Join one of the valley's busiest restaurants at Las Casuelas Nuevas. We are looking for experienced Kitchen Staff for our dinner shifts. No experience needed for Dishwashing. Experience is a must for Line Cooks. Overtime is available. If you are looking for a stable kitchen position with plenty of hours, then please apply in person Wednesday through Monday (we are closed on Tuesday) 11am - 4pm.
Weekends & Holidays available a must
Position Summary
Cooks prepare and/or direct the preparation of food to be
served complying with all applicable sanitation, health, and personal hygiene
standards and following established food production programs and procedures.
Ensure appropriate use of facility supplies and equipment to minimize loss,
waste, and fraud.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The essential
functions include, but are not limited to the following:
- Preparing or directing preparation of food served using established production procedures and systems
- Determining amount and type of food and supplies required using production systems; ensuring availability of supplies and food or approved substitutions in adequate time for preparation; serving or ensuring proper serving of food for tray line or dining room
- Complying with established sanitation standards, personal hygiene, and health standards; observing proper food preparation and handling techniques
- Storing food properly and safely by marking dates and items
- Reporting necessary equipment repair and maintenance
- Correctly preparing all food served following standard recipes and special diet orders; portioning food for serving
- Planning food production to coordinate with meal serving hours so that excellence, quality, temperature, and appearance of food are preserved
- Keeping work area neat and clean at all times; cleaning and maintaining equipment used in food preparation
- Completing food temperature checks before service
- Performing other work-related duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)
- Prior experience in related food service positions required
- CA Food Handler’s Card must be valid
- Moderate reading and writing skills; ability to follow written and oral instructions and procedures
- Promotes positive public relations with guests
- Proficient interpersonal relations and communicative skills; cooperates and works together with all co-workers; plan and complete job duties with minimal supervisory direction, including appropriate judgment
- Ability to stand, reach, lift, bend, kneel, stoop, climb, push and pull items weighing 50 pounds or less
- Manual dexterity; auditory and visual skills
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands described here
are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully
perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may
be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee
is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to
use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee
is regularly required to lift, bend, kneel, stoop, climb, push and pull items
weighing 50 pounds or less. Employee is regularly exposed to kitchen equipment
(e.g., oven, stove, dishwasher, slicer, coffee machine, steamer, mixer, and
Las Casuelas Nuevas is a local culinary institution and a staple of Restaurant Row that has stood the test of time serving great Mexican food in the Coachella Valley for over 40 years. The Delgado family proudly invites you to join us for lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch.