Lead Sous Chef: Elevate Guest Experience & Kitchen Ops

Sky River Casino; Elk Grove (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sky River Casino seeks an experienced Sous Chef to support the Executive Chef in executing the menu with precision. The role emphasizes hands‑on leadership, staff training, and maintaining Sky River standards for quality, service, and profitability.

You will assign tasks, monitor food preparation, and train culinary staff to deliver consistent results across all outlets while upholding sanitation and budget controls.

Qualifications

• Leads and trains culinary staff to ensure high standards.
• Manages tasks, priorities and resources for efficient service.
• Maintains quality and consistency according to recipes and specs.
• Monitors costs and budget to optimize profitability.

Responsibilities

• Assigns tasks and priorities to kitchen staff.
• Coordinate resources to meet menus and events.
• Train staff to uphold Sky River Spirit and guest satisfaction.
• Develop and maintain recipe cards and specifications.
• Ensure food quality, portion control, and cost control.
• Oversee inventory, ordering, and receiving.
• Maintain kitchen sanitation and organization.
• Attend meetings and training sessions.

Skills

Leadership

Staff training

Menu development

Cost control

Quality assurance

POS systems

Tools

POS systems

Job description

Sky River Casino seeks an experienced Sous Chef to support the Executive Chef in executing the menu with precision. The role emphasizes hands‑on leadership, staff training, and maintaining Sky River standards for quality, service, and profitability.

You will assign tasks, monitor food preparation, and train culinary staff to deliver consistent results across all outlets while upholding sanitation and budget controls.