Job Description

Looking to start your culinary career or grow your kitchen experience? We’re hiring Cook 1 team members across multiple venues throughout Choctaw Casino & Resort Durant. This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a high-volume, professional kitchen environment while learning from experienced culinary leaders.

Now Hiring For Multiple Venues, Including:

• Grand Café
• Salt & Stone
• Guy Fieri’s American Kitchen + Bar

• 1832 Steakhouse

• Associate Dining Room
• Bamboo Noodle Bar
• The League
• Gilley's
• Banquets & Catering Operations

What You’ll Do

As a Cook 1, you’ll work under the direction of the Sous Chef to support daily kitchen operations while maintaining high standards for food quality, presentation, and safety.

• Prepare ingredients (wash, chop, slice, peel, etc.)
• Cook food using a variety of methods (grill, fry, bake, steam, braise, boil)
• Ensure food is properly seasoned, garnished, and visually appealing
• Follow standardized recipes and preparation methods
• Taste food prior to service to ensure quality
• Maintain proper food storage, labeling, and rotation
• Follow food safety and sanitation standards at all times
• Assist with kitchen setup, service, and cleanup
• Minimize waste through proper portioning and production levels
• Keep a clean, organized, and safe work environment

What We’re Looking For

• Basic culinary knowledge or a strong desire to learn
• Ability to follow recipes and kitchen procedures
• Team-oriented mindset with a strong work ethic
• Commitment to cleanliness and food safety

Requirements

• Ability to speak, read, and write English
• Food Safety Certification (or ability to obtain)
• 6 months of culinary experience OR equivalent culinary education/experience

Why Join Us?

At Choctaw Casino & Resort Durant, you’ll gain exposure to a wide variety of culinary styles and concepts from upscale dining to fast-paced casual kitchens—while building a strong foundation for your culinary career.

1. You will prepare multiple ingredients to be cooked to include washing, chopping, slicing, and peeling of fruits and vegetables.
2. Cook food to include baking, broiling, frying, steaming, braising, and boiling; provide meals that are cooked, tasty and visually appealing; taste foods before serving and provides garnishes for food plates.
3. Provide high quality, fresh food to guests using standardized recipes and methods of preparation.
4. Control the level of waste by proper production levels and converted portion guidelines.
5. You will store and label prepared and open food following the Choctaw Nation food safety guidelines
6. Practice proper food storage and follow suitable food serving temperatures.
7. Maintain a safe, sanitary, and organized work environment by practicing proper housekeeping procedure cleaning while working.
8. Provide help with set-up, service, and clean-up of food production.
9. Rotate stock to ensure usage and disposal occur before the expiration date.
10. Perform other responsibilities may be assigned.

• Speak, read, and write English
• Food Safety Certification
• Six (6) months of culinary experience required or an equivalent combination of culinary education and experience