Event Chef-Des Moines

Big Grove Brewery; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Big Grove Brewery is seeking an Event Chef to prepare and execute food for private events ranging from 20 to 250+ guests. You will work closely with our Events Manager and event staff to understand and execute Banquet Event Orders promptly and efficiently.

In this role you will develop menus for individualized events, coordinate with BOH staff, and ensure a safe, sanitary kitchen environment. This part-time position requires flexibility for evenings and weekends in a hospitality/brewery setting.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and execute on BEOs.
• Maintain safe and sanitary kitchen and service areas.
• Attend weekly events meetings to plan.
• Plan specialized private events with Events Manager.
• Develop menus for individualized events.
• Must be able to understand and use Sysco Studio.

Responsibilities

• Read and execute Banquet Event Orders (BEOs).
• Maintain safe, sanitary kitchen and service areas.
• Attend weekly events meetings to plan.
• Plan specialized private events with Events Manager.
• Assist in set up/tear down for events.
• Cost all food items per budget.
• Use Sysco Studio for menu/item specs.
• Ensure BOH staffing for each event.
• Develop menus for private events.
• Deliver exceptional food for events.
• Be team-focused, safety-minded, organized, adaptable.

Skills

BEOs execution

Event coordination

Food safety

Team collaboration

Tools

Sysco Studio

Job description

Summary/Objective The Event Chef position prepares and executes food for private events. Events range from 20 people up to 250+ people. This person will work in close coordination with our Events Manager and event staff to understand and execute Banquet Event Orders (BEO's) promptly and efficiently. It's an exciting role to show off culinary skills to wow our guests who book events with us.

Core Values

Big Grove only hires and retains people who exhibit our core values. Our Core Values are:

• Set the Tone
• Thirst for Improvement
• We Care
• Passion Driven

You will be given a culture deck explaining these core values. The goal of our culture deck is to show you who we are as a company, and then you can decide if you personally align with us and are excited to begin a career here.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Ability to read and execute on BEO's
• Maintain safe and sanitary environment
• Attend weekly events meeting to develop game plan for events
• Plan specialized private events in coordination with the Events Manager and CDC
• Assist in set up/tear down for all special events
• Cost all food items appropriately and operate per budget
• Must be able to understand and use Sysco Studio
• Ensure that all private events are staffed appropriately for BOH
• Develop menus for individualized special events
• Delegate/or prepare all food items for the event according to par levels
• Deliver exceptional food to provide an amazing experience.
• Team focused approach
• Safety Minded
• Highly organized
• Adaptable/flexible

Be a high performing Big Grove team member with ability to look at business as a whole, communicate with all people, collaborate with all departments, work to solve organizational problems, and accomplish goals. Contribute to and exemplify BGB values, vision, standards, and culture.

Supervisory Responsibility

Staff assigned to work the event.

This position operates in a hospitality/ brewery environment. This role routinely uses cleaning supplies, high heat kitchen equipment, and point of sale terminal systems.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

This position is very active and requires standing, rotating, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a part-time position and hours of work/ days may vary from week to week. Schedules will be posted the week prior to allow time for employees to be informed of work requirements. The business is open 7 days a week during many day parts. Evening and weekends are a key requirement.

Travel

No travel is expected for this position.

Preferred Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year of related experience.
• Catering experience is preferred but not required.

Other Duties

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.

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Big Grove Brewery Benefit Offering 2026.pdf