Executive Sous Chef – Full Time – Harrah's Gulf Coast

• Sous Chef
• Line Cooks
• Stewards

KEY JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Administers all aspects of food preparation at customer and Team Member facilities.
• Plans all daily and special events menus as directed.
• Maintains a consistent high level of food quality and guest service.
• Prepares budget for food, labor, and other expenses and manages expenses accordingly.
• Maintains cleanliness of all back-of-the-house areas.
• Keeps equipment in proper working order.
• Completes financial analyses and reports as assigned.
• Develops and maintains a positive work environment throughout the kitchen areas.
• Provides tools for employees so that they may effectively perform their necessary job functions.
• Meets the attendance guidelines and adheres to regulatory, departmental and company policies.
• Establishes and conducts training programs.
• Responsible for interviewing, selecting, hiring, promotion, demotion, and termination of employees.
• Controls food waste and pilferage.
• Conducts weekly inspections of all assigned areas including line, preparation, pantry, clean up and storage to and administers safety policies and procedures pertaining to the procedures.
• Administers performance reviews as required.
• Direct supervision of entire stewarding and material handling staff.
• Adhere to all regulatory, departmental, and company policies in an ethical manner.
• Exercise maturity and flexibility in covering other Food & Beverage roles and any tasks, as assigned.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Degree in culinary arts required from an accredited educational institution, preferred.
• At least ten years of working experience in a large volume food establishment including banquets, buffets, specialty restaurants and coffee shops.
• Working knowledge of all phases of butchering, baking and garde-manger.
• A minimum of four years of combined kitchen supervisory and administration experience.
• Excellent interpersonal, customer service, financial analysis, communication, team building, problem solving, and strategic thinking skill required.
• Must present a well-groomed appearance.
• Must be able to get along with co-workers and build a cohesive team.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Consistently always exhibits an upbeat and positive attitude.
• Ability to uphold and demonstrate the highest level of integrity in all situations and recognize standards required by a regulated business.
• Proactive and objective.
• Focused and self-confident.
• Trustworthy and result oriented.
• Change agent.
• Creative and values creativity in others.
• Able to see the bigger picture.
• Works comfortably with all levels of the organization (including executive management).
• Ability to uphold and demonstrate the highest level of integrity in all situations and recognize standards required by a regulated business.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to speak to small and large audiences with ease.
• Strong written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to create an environment that fosters teamwork and collaboration.
• Flexibility and ability to respond quickly and effectively to changing business environment.
• Track record of managing projects on an on-time, on-target, on-budget basis.
• Creative and able to comfortably deal with ambiguity.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Knowledge of food preparation and presentation.

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