Culinary Lead — Casino Sportsbook & Bar

Bally's Interactive; Evansville (IN); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible spending account

Employee assistance program

Employee discounts

Free parking

Life insurance

On-the-job training

Paid time off

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Bally's Interactive in Evansville, IN seeks an experienced culinary supervisor to lead the kitchen team, manage schedules and costs, and ensure high-quality food presentation. You will train staff, enforce health and safety standards, and coordinate with front-of-house operations.

Responsibilities include recipe costing, inventory control, budgeting, and adherence to gaming regulations. The role requires flexibility for varied hours, holidays, and weekends in a 24/7 casino environment.

Qualifications

• Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged periods (7+ hours).
• Understand department objectives and supervise accordingly.
• Oversee cooking operations meeting quality and presentation standards.
• Ensure health regulations and safe food handling.
• Develop and implement budgets, labor schedules, and accountability systems.
• Write and cost recipes; manage inventory and cost controls.
• Ensure adherence to company standards and policies.

Responsibilities

• Assist in staffing, scheduling, evaluating, training, developing and monitoring culinary team; recommend promotions and disciplinary actions.
• Adjust daily schedules to meet business levels and department objectives.
• Supervise all cooking operations, portion control, timely delivery, and attractive presentation.
• Monitor health regulations and food handling cleanliness; ensure compliance.
• Support department plans including budgets and labor schedules.
• Develop and implement policies and manuals to promote compliance.
• Communicate between front of house and back of house; own responsible areas.
• Meet daily deadlines for opening, posting table-talks, and pre-shift prep.
• Conduct periodic quality checks for all products.
• Monitor weekly sales and adjust prep levels; order to par levels.
• Perform daily line checks with front of house managers.
• Ensure stations are stocked and equipment maintained.
• Maintain food quality per specifications and cleanliness standards.
• Assist in maintaining food and labor costs within budget.
• Ensure inventories are accurate.
• Prepare and cost recipes; maintain a linked Excel recipe book.
• Handle purchasing and menu changes per company standards.
• Must be able to work 7+ hours standing; adaptable to various shifts.
• Know Indiana Gaming regulations and internal controls.
• Follow Thoughtful Service model and company standards.
• Available for regular scheduling including holidays and weekends.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Staff management

Scheduling

Training

Budgeting

Labor cost control

Front/Back of house communication

Quality checks

Inventory

Recipe costing

Regulatory compliance

Food safety

Tools

Excel

Job description

Bally's Interactive in Evansville, IN seeks an experienced culinary supervisor to lead the kitchen team, manage schedules and costs, and ensure high-quality food presentation. You will train staff, enforce health and safety standards, and coordinate with front-of-house operations.

Responsibilities include recipe costing, inventory control, budgeting, and adherence to gaming regulations. The role requires flexibility for varied hours, holidays, and weekends in a 24/7 casino environment.