Job Type

As a Team Member Dining Room Cook at Little Creek Casino Resort, you play an essential role in preparing and serving high-quality meals for our employees in a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen. This position focuses on consistency, teamwork, and food safety while supporting a positive dining experience for our team members and contributing to our reputation as a great place to work. 

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals in a high-volume environment, ensuring consistent quality and presentation.
• Follow established recipes and presentation specifications, as set by the executive chef or kitchen management.
• Cook food in quantities according to the menu and the number of people to be served.
• Monitor all aspects of food service in the assigned area to ensure quality, sanitary preparation, and presentation.
• Correctly work all stations in the outlet with flexibility to assess and rotate within those areas to assist the team in keeping up with business demands.
• Maintain a clean and hygienic work environment, handling and storing food in compliance with food safety requirements.
• Safely and efficiently operate various kitchen equipment.
• Manage time effectively to meet service, preparation, and cleaning expectations.
• Assist in the development of menu items and daily specials.
• Collaborate closely with the kitchen team to ensure smooth operations and exceptional guest satisfaction.
• Assist in keeping freezers, walk-ins, and other storage areas in proper cleanliness and order; maintain proper rotation.
• Responsible for maintaining a clean, organized, and sanitized workstation.
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures, including health and safety standards.

Additional Responsibilities

• Assist in coordinating activities to effect operational efficiency and economy.
• Assist in developing food lists and ensure sufficient items are ordered weekly.
• Assist in menu planning, taking advantage of foods in season and local availability.
• Assist in ordering supplies and keeping records and accounts.
• Assist in training and developing staff on techniques, equipment, recipes, preparation methods, and presentation.
• Consult with the Executive Chef and/or Kitchen Manager on daily operations, recipes, staff, menu, preparation, and presentation of food.
• Inspect and taste prepared foods to maintain quality standards and sanitation regulations.
• May be required to bake bread and pastries.
• Order supplies and keep records and accounts.
• Plan menu, taking advantage of foods in season and local availability.
• Assist with the cleanliness of the casino property Front and Heart of House
• Responsible for regulatory compliance in assigned areas of responsibility.

Supervisory Responsibilities

N/A

Essential Behavioral Expectations

• Maintain confidentiality.
• Accountable to team members and the organization, for example, attends all meetings and trainings.
• Display sensitivity to Native American Culture and actively seek to learn more about the Squaxin Island Tribe.
• Operate within the parameters of the Little Creek Casino Resort Human Resources’ policies, departmental policies, and all other applicable regulations.
• Practice, support, and maintain the mission, vision, and values of Little Creek Casino Resort (LCCR).
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned to support the success of LCCR.
• Learn and implement LCCR’s “7 Waterways” of best guest practices.
• Build upon and diligently practice personal emotional intelligence, including self-awareness, self-management, self-regulation, social awareness, and relationship management.
• Demonstrate emotional intelligence in your explicit behaviors in your interpersonal work relationships with all team members, managers and supervisors, and our guests.
• Uphold LCCR values of focusing on engagement, strengths, and emotional intelligence.

Education And/Or Experience

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• A culinary arts degree from an accredited school is preferred.
• A minimum of one (1) year experience in a high-volume line cooking or production cooking in a full-service dining establishment or food service establishment with an emphasis on specialty cuisine menu production is preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of food preparation and presentation.
• Capable of following procedures and taking directions.
• Possesses the ability to read recipes, production lists, and other necessary paperwork, such as diagrams and logs, to perform necessary duties.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Class II gaming license issued from the Washing State Gaming Commission,
• Current Washington State Food Worker Card

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and taste or smell.
• The employee frequently is required to walk and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.