Kitchen Supervisor - Casino & Hotel Culinary Lead

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City; Sioux City (IA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City is seeking a Lead Cook to oversee food preparation during assigned shifts, ensuring highest quality and efficient operations across the kitchen. You will help maintain department objectives, monitor purchasing, staffing and inventory, and train staff to meet established goals.

The role requires supervisory experience in a multi-venue operation or a culinary arts degree with progression in a kitchen environment.

Qualifications

• Must have own tools and kitchen equipment knowledge.
• Expertise in stocks, soups and mother sauces.
• Complete understanding of kitchen operations and sanitation.
• Demonstrated organizational and supervisory abilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee preparation of all foods during assigned shift.
• Ensure highest quality and efficient operations.
• Maintain dept objectives, standards and guidelines.
• Monitor purchasing, staffing, production and inventory.
• Train, motivate and evaluate staff to meet objectives.
• Inspect kitchen areas to meet health standards and avoid citations.

Skills

Stock and sauces knowledge

Kitchen operations understanding

Organizational skills

Team leadership

Quality control

Education

Culinary arts degree

Recognized apprenticeship

5+ years multi-venue kitchen exp

Tools

Slicer

Steamer

Deep fryer

Ovens

Broiler

Grill

Mixer

Kettle

Flat top

Knives

Job description

The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City is seeking a Lead Cook to oversee food preparation during assigned shifts, ensuring highest quality and efficient operations across the kitchen. You will help maintain department objectives, monitor purchasing, staffing and inventory, and train staff to meet established goals.

The role requires supervisory experience in a multi-venue operation or a culinary arts degree with progression in a kitchen environment.