FIRST COOK COUNCIL ROOM
About The Position
This role focuses on managing our casual dining restaurant and room service operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in casual dining environment, a proven ability to lead a team, and a commitment to delivering exceptional food quality and service. Assisting the Sous Chef in overseeing daily kitchen operations, ensuring guest satisfaction, and maintaining the resort’s high culinary standards. Our philosophy is built on the principles of integrity, fairness, collaboration, communication, and recognition for performance excellence. Meeting all performance standards leads to attracting and retaining a qualified workforce, provides opportunities for qualified team members, and contributes towards the ongoing success of the Pueblo of Sandia today and in the future.
Requirements
- High School Diploma, GED certification or equivalent.
- Two (2) years food preparation experience in a restaurant or food service capacity including one (1) year of supervisory experience
- Relevant work experience or education may be substituted to satisfy education and/or work experience.
- Must successfully complete the New Mexico Food Handlers course upon.
- Must be able to successfully pass a stringent background investigation.
- Will require a pre-employment and random drug screening.
- Crouching
- Feeling
- Finger Dexterity
- Grasping
- Hearing
- Kneeling
- Lifting
- Pulling
- Pushing
- Reaching
- Seeing
- Walking
- Standing
- Stooping
- Talking
- Requires the ability to lift 50lbs.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of Casino purchasing requirements and regulations desirable.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Sous Chef in managing the kitchen staff, including the line cooks, prep cooks and dishwashers.
- Lead by example, providing motivation, mentorship and training to staff.
- Manage kitchen operations during Sous chef absence.
- Collaborate with other departments to ensure smooth service.
- Ensure consistent food quality, presentation and portion control for both casual dining and room service.
- Ensure recipes are followed accurately and maintain consistent standards across all dishes.
- Ensure proper food storage, labeling and rotation using the FIFO (First In, Frist Out) method.
- Maintain efficient kitchen operations while minimizing waster and maximizing productivity.
- Assures that all kitchen staff works in a sanitary, safe and productive manner, adheres to our standard recipes and plating instructions and prepares quality food in a timely fashion conforming to the daily production schedule for appetizers, salads, soups, sauces, entrée items, vegetables.
- Assures that all food going out on the service line is excellent regarding preparation, taste and presentation.
- Oversee food preparation processes to maintain consistency, quality and adherence to standards.
- Assures that all kitchen staff cooperate with both other kitchen staff as well as restaurant service staff, to assure the best guest service possible.
- Assures that all kitchen workstations and storage areas are always kept in clean and orderly condition.
- Assigns daily cleaning tasks to kitchen staff.
- Advises the Sous Chef/Banquet Chef of any necessary equipment repairs and follows up that repairs are done in a timely manner.
- Ensure proper temperature requirements are maintained and temperature logs are completed.
- Ensures personnel maintain the highest standard of personnel personal sanitation.
- Investigates and resolves customer guest complaints about food quality/service and informs the Sous Chef/Banquet Chef of guest complaints.
- Responsible for opening and closing the kitchen as necessary.
- Knowledge of proper safe handling temperatures of food products.
- Ensure safety gloves and latex food preparation gloves are work when appropriate.
- Ensures the correct amount of food is prepared.
- Does not overproduce to protect against waste.
- Performs additional duties and responsibilities as necessary or assigned.
- Punctual and regular attendance is an essential responsibility for all team members and are expected to report to work based upon the assigned schedule each day in accordance with the attendance Policy for Pueblo of Sandia.
- Builds a professional relationship with all team members and work associates, while supporting a strong collaborative work environment.
- Cooperates with other team members, reinforcing a culture of mutual respect, honesty, and Integrity.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
