Outlet Chef - The Junction Ale House

Alterra • Snowshoe, WV

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a Flex Position Flex position for 9-11 months per year; you can use your off months to travel or visit friends and family! The Outlet Chef will be responsible for ensuring compliance with regulations, controlling costs, and maintaining standards. They will keep the team updated on menus, promotions, and events, and address maintenance, hygiene, and safety concerns promptly. The role involves aligning financial performance with resort objectives, maintaining food control systems/margins and menu relevance with the Executive Chef, and performing assigned duties as needed. The Outlet Chef must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines. This role oversees up to 30 positions directly, including Sous Chef, Line Cooks, and Utility Workers. Responsibilities include recruiting, hiring, training, managing, and developing kitchen staff, managing kitchen operations, quality, and admin functions, and fostering good communication and relationships across Snowshoe Mountain. Strong leadership, communication, and customer service skills are essential, along with a flexible and resilient attitude towards work situations.

Requirements

• West Virginia Food Handlers Certificate required.
• Proficient knife handling and culinary equipment operation.
• Knowledge of safe food handling practices.

Nice To Haves

• Managing a high volume quick turnaround kitchen with ticket times of less than 20 minutes
• Five+ years in a related role.
• Food Cost Management
• Intermediate food hygiene qualification.
• Two+ years of post-high school education preferred, culinary education desirable.
• Resort experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with regulations, control costs, and maintain our standards.
• Keep team updated on menus, promotions, and events.
• Address maintenance, hygiene, and safety concerns promptly.
• Align financial performance with resort objectives.
• Maintain food control systems/margins and menu relevance with the Executive Chef.
• Perform assigned duties as needed.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Overseeing up to 30 positions directly (Sous Chef, Line Cooks, Utility Workers).
• Recruit, hire, train, manage, and develop kitchen staff.
• Manage kitchen operations, quality, and admin functions.
• Foster good communication and relationships across the Snowshoe Mountain.

Benefits

• Benefit Eligible after 30 days
• Free skiing and snowboarding privileges at Alterra resorts + Discounts on Ikon Passes!
• 401k plan available to any employee over the age of 18
• Discounted Friends and Family Lift Ticket Vouchers
• 50% off Snowshoe Quick Service Restaurants and 30% off Snowshoe Full Service Restaurants (excludes alcohol)
• 40% off Retail Merchandise and 45% off Mountain Essentials (excludes hard goods, 2 hard good sales for employees throughout winter)
• Pro Deals from some of the industry’s top brands such as North Face, Darn Tough, and many many more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree