Demi Chef

ViziRecruiter,LLC.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

PENN Entertainment in Kentucky seeks a Kitchen Supervisor to lead culinary staff, ensure quality, and maintain service standards. You will guide daily operations, manage schedules, and uphold health and safety requirements in a fast-paced dining environment.

The role requires two years of culinary experience, strong communication, and proficiency with MS Office. Flexibility for shifts, including holidays and weekends, is essential to meet business needs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years culinary experience or equivalent.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Flexibility to work all shifts, including holidays and weekends.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and daily supervision to staff in the department.
• Support and administer operational goals and monitor performance and profit objectives.
• Adhere to scheduling and coordinate with manager any scheduling concerns with guest satisfaction in mind.
• Administer all aspects of food preparation ensuring kitchen is clean, well-stocked and problem-free.
• Assist with maintaining compliance to departmental budgets.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Guest service

Communication skills

MS Office

Job description

Overview

We’re always looking for talent that believes in having fun. At PENN Entertainment, you’ll get to be a part of an exciting industry, where the days and nights are fast paced. You’ll work with an incredibly diverse set of coworkers driven by their enthusiasm for helping people find and have more fun. You’ll also get to work at a company that cares about your career growth and will help you get the support you need to expand your possibilities.

Initial placement within the salary range is based on an individual's relevant knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is just one component of our competitive Total Rewards package, which includes wellness programs designed to support our team members' financial, physical, and mental well-being. Specific benefits—such as day-one medical coverage, 401(k) matching, and annual performance bonus—may vary by position. Paid time off is earned according to the local policy and increases with the length of employment.

Click HERE to discover how we empower team members to grow, thrive, and advance in their careers.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing guidance and daily supervision to staff in the department.
• Supports and administers operational goals and monitors achievements of performance and profit objectives.
• Adheres to scheduling and coordinates with manager any scheduling concerns, with attention to guest satisfaction.
• Administers all aspects of food preparation ensuring kitchen is clean, well-stocked and problem-free.
• Responsible for supporting compliance to departmental budgets.
• Enthusiastically supports, actively promotes, and demonstrates superior customer service in accordance with department and company standards and programs. Ensures customer service standards are followed by all team members and addresses issues as they arise.
• Supports maintaining of cost control methods and procedures by monitoring consistent pars and inventory in each restaurant.
• Assists Sous Chef with administrative duties.
• Assists with maintaining established quality assurance procedures to ensure acceptable health department and customer service standards.
• Responsible for ensuring the compliance with all regulatory compliance within area of responsibility and reporting potential issues to management.
• Maintains strict confidentiality in all departmental and company matters.

Requirements

• Applicant must be at least 18 years of age.
• High School Diploma or GED required; minimum of two years culinary experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Supervisory experience preferred.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, and Outlook).
• Flexible to work all shifts including holidays, nights, weekends, and overtime as business needs dictate.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Must have the ability to interact with guests, staff and colleagues and resolve problems and conflicts in a diplomatic and tactful manner.