Chef - Room

Bally's Corporation; Evansville (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Dental & Vision insurance

FSA

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Free parking

Life insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Bally's Corporation in Evansville seeks a hands-on Kitchen Manager to lead a diverse culinary team and oversee daily operations. You will direct front-of-house and back-of-house activities, ensure quality and presentation, and implement cost controls to meet budgeting targets.

The role requires a strong leadership presence, 5 years in the industry, and 2 years in a Sous Chef capacity, with an Associates degree preferred. This is a full-time position in a casino kitchen environment.

Qualifications

• Associates degree required.
• 5 years of industry experience required.
• 2 years as Sous Chef or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage front- and back-of-house teams including Sous Chefs, wait staff, cooks, and dishwashers.
• Develop and hold weekly meetings with Sous Chefs to plan events and address issues.
• Monitor culinary operations, food quality, portion control, and presentation to meet standards.
• Maintain food and labor costs within budget and adjust for business levels.
• Ensure compliance with health regulations and internal controls.

Skills

Detail Oriented

Organization Strategies

Teamwork Orientation

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Associates

Job description

Responsibilities

• Leads and manages the Department which include both Front and Back of house associates including Sous Chefs, wait staff, cooks, and dishwashers.
• Develops and holds weekly meetings with Sous Chefs on the weekly events both past, present and future that are affecting the department. This also includes a walk through for cleanliness as well as equipment in need of repair. The Room Chef will write a weekly summery with plans and actions to correct the issues.
• Staff, schedule, evaluate, train, develop and monitor culinary team including Sous Chefs, cooks, and dishwashers.
• Recommend wage increases, promotions, demotions, discipline, and other employment actions for team members.
• Know and understand department objectives, standards, guidelines, and budget to achieve effective supervision of department.
• Monitor all culinary operations, including methods of preparation, portion control, monitoring timeliness of food delivery and garnishing; ensuring a high-quality preparation and attractive presentation of all food to meet company standards and policies.
• Trains, observes, and monitors staff adherence to health department regulations regarding food handling, storage, temperature, and cleanliness of work environment.
• Writes and implements cleaning and temperature checklist to insure proper food handling and kitchen cleanliness.
• Manages daily schedule according to business levels.
• Mentors, familiarizes and trains newly hired Sous Chefs, Cooks and Utility/Stewards with practices of kitchen and company policies.
• Meet daily deadlines of opening, creating, and posting table-talks for specials and produces sample dishes for pre-shifts in a timely manner and reviews special postings, prep level reports, and critical inventory comparisons.
• Develops and ensures proper communication between front of house and back of house operations while taking ownership of all responsible areas.
• Oversee the monitoring of daily and weekly sales and adjusts prep production levels as well as ensuring all food products are ordered to par levels and can adjust according to business volumes.
• Maintain food and labor costs at the budgetary guidelines while possessing an understanding of costing formulas and yield percentages.
• Developing and implementing policies, procedures and rules including operations manuals, to promote compliance with company and regulatory guidelines.
• Develops and implements department management plans including budgets, labor schedules and systems of accountability.
• Write and cost recipes while developing a collection of recipes in a linked Excel recipe book.
• Must be able to stand, sit, and walk for prolong periods of time (7+ hours).
• Knowledgeable of the Indiana Gaming regulations as well as internal controls, policies, and procedures.
• Must be able to work in an environment with secondhand smoke and loud noise.
• Always follow the Company Service Standards model.
• Must be available for regularly scheduled work and be able to work a variety of hours, holidays, and weekends.
• Other duties may be assigned at any time.

Work Environment

The Casino industry is a 24 Hour 365-day operation. This position will primarily be indoors under controlled temperatures. Occasional exposure to outdoor climates.

Additional Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Medical, Dental, & Vision insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Employee assistance programEmployee discounts
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-the-job training
• Paid time off
• Tuition Reimbursement

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

Education

Associates (required)

Experience

5 years: Industry experience (required)

2 years: Sous Chef or an equivalent (preferred)

Skills

• Detail Oriented (preferred)
• Organization Strategies (preferred)
• Teamwork Orientation (preferred)
• Collaboration (preferred)
• Communication (preferred)

Equal Opportunity Employer

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