SOUS CHEF-BANQUETS

Valley Forge Casino Resort; King of Prussia (PA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Boyd Gaming Corporation in Pennsylvania is seeking a Sous Chef to supervise the culinary team during assigned shifts, ensure quality food preparation, and deliver guest satisfaction while upholding company values. You will lead menu execution, train staff, monitor costs, and ensure health and safety compliance across the kitchen.

Responsibilities include coordinating with restaurant leadership, managing scheduling, maintaining equipment, developing recipes, and ensuring consistent presentation

Qualifications

• Completion of culinary arts degree or accredited apprenticeship preferred.
• Four years of progressive food preparation experience required or equivalent.
• Minimum one year of supervisory capacity or equivalent.
• Must pass background check and drug screening.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all cooking operations, portion control, and timely delivery with high-quality presentation.
• Staff, schedule, train, and develop culinary team; coordinate with leadership on initiatives.
• Monitor labor costs and adjust staffing to sales volumes and budgets.
• Ensure health standards in storage and handling of food; maintain compliance with regulations.
• Maintain kitchen equipment and health department readiness; document with HotSos entries.
• Assist Restaurant Chef with recipe cost-control and development for a recipe book.
• Coordinate front-of-house and back-of-house communication; support policy implementation.
• Lead team member relations, including hiring, coaching, and performance feedback.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Guest interaction

Team leadership

Communication

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Education

Culinary arts degree or accredited apprenticeship

Four years of progressive food preparation experience

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Boyd Gaming Corporation has been successful in gaming jurisdiction in which we operate in the United States and is one of the premier casino entertainment companies in the United States. Never content to rest upon our successes, we will continue to evolve and retain a position of leadership in our industry.

Our past success, our current business philosophies and our sound business planning, combine to position Boyd Gaming Corporation to maximize value for our shareholders, our team members and our communities.

Job Description

Provide direct and general supervision to culinary team in assigned shift to ensure quality food preparation and guest satisfaction while supporting the company’s vision, mission, and values. The Sous Chef must have the ability to effectively interact and communicate with guests and team members. The Sous Chef must also act as a leader in the development and motivation of the culinary staff while creating an environment that encourages ownership and accountability.

• Oversee all cooking operations, including methods of preparation, portion control, monitoring timeliness of food delivery and garnishing; ensuring a high-quality preparation and attractive presentation of all food to exceed the company’s standards.
• Staff, schedule, evaluate, train, develop and monitor culinary team; including by not limited to initiatives with Ecosure, on-boarding, etc.
• Understand department objectives, standards, guidelines and budget to achieve effective supervision of department; Monitor labor costs, including staffing levels, and adjust to sales levels, business volumes, etc.
• Monitor and advise on storage of food items to ensure quality of food and compliance with health requirements.
• Ensure all kitchen equipment and working conditions are well-maintained; responsible for HotSos entries.
• Assistant Restaurant Chef with writing and cost-control of recipes, as well as developing a collection of recipes in a recipe book.
• Oversight of monitoring staff adherence to health department regulations regarding food handling, storage, temperature, and cleanliness of work; control cleanliness and maintenance of assigned area; review any health department issues with Management team and Restaurant Chef to correct any problems.
• Assist Restaurant Chef in developing and implementing policies, procedures and rules including operations manuals, to promote compliance with company and regulatory guidelines.
• Responsible for scheduling of Lead Cooks, Cooks, and Assistant Cooks.
• Collaborate with Assistant General Manager, General Manager, and Restaurant Chef to ensure communication between the front and back of house is seamless while taking ownership of all assigned areas.
• Responsible for multiple guest service aspects, including but not limited to table touches, nightly special postings, menu changes, and Front-of-House/Back-of-House communication.
• Assist Restaurant Chef with Server and Culinary pre-shifts to ensure communication of specials and dishes are excellently presented to our guests.
• Ensure team member engagement is maintained at a high level.
• Lead all aspects of team member relations including, but not limited to, hiring, coaching, recognizing, and evaluating team members and leaders.
• Provide ongoing direct and honest feedback to team members regarding individual performance.
• Establishes operational guidelines for the recruitment and retention of outlet team members.

Qualifications

(Related education and experience may be interchangeable on a year for year basis)

• Ideally, completion of a culinary arts degree or accredited apprenticeship and/or four (4) years of progressive food preparation experience.
• Minimum of one year in a supervisory capacity or an equivalent combination of training, education and experience which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the
• Computer literacy to include Excel Spreadsheet and Word experience.
• Possession of, and ability to obtain and maintain a valid drivers and gaming license within assigned state of employment and other jurisdictions
• Must successfully pass background check
• Must successfully pass an alcohol and drug screening
• Must be 21 years of age

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Boyd Gaming is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.