Culinary Training Class

Job Description

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