Outlet Chef - Cheat Mountain Pizza

Snowshoe Mountain Resort • Snowshoe, WV

277d

About The Position

The Outlet Chef at Cheat Mountain Pizza will provide an expedited and precise food product for Snowshoe Mountain, WV. This position oversees kitchen operations, quality, and administration, ensuring that resources meet business needs and that food provision complies with legislation. The Outlet Chef will manage costs, improve profit margins, and meet financial targets while keeping the team updated on menu items, promotions, and events. This role also involves maintaining good communication and relationships across the hotel, managing staffing levels, conducting monthly meetings, addressing staff performance issues, and recruiting, training, and developing kitchen staff. Compliance with safety, health, and food safety regulations is essential, as is addressing maintenance, hygiene, and hazard issues promptly. The Outlet Chef will align financial performance with resort objectives and adhere to food control systems to meet margin targets, review menus with the Executive Chef, and promote environmental awareness.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• West Virginia Food Handlers Certificate required
• Proficient in knife handling and use of culinary equipment (ovens, grills, broilers, sauté pans, fryers)
• Knowledgeable in safe food handling practices
• Experienced in food management principles and problem-solving
• Strong leadership skills to motivate and develop staff
• Capable of working effectively under time constraints and deadlines

Nice To Haves

• Two+ years of post-high school education, culinary education is desirable
• Resort experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Oversee kitchen operations, quality, and administration
• Seek and respond to customer feedback promptly
• Ensure resources meet business needs
• Manage food provision and compliance with legislation
• Control costs, improve profit margins, and meet financial targets
• Keep team updated on menu items, promotions, and events
• Maintain good communication and relationships across the hotel
• Manage staffing levels to meet business demands
• Conduct monthly meetings and generate minutes
• Address staff performance issues per company policies
• Recruit, train, and develop kitchen staff
• Comply with safety, health, and food safety regulations
• Address maintenance, hygiene, and hazard issues promptly
• Align financial performance with resort objectives
• Adhere to food control systems to meet margin targets
• Review menus with Executive Chef to align with trends and objectives
• Promote environmental awareness
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Benefits

• Affordable on-mountain employee housing available for rent
• Free skiing and snowboarding privileges at Alterra resorts + Ikon Pass destinations
• Major Medical, Dental & Vision Benefit coverage
• 401k plan available to any employee over the age of 18
• Discounted Friends and Family Lift Ticket Vouchers
• 30% off food & drinks (excludes alcohol)
• 30% off apparel
• 15% off skis at Snowshoe retail locations
• Pro Deals from some of the industry's top brands

What This Job Offers

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