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Saute Cook - Vista Prime Steak & Seafood

3/18/2026

The Sauté Cook is responsible for preparing high-quality sauté food items according to recipes and presentation guidelines while ensuring timely production and exceeding guest expectations. This includes maintaining kitchen safety, proper food safety, and sanitation standards at the station.

Salary

23.67 - 24.85 USD

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

1,001-5,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Snoqualmie Casino, offers 165,000 square feet of gaming space with 1,700 slot machines, 50 table games and 5 poker tables. Guests can dine in 6 restaurants – a 400 seat buffet, an Asian Bistro, a 24 hour cafe, a coffee shop, deli and a 100 seat fine dining restaurant.The casino also features 3 cocktail lounges, as well as a 1,000 seat events center, which house special events including; concerts, boxing and charity events. Other amenities include a cigar lounge and a retail shop.
About the Role

Description

Pay Rate: $23.67/hr., minimum, Dependent on experience

Shift: Swing shift, Wednesday - Sunday

Position Type: Full-time


A FULL HOUSE OF TOTAL REWARDS

  • Competitive Pay: Starting salary range of $23.67/hr.- $24.85/hr., depending on experience, with opportunities for annual performance-based increases. 
  • Full Coverage: 100% employer-paid medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage, plus competitive family rates starting after 60 days, with additional benefits such as 401(k), employer-paid life insurance, and long-term disability.
  • Generous PTO: Accrue 21 days of PTO in your first year, growing to 33 days after five (5) years, with an option to cash out twice annually.
  • Everyday Perks: Free meals, parking, paid breaks, 40c/gallon gas discount, and exciting giveaways like concert and sports tickets.
  • Growth & Support: Access to tuition reimbursement, certification programs, and Employee Assistance Program.


PURPOSE

The Sauté Cook will prepare high-quality sauté food items to order while exceeding guests’ expectations by following recipes, presentation guidelines and Vista specifications. Produce food accordingly in a timely fashion. To keep the Vista kitchen safe and ensure proper food safety and sanitation standards are upheld.


ESSENTIAL DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Ensure special guest requests are accommodated while delivering high-quality standards.
  • Fabricating and cooking all sauté proteins to ticket temperature requests.
  • Preparing and completing all tasks on daily station line prep lists.
  • Ensuring product par levels are adequate for the day’s service needs.
  • Communicating with other stations on the line to ensure proper table ticket times are met.
  • Maintain proper cleanliness of the station.
  • Follow proper sanitation and food rotation procedures.
  • Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

Education and Experience:

  • High School Diploma / GED; Recognized Equivalent of a High School Diploma (RED) or Foreign High School Diploma (FHD).
  • Two (2) years sauté cooking in a high-volume restaurant.
  • Any combination of education and experience that clearly demonstrates the ability to perform the job duties of the position.

Skills and Abilities:

  • Strong knowledge of meat and seafood cuts.
  • Ability to handle and work multiple styles of proteins and stations with little or no difficulty and minimal assistance.
  • Proven working knowledge of kitchen design and the operation of grills, roast-and-hold ovens, conventional and convection ovens, fryers, etc.

Snoqualmie Casino & Hotel exercises Snoqualmie Tribal Member/Native American preference in hiring, in compliance with the Snoqualmie Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance (TERO). You must obtain and maintain a Gaming License from the Snoqualmie Gaming Commission. Pre-employment drug testing is required for all positions. The use of marijuana will not disqualify an applicant for positions in any department other than Transportation (Valet, Driver I). DOT panel testing is required for the Driver position.

Key Skills
Sauté CookingFood PreparationRecipe FollowingPresentation GuidelinesFood SafetySanitationGuest Request AccommodationProtein FabricationTemperature ControlLine PrepPar Level ManagementCommunicationMeat CuttingSeafood CuttingGrill OperationOven Operation
Categories
Food & BeverageHospitalityTrades
Benefits
Medical InsuranceDental InsuranceVision Insurance401kLife InsuranceLong-term DisabilityPaid Time OffTuition ReimbursementCertification ProgramsEmployee Assistance Program
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