Culinary Career Path

Prep Cook               Line Cook            Lead Line Cook      Sous Chef                    Chef De Cuisine

$15 an hour      →   $16 an hour   →   $18 an hour    →    $55k - $65k a year   → $85k - $100k a year

(1-2 years)               (2 -3 years)          (3-4 years)              (4 - 6 years)                   (6 - 10 years)

Job Purpose or Objective(s): The Culinary Training Program will help you unlock your culinary potential! Gain hands-on experience, knife safety knowledge, and fundamental culinary experience. You will earn a prestigious certification from OSU IT and accelerate your career in the culinary arts. 

Primary Tasks:

• You will prepare multiple ingredients to be cooked to include washing, chopping, slicing, and peeling of fruits and vegetables.
• 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.
• Provide high quality, fresh food to guests using standardized recipes and methods of preparation.
• Control the level of waste by proper production levels and converted portion guidelines.
• You will store and label prepared and open food following the Choctaw Nation food safety guidelines
• Practice proper food storage and follow suitable food serving temperatures.
• Maintain a safe, sanitary, and organized work environment by practicing proper housekeeping procedure cleaning while working.
• Provide help with set-up, service, and clean-up of food production.
• Rotate stock to ensure usage and disposal occur before the expiration date.
• Perform other responsibilities may be assigned.

Job Requirements:

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

Benefits

• Free gym membership
• Free access to employee health clinic
• Free lunch for casino & resort associates
• Earned wages access once per week for hourly Associates
• Pet insurance
• Paid vacation / sick time
• Medical / Dental / Vision
• 401(K) with company match
• College tuition reimbursement
• Short-term disability, long-term disability, and family leave
• Employee assistance program
• Employee prescription program
• CNO Paid Life Insurance
• Teladoc
• On Site Dental Clinics (Jet Dental)
• On Site Mammogram Services
• Free diabetes and hypertension monitoring benefit (Livongo)
• Accolade- Concierge Benefits Program
• Wellness Program that equals savings on health insurance cost (Virgin Pulse)
• Maternity Care Program
• (Benefits provided by the Choctaw Nation are based on employment classification)