Sous Chef - Stephen Starr - Sunny's - Full Time

Ocean Casino Resort; Atlantic City (NJ); On-site; USD 53,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading entertainment venue in Atlantic City is seeking a Sous Chef to oversee menu development and ensure excellence in food service. The ideal candidate will possess extensive culinary and supervisory experience, with a focus on sanitation and team training. Responsibilities include managing food costs, staff schedules, and ensuring the highest standards of food quality in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Free meal on shift

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

Retirement Plan (401k)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)

Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• Minimum four years culinary experience and two years supervisory experience required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and communicate effectively with a diverse team.
• Proficient in computer applications and required certifications.

Responsibilities

• Develop menus and concepts for food outlets while ensuring food safety and sanitation.
• Train and schedule employees, manage food and labor costs, and maintain documentation.
• Create a positive work environment while adhering to all safety guidelines.

Skills

Communication

Guest Relations

Education

Culinary Degree or Equivalent Experience

Serv Safe Certification

Tools

Agilysys MMS System

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

About the Role

The Sous Chef is responsible for developing menus and concepts according to the overall schedule of the outlet.

Position Responsibilities

• Creates and ensures a fresh, positive and exciting environment where sanitation, flawless delivery and execution of product excellence and service are paramount

• Work with stewarding Department to assure all cleaning and deep cleaning schedules are followed
• Manage the service cleanliness and dining room floor
• Must have acquired knowledge of sanitation according to state and federal guidelines
• Work efficiently and accurately in operating mode
• Thorough knowledge of Safety and OSHA guidelines
• Follow and maintain documentation according to all HACCP guidelines
• Set up HACCP flow chart built into production guidelines
• Manage the food and labor cost
• Complete paperwork, daily and weekly reports, menu analysis and ordering products
• Training of all employees; prepare weekly schedules; employee development and training programs.
• Inspect equipment and assure PM is in effect
• Follows and adheres to all company and Departmental safety guidelines

Essential Functions

• Periodically pushing and pulling heavy carts and lifting products in proper storage areas
• Temperatures vary from hot to cold areas
• Periodically taste and evaluate quality of food products
• Required to be detailed oriented
• Exposure to casino related environmental factors including but not limited to secondhand smoke, excessive noise, and stress related to servicing customers in a high pressure and fast paced environment.
• Must be able to work holidays and weekends, as well as flexible shifts and/or unusual hours.
• Must be able to stand for an entire shift and move throughout the hotel.
• Must be able to lift to 55 lbs, push up to 50lbs.

• Must have four years’ culinary experience; two years’ supervisory experience
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse work staff
• Excellent guest relations skills
• Proficient at all computer and software applications
• The ability to effectively communicate in English
• Serv Safe certified
• Work with Excel, Word and Agilysys MMS System software programs

• Free meal on shift
• Training & Development
• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k,)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off
• Our cash compensation amount for this role in the salary range of $53,500 - $69,600. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including experience and expertise and may vary from the amount listed above.