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City

Las Vegas

State

NV

Shift

Varies

Type of Shift

Full Time

Department

Food & Beverage

Lead Cook Arizona Charlie’s Boulder (Las Vegas, NV)

Description:

Summary: The lead cook prepares meals for the buffet, Café, the main kitchen, the employee dining room and all banquet functions. Attains forecasted food costs by monitoring food production, minimizing waste and maintaining controls. Maintains and strictly abides by state sanitation and health requirements and hotel requirements.

Essential Functions:

+ Prepares all meals according to recipes and yield guides

+ Reviews the production sheet at the beginning of each shift and prepares items in such a way that minimizes waste and meets business demand

+ Minimizes food waste by monitoring inventory on a daily basis

+ Informs the chef of any supplies that need to be requisitioned

+ Dates and labels all food containers

+ Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements:

Qualifications/Requirements:

+ One to three years previous experience performing same or similar job duties

+ Excellent knife skills and superior communication skills

+ Able to read and execute recipes, understand production sheets and operate all kitchen equipment

+ Previous experience effectively working and managing with multi-tasking

+ Ability to effectively communicate and lead in small groups, as well as on an individual-basis

+ High school diploma or equivalent

+ Must be at least 18 years of age

Required Work Cards:

+ Health

Physical Requirements

+ Frequently lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects weighing up to 50 lbs.

+ Walking or standing up to 100% of the time, including movement on slippery and/or narrow surfaces

+ Use tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity 100% of the time.

+ Vision, hearing, speaking and literacy (critical).

+ Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

+ Work for sustained periods of time maintaining concentrated attention to detail

+ Working inside in a noisy, and hot or cold environment

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Duties to be performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

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