Cook - Branson Convention Center

Cook Position At Branson Convention Center

Legends/ASM Global, the leader in privately managed public assembly facilities, has an excellent and immediate opening for a Cook at the Branson Convention Center. The Cook will be responsible for preparing food in a timely, efficient, sanitary, and consistent manner. This role requires the ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment while maintaining strong organizational skills to handle job duties quickly and effectively. The Cook must be a team player, adhere to safety procedures, and be comfortable working in a kitchen with high heat levels.

Essential Duties

• Saut, grill and carve food
• Washes, peels, slices, and mixes ingredients for salads, cold plates, and garnishes.
• Carves and slices meats and cheese.
• Portions and arranges food on serving dishes.
• Prepares fruit or seafood cocktails and hors d'oeuvres.
• Measures and mixes ingredients to make salad dressings, cocktail sauces, gelatin salads, cold desserts, and waffles, following recipes.
• Prepares breakfast and dessert fruits such as melons, grapefruit, and bananas.
• Distributes food to banquet servers to serve to guests.
• Primary assignments include but are not limited to, preparing food using the stands grill, and fryer.
• Other duties required.

Working Conditions

• Moderate noise level
• Ability to lift more than 75 pounds and must be able to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch.
• This position requires work inside and outside of the building, parking lots included, and some exposure to adverse conditions.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and applicable safety practices.
• Must be able to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to demonstrate excellence in everything, and continually seek improvement in results.

Qualifications

• High School diploma/GED required
• Some Culinary training or directly related experience preferred
• Ability to work with limited supervision.
• Requires ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays, in addition to normal business hours.
• Must have a professional attitude and appearance.
• ServSafe certification preferred

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to move around the facility; to stand for long hours during events; talk and hear. This position may require work inside or outside of the building, as needed by events.

Note: The essential responsibilities of this position are described under the headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Also, this document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.

Legends/ASM Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.