Tortazo is coming to Harrah's Joliet Casino & Hotel!
Harrah's Joliet is proud to partner with Tortazo to serve Mexican tortas, ensaladas, and margaritas. Lead by award-winning chef Rick Bayless, we are guided by the tenets of “Mexican Care” – hospitality that is unexpectedly caring, genuine, and enthusiastic. Lively and inviting, Tortazo celebrates the vibrancy of life through full flavors and experiences!
Job Description
As a line cook, you will be responsible for supporting general day-to-day restaurant operations with a focus on delivering a great guest experience. You must be a true team player, working as a team to create delicious authentic Mexican cuisine. It’s your job to ensure that we’re serving our guests products that live up to the quality and standards that we pride ourselves on.
Job Qualifications:
- Proficiency in knife skills and kitchen equipment while maintaining a clean and safe restaurant
- Proven track record of being dependable, self-motivated and organized
- Ability to work quickly while maintaining safety standards and procedures
- Ability to work early morning hours or late-night hours, including weekends
- Training & certifications based on city/state requirements
- Must be able to obtain gaming license
Physical Functions:
- Ability to stand/walk an extended period of time per day
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
- Will frequently reach, bend, stoop, carry, and key in data
- Work in both warm and cool environments
- Ability to function in a high level of noise from music, guests, and kitchen environment
- Must be able to tolerate potential allergens: peanut products, egg, dairy, gluten, soy, seafood and shellfish
- Expectation to work each culinary position and fill in as needed.
- The anticipated work week will be thirty five to forty hours per week.
*The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
About Rick
Rick Bayless is a 7-time James Beard award-winning chef and the foremost expert on authentic Mexican cuisine in America. His portfolio of critically-acclaimed Chicago restaurants includes Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, XOCO, & Bar Sotano. He is winner of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters, has received multiple Emmy nominations for his highly-rated television series, Mexico–One Plate at a Time, and has authored 9 best-selling cookbooks.
Bring the Flavor!
Harrah's Joliet and Tortazo provide equal opportunities for everyone that works for us and everyone that applies to join our team, without to race, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law or any other legally protected status under applicable federal, state, and/or local law.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position and does not contain all of the essential requirements and functions of the position. Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor. This job description does not include all the duties that may be assigned to the employee and it may be revised from time to time with or without notice.
Due to the nature of the hospitality industry, employees may be required to work varying schedules to reflect the business needs of the restaurant, which may include overtime, weekends and holidays. The employee will carry out any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as requested by the general manager.
Location: 151 North Joliet Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person