Corner Cafe Sous Chef

The Mint Gaming Hall; Franklin (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly Pay

Competitive Health Insurance Plans

Fully Paid Dental and Vision Insurance

Fully Paid Company Life Insurance

401K with Company Match

PTO

FSA/HSA

We have BIG FUN!

Job summary

The Mint Gaming Hall in Kentucky is seeking a Room Chef to support the Room Chef in all aspects of food quality, cost control, inventories, and training back of house staff. You will document recipes, standardize measurements, and ensure consistent preparation.

Lead the culinary team, monitor SOPs, and coordinate with front-of-house leadership. This role demands training, mentoring, and the ability to manage staff across varied shifts while maintaining high service standards.

Qualifications

• Lead and train back-of-house staff to ensure quality and consistency.
• Experience in inventory, cost control, and recipe adherence.
• Ability to work across shifts and manage safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Support the Room Chef in all aspects of food quality and cost control.
• Document recipes, measurements, and quantities for consistency.
• Train culinary team on recipes and monitor adherence.
• Manage SOPs and supervise back-of-house staff during service.
• Oversee inventory, costs, and ordering with the Room Chef.
• Coordinate daily prep sheets and assist in menu development.

Skills

Leadership

Staff Training

Inventory Management

Safety Compliance

Education

Culinary degree preferred

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

BIG BENEFITS OF WORKING AT THE MINT:

• Weekly Pay
• Competitive Health Insurance Plans
• Fully Paid Dental and Vision Insurance
• Fully Paid Company Life Insurance
• 401K with Company Match
• PTO
• FSA/HSA
• We have BIG FUN!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for supporting the Room Chef in all aspects of food quality, cost control, completing inventories and training back of house team members.
• Participate in the financial review process to include researching, responding to inquiries and reporting results.
• Document recipes, measurements, quantities, and other information so each creation can be duplicated consistently.
• Train culinary team on each recipe and monitor recipe adherence.
• Monitor and ensure that standard kitchen operating procedures are met on a consistent basis.
• Provide leadership to all back of house team members to include training, mentoring and corrective counseling.
• Assist in interviewing, selecting, and onboarding of all new back of house hourly team members.
• Schedule staff and assist in payroll related activities as needed.
• Communicate effectively with front of house management and staff.
• Support and lead food prep for service, ensure all prep items and recipes are made to approved standards.
• Oversee the line during service while monitoring cooks progress and slow of service, with a focus on high volume periods.
• Oversee the flow of the kitchen and the flow of food to maintain service standards.
• Prepare and coordinate daily prep sheets with Room Chef.
• Work with the Room Chef on menu creations and daily specials.
• Manage inventory and costs with the Room Chef.
• Make certain all requisitions are processed properly and placed in designated areas.
• Assist with monitoring and receiving of all product to ensure it meets property standards.
• Maintain a solid knowledge of all food products and ensure all products are properly rotated.
• Properly label and date all products to ensure safekeeping and sanitation.
• Safely use all kitchen equipment, cleaning, and sanitizing products in accordance with all SDS sheets and departmental standards.
• To provide BIG Service to internal guests and ensure their complete satisfaction, inclusive of greeting and interacting with guests in a friendly and enthusiastic manner, anticipating and meeting guest needs and preferences, remaining calm and professional when dealing with guests that are difficult or upset.
• The ability to develop and maintain professional, trusting, and positive working relationships with managers, supervisors, staff, coworkers, guests, and vendors.
• The ability and willingness to ensure that work activities are completed accurately, efficiently, and in a timely manner.
• The ability to work safely. This includes clearly understanding and following company safety policies and procedures, completing work in a safe manner, caring about safety of self and others, responding appropriately in an emergency, and reporting unsafe conditions.
• Maintain regular attendance at scheduled shift and staff meetings.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 2 years cook experience.
• Culinary degree preferred but not required.
• High school diploma or its equivalent.
• Must pass all required pre-screening and background checks.
• Internal candidates must have been in their current position for at least six months and have no active disciplinary action during the last six months.
• Ability to work a variety of shifts, this includes day, swing, late-night, weekend, and holiday shifts as scheduled.
• Must be able to obtain required work cards, and non-gaming registration as required by the local jurisdiction.

The Mint Gaming Hall is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.