Chef de Cuisine: Lead Kitchen & Mentor Team

Snoqualmie Casino & Hotel; Snoqualmie (WA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Employer-paid medical/dental/vision/pq

401(k) matching

Life insurance

Long-term disability

21 days PTO increasing to 33 days

Free meals

Parking

Paid breaks

Gas discount

Concert and sports tickets

Tuition reimbursement

Certification programs

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Snoqualmie Casino & Hotel is seeking a Chef De Cuisine to lead the kitchen team and ensure high culinary standards in a dynamic casino-hotel environment.

The role reports to the Executive Sous Chef and focuses on scheduling, hiring, training, and strong leadership of the Sous Chef team on a day-to-day basis.

The ideal candidate has 5 years of culinary experience with 3 years in a supervisory role, plus a passion for mentoring chefs and maintaining excellence in all kitchen operations.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of culinary experience with at least three (3) years in a supervisory role.
• Knowledge of proper food handling procedures.

Responsibilities

• Kitchen Operations Management: oversee all aspects of kitchen operations and delegate tasks.
• Production Oversight: determine production needs and ensure task completion.
• Staffing & Hiring: assess hiring needs and coordinate with HR and exec chefs.
• Administrative Tasks: manage daily logs, evaluations, and time/attendance.
• Training & Development: train Sous Chefs and Lead Cooks.
• Leadership Development: develop leaders within the team.
• Ordering & Inventory Control: manage ordering, specs, quality, and inventory.
• Other Duties: perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Communication skills

Mentoring chefs

Culinary knowledge

Foundational cooking techniques

Microsoft Word

Excel

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Education

Culinary degree

10+ years culinary experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

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Job description

Snoqualmie Casino & Hotel is seeking a Chef De Cuisine to lead the kitchen team and ensure high culinary standards in a dynamic casino-hotel environment.

The role reports to the Executive Sous Chef and focuses on scheduling, hiring, training, and strong leadership of the Sous Chef team on a day-to-day basis.

The ideal candidate has 5 years of culinary experience with 3 years in a supervisory role, plus a passion for mentoring chefs and maintaining excellence in all kitchen operations.