the local policy and increases with the length of employment.<br /> <br /> Click <a href="https://www.pennentertainment.com/corp/careers/life-at-penn" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">HERE </a>to discover how we empower team members to grow, thrive, and advance in their careers.<br />
Responsibilities: <ul><li>Provides fast, friendly, professional and responsive customer service to culinary team members and buffet guests. Greets, and makes welcome, each guest approaching their station </li><li>Maintains current and accurate information regarding food items (i.e., preparation techniques, seasonings, ingredients) </li><li>Prepares food items per guest order as required including, but not limited to, breakfast items, entrees and desserts according to guest request </li><li>Employs proper cooking methods, cooks to specifications, and handles, stores and rotates food properly in accordance with established health and safety standards </li><li>Slice, dice, chop and prepare raw products </li><li>Carve meats, portion food on serving plates, add gravies and sauces, and garnish plates as required </li><li>Wipes counter areas, sinks and floors as required to maintain a clean and safe work station </li><li>Maintains cleanliness of designated areas as directed in accordance with established health and safety standards</li><li>Maintains par levels of operating supplies and food product for each workstation obtaining replacement stock from warehouse inventory in accordance with procedure </li><li>Operates and maintains all equipment and utensils as required in accordance with established guidelines and safety procedures </li><li>Provides personalized service and uses guests’ names when possible </li><li>Knows and promotes current casino events and programs and can give guests directions to all casino areas</li></ul>
Requirements: <ul><li>Three years’ prior experience as Cook in high volume food service operation</li><li>Must be at least 21 years of age</li><li>Knowledge of kitchen sanitation, operation, and maintenance of kitchen equipment </li><li>Basic knowledge of food preparation techniques </li><li>Knowledge of weights, measures and recipe yield </li><li>Possess and maintain culinary tools (knives) to perform the necessary job functions </li><li>Read, write legibly, understand and speak English</li><li>Excellent customer service/communication skills</li><li>Available to work required schedule which may include nights, weekends, holidays and overtime as needed </li><li>Must be able to respond to visual and oral cues</li><li>Must be able to tolerate areas with high temperatures</li><li>Must be able to tolerate industry standard chemicals used for cleaning and sanitizing </li><li>Able to work at a fast pace in often crowded/noisy environment</li><li>Must be able to maintain a neat, professional, well-groomed appearance and uphold company appearance/dress standards</li><li>Physically mobile with reasonable accommodations including ability to push, pull, carry and lift up to 25 lbs., and the ability to push, pull, reach, bend, twist, stoop, stack, crouch, kneel and balance when performing job duties in varying work areas such as confined spaces</li></ul>