Executive Chef

Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino • Coarsegold, CA

17d • Onsite

About The Position

The Executive Chef is responsible for the quality assurance of finished products and supervision of food production, ensuring company specifications and standards are met. The role supervises kitchen operations across Food & Beverage venues, oversees kitchen employees, and helps maintain high standards of customer service and employee relations. The position also supports event operations as an usher when requested by management.

The Executive Chef oversees staffing, training, evaluation, and coordination of food-production employees; ensures recipes, portions, preparation, and garnishes meet specifications; maintains kitchen hygiene and compliance with food-safety, health, sanitation, and applicable legal requirements; and manages food and labor costs within approved budgets. The role participates in and leads meetings, provides employee training and counseling, ensures adequate food is ordered and prepared, and makes staffing recommendations to the venue Manager.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED and at least four to six years of experience as an Executive Chef in a high-volume resort or casino. Culinary arts certification and an associate degree in a culinary program are preferred. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, reading and writing abilities, mathematical skills, and sound reasoning are required. Work takes place in a kitchen and may include the casino floor, where noise can be loud and smoke may be present. The physical demands include frequent standing and walking, use of hands, reaching, and talking or hearing.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum of four to six years of experience as an Executive Chef in a high-volume resort or casino.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts, including fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions, to practical situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret varied technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and work with abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including regular use of hands, reaching, talking or hearing, and frequent standing and walking.

Nice To Haves

• Certification in culinary arts from an accredited educational institution.
• Associate degree in a culinary program.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service.
• Staff, train, evaluate, and coordinate food-production employees.
• Ensure recipe specifications and food portions are met.
• Maintain excellent kitchen hygiene and comply with health, sanitation, food-safety, and applicable legal requirements.
• Control food and labor costs within approved budgetary controls.
• Make recommendations to the venue Manager regarding hiring, termination, suspension, and counseling.
• Ensure preparation, portioning, and garnishing of foods are properly executed.
• Participate in and preside over departmental and venue meetings, facilitating information flow between management and employees.
• Train and counsel employees in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Work with department management to resolve venue conflicts and disputes as needed.
• Supervise all kitchen operations in Food & Beverage and all kitchen employees.
• Ensure adequate food is ordered and prepared in all food venues.
• Maintain a consistent, regular attendance record.
• Serve as an usher for events when requested by management.
• Carry out supervisory responsibilities including interviewing, hiring, planning and assigning work, directing employees, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints, and resolving problems.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) with employer match and immediate vesting
• Life insurance
• Meals and free or discounted meals in the Team Dining Room
• Reduced workday hours
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Holiday gifts and raffles
• Discounts for Costco memberships, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Six Flags, Verizon Wireless, and Chukchansi Park

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED