Banquet Cook

## Overview Join a dynamic and rewarding team environment at Prairie's Edge Casino Resort, where we value our employees and offer competitive compensation and benefits. Team members receive shift differentials—an additional $1.00/hour for evening shifts (4:00 p.m. – midnight) and $2.00/hour for overnight shifts (midnight – 8:00 a.m.) Our generous benefits package includes: - Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance - Life Insurance - Paid Time Off and Vacation - 401(k) with Company Match - Employee Discounts Enjoy a supportive workplace with great perks and opportunities for growth. ## Description **POSITION SUMMARY** Prepares, seasons, and cooks soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foodstuffs for consumption in a banquet environment by performing the following duties **Must be available to work evenings, weekends, holidays and special events; varying shifts depending on customer need. Full Time positions available.** Shift differentials of $1.00/hour extra for 4:00 p.m.- midnight and $2.00/hour extra for midnight - 8:00 a.m. We also offer a generous benefit package with Health, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, Employee Discounts, Paid Time Off, Vacation, and 401k - with a company match. **ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS** - Distribute food to servers. - Note any out-of-stock items or possible shortages. Monitor to correct any food cost problems by controlling food waste. - Adjusts thermostat controls to regulate temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, roasters, fryers, and steam kettles. - Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipe to prepare soups, salads, gravies, desserts, sauces, and casseroles. - Bakes, roasts, broils, fries, sautés, and steams meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods in addition to having a working knowledge of convection ovens, braisers, deep fryers, broasters, alto shams, steamers and various kitchen processing equipment. - Assist in keeping buffet in the banquet replenished and clean. - Carves meats, portions food on serving plates, adds gravies and sauces, and garnishes servings to fill orders. Start food in process making sure not to prepare more than estimated amount. - Washes, peels, cuts, and shreds vegetables and fruits to prepare them for use. - Butchers chickens, fish, and shellfish. Cuts, trims, and bones meat prior to cooking. - Able to observe and test food being cooked by tasting, smelling, and piercing with fork to determine that food is cooked properly. - Able to complete the prep lists as required daily and form plans to execute proper par levels for each item. - Able to properly put away food inventory. - Able to explain and execute all sanitation and cleaning duties. **POSITION QUALIFICATIONS** •Applied Learning - Ability to participate in needed learning activities in a way that makes the most of the learning experience. •Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions. •Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others. •Ambition - The drive to achieve personal advancement. •Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word. •Conflict Resolution - Ability to deal with others in an antagonistic situation. •Creative - Ability to think in such a way as to produce a new concept or idea. •Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures. •Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task. •Energetic - Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work. •Enthusiastic - Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task. •Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal. •Motivation - Ability to inspire oneself and others to reach a goal and/or perform to the best of their ability. •Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task. •Patience - Ability to act cal…