Sous Chef - Banquets- Full Time at Ocean Casino Resort

Description

About the Role
The Banquet Sous Chef is responsible for executing all resort wide banquet/catering events to the highest possible standards.

Role Responsibilities

• Manage daily kitchen activities, including food preparation, management of staff, ensuring food quality freshness and safety, the execution of tastings and monitoring and ordering food items
• Assists with the oversight of inventory, prep lists, purchasing decisions and staffing levels throughout each shift and event
• Ensures all equipment is in running order and reports any issues to the Executive Sous Chef and Executive Steward for repair and maintenance
• Ensures purchases and inventory are recorded properly and tie out to budget and executed events
• Executes individual and group tasks, contributes to the menu development process in coordination with the Sales Team and Executive Sous Chef
• Must be able to prepare or adjust the weekly kitchen schedule and attend BEO meetings as scheduled
• Ensure state and local hygiene and food safety standards are met in all stages of food preparation, starting with the ingredients and ending with the finished product​

Essential Functions

• Periodically pushing and pulling heavy carts and lifting products in proper storage areas
• Temperatures vary from hot to cold areas
• Periodically taste and evaluate quality of food products
• Required to be detailed oriented
• Exposure to casino related environmental factors including but not limited to secondhand smoke, excessive noise, and stress related to servicing customers in a high pressure and fast paced environment.
• Must be able to work holidays and weekends, as well as flexible shifts and/or unusual hours.
• Must be able to stand for an entire shift and move throughout the hotel.
• Must be able to lift to 55 lbs, push up to 50lbs.

Requirements

• What’s Required

• Two or more years as a Sous Chef in a high volume, catering/event kitchen
• Associates or bachelor’s degree in culinary arts
• TIPS and Serve Safe Certifications preferred.
• Endure various physical movements throughout the shift, including bending, lifting, and standing for extended periods of time
• The ability to effectively communicate in English
• Scheduling flexibility; to include nights and weekends

Benefits

• Free meal on shift
• Training & Development
• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k,)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off
• Free Parking
• Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $53,500 to $69,600 annually. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including experience and expertise and may vary from the amount listed above