Chef de Cuisine: Lead Modern Kitchen & Guest Experience

Churchill Downs Incorporated; Oak Grove (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Churchill Downs Incorporated in Oak Grove, Kentucky seeks a Chef de Cuisine to lead the kitchen team and deliver a diverse food offering while driving profitability for the Food & Beverage department.

The role requires overseeing the Garrison Oak Steakhouse, forecasting menus, staffing, training, and maintaining quality, sanitation, and safety standards. Ideal candidates have extensive kitchen leadership experience and flexibility to meet deadlines.

Qualifications

• Management abilities demonstrated in managing the kitchen effectiveness.
• Maintaining interpersonal working relationship among all personnel.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Willingness to assume overall responsibility relative to the performance of the kitchen in the absence of the upper management staff, work flexible hours and handle high pressure deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Successful management of the Garrison Oak Steakhouse
• Establishes menu forecasts based on customer counts or business forecasts, previous experience of dates and holidays.
• Reviews staffing levels to maintain budget levels of employment and delegates’ authority or assigns duties to all staff as necessary.
• Assists and advises upper management in training and developing staff, interviewing new hires, completing the hiring process, and evaluations.
• Reviews and improves service execution, ticket times, and production schedule.
• Review staffing levels and maintain budgeted labor
• Verifies that all portion sizes, quality standards, departmental rules, policies, and procedures are maintained by kitchen staff, and supervises the production of all food items.
• Verifies that all sanitation and nutrition practices are maintained by kitchen staff.
• Ensure the safety and security of employees and guests. Implements programs and processes to reduce loss time injuries.
• Responsible for the enforcement of company policies and procedures.
• Works with marketing team to prepare for events and promotions.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship with vendors.
• Computer literacy and ability to analyze sales data.
• Meets with departmental directors and managers as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Kitchen management

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Flexibility under pressure

Education

4-year degree in related field

Health certifications

Kentucky racing and gaming license

Job description

Churchill Downs Incorporated in Oak Grove, Kentucky seeks a Chef de Cuisine to lead the kitchen team and deliver a diverse food offering while driving profitability for the Food & Beverage department.

The role requires overseeing the Garrison Oak Steakhouse, forecasting menus, staffing, training, and maintaining quality, sanitation, and safety standards. Ideal candidates have extensive kitchen leadership experience and flexibility to meet deadlines.