Cook Helper - Banquets - Steady Extra (Caesars Forum LV)

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

Responsibilities

• Prepare, sautés, broiled, fried, baked and grilled food items in accordance with kitchen needs.
• Helping to do preparation work; cutting, slicing, dicing, etc.
• Perform various job duties that will include in assisting the operation of grill, fryer, broiler, oven and French top in 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.
• Understand proper safety and health codes and regulations and maintain them regularly.
• Ensure all areas assigned are clean and free of debris
• To assist with any other job-related duties that may be assigned.

Qualifications

• Work requires effective communication in English, both verbal and written form in a professional manner.
• Work requires a minimum of two years' experience as a cook.
• Work requires a neat appearance with good personal hygiene.
• Two years fry cook experience is required.
• Previous experience cooking eggs is preferred.
• Previous work experience with a point of sales system is preferred.
• Must be able to provide your own tools, including a chef’s knife, carving/slicing knife, metal spatula, metal tongs, carving fork and a paring knife.
• Must be able to work any day of the week and during any shift.
• Must be able to get along with co-workers and must be able to work as a team.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work requires ability to work from a standing position for extended periods of time.
•  Loud, fast paced environment, multiple tasks to be handled under time constraint. 
•   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 to 70lbs, lifting full pots up to 100lbs, repetitive stirring, extreme hot and cold work conditions, and bending at the waist.