Cook- Red River Grill, WinStar World Casino & Resort

Company: Oak View Group
Location: Thackerville
Posted on: May 24, 2023

Job Description:

Oak View Group is a sports and entertainment company engaged in a wide variety of activities, including arena development, facility management, arena and stadium alliance, sponsorships and partnerships, security services, publications, conferences, and consulting. The company, privately held, is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with offices throughout the world.The Cook is responsible for preparing menu items utilizing cooking equipment in a fast-paced environment. The Cook must adhere to high food quality standards to ensure guest satisfaction. Portion control, food waste and sanitation are additional areas that the Cook must be aware of while operating in the kitchen.Responsible for providing high quality, fresh hot and cold food items using standardized recipes and methods of preparation.Maintains a neat and orderly food preparation environment by cleaning in a timely manner immediately following preparation.Sample food prepared to ensure highest quality levels at all times.Maintains knowledge of food costs and performs job responsibilities in a manner that minimizes waste and improves financial performance.Organizes and maintains refrigerated and dry storage areas.Must be familiar with common culinary terms and methods regarding broiling, braising, roasting, poaching, sauce preparation, and meat carving among other methods.Prepares individual food items on a consistent basis with little or no variation in terms of appearance and taste as it relates to single food items.Maintains ability and willingness to prepare all or nearly all food items sold by the enterprise according to recipe.Maintains responsibility for kitchen safety and sanitation, as well as care of kitchen equipment.Practices proper personal sanitary procedures.Responds properly to customer preferences and concerns.Ability to maintain a dependable work attendance record.Communicates in a positive, respectful manner to both internal and external guests.Performs other special projects and duties as assigned.Ability to operate a broad range of kitchen equipment including stoves, broilers, deep fryers and other food preparation equipment, and uses hand tools, knives and other related small wares. Ability to communicate with employees, co-workers, volunteers, management staff and guests in a clear, business-like and respectful manner which focuses on generating a positive, enthusiastic and cooperative work environment.Ability to clearly communicate, read and write in English. Ability to work well in a team-oriented, fast-paced, event-driven environment.Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 5's, 10's and 100's.Ability to understand the basic use of weight and volume measurements.Must possess excellent guest service skills, be a self starter with the ability to multitask, follow-up and complete tasks in a timely manner with minimum supervision.Strong interpersonal and communication skills.Professional training through a culinary education or working in a fast-paced high-volume restaurant/catering facility, full service casual dining a plus.All employees must obtain a valid gaming license from the Gaming Office prior to beginning work and are required to have license renewed as required per Gaming regulations.At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.We are committed to ensuring all our buildings and office locations are the safest in the world for artists, teams, employees, and fans. Based on recent encouraging trends in the U.S. and Canada. We highly encourage our employees to continue to get vaccinate and boosted against COVID-19. Should circumstances change, we may need to reinstate vaccination requirements, in whole or in part, to safeguard the health of our employees, guests, performers, athletes, and partners.Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis ("protected class") including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.

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