Resort Executive Sous Chef - Year Round

Deer Valley Resort • Deer Valley, UT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Deer Valley Executive Sous Chef must provide the greatest possible consistency in innovative, creative, premier quality food to ensure attractive, appetizing, and superior taste and presentation for our guests. The Executive Sous Chef must always exercise careful planning and cost controls as they relate to distinct levels of business for the Deer Valley Café Outlets, Cafeterias and Banquet Events. Responsible for setting up systems for the flow of food regarding cooking techniques, recipes, cleanliness, health standards, and employee guest procedures.

Requirements

• High school or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years post-secondary schooling in relevant field
• 5+ years of executive, on the job, leadership experience managing multi-unit outlet kitchens as Executive Chef, Executive Sous Chef, or Chef de Cuisine
• Proven on the job training and demonstrated ability to perform most kitchen functions in an exemplary fashion
• Possess broad knowledge of the preparation and presentation of cuisines worldwide as well as a thorough knowledge of the culinary profession, the hospitality industry, and the challenges relevant to kitchen management
• Must know how to operate all kitchen equipment
• Vast knowledge of cooking techniques
• 1+ years experience in buffet setting and preparation and holding of food for buffets
• Microsoft Office proficient
• Solid understanding of kitchen accounting cost tracking methods and procedures, labor control, ordering scheduling, checkbook maintenance, and menu engineering

Responsibilities

• Direct and oversee all culinary operations at all 17+ restaurants and employee dining rooms, ensuring food consistency, quality, and presentation across all.
• Stay knowledgeable of current food trends to create and implement new and creative menu items each season while always considering demographics, domestic, and special diet cuisine preparation.
• Maintain compliance with all safety and sanitation standards and regulations through monthly kitchen and lodge inspections across all locations.
• Lead team member productivity and performance and implement policies and procedures for team success.
• Maintain safe and sanitary working conditions for employees and with accordance to health codes by creating regularly scheduled cleaning lists, procedures, and inspections in Jolt with culinary, stewarding, and janitorial departments.
• Control food costs based on forecasting, efficient food production, planned requisition, and careful attention to established product specifications.
• Direct and create proper purchasing procedures and specifications with storeroom supervisor to aid and influence policies and procedures pertaining to purchasing.
• Organize an efficient flow of production and maintain minimum but adequate staffing with the ability to motivate, train, and promote personnel to build good, efficient teams.
• Control labor costs and carry out administrative functions pertaining to forecasting, payroll, scheduling, recruiting, training, supervising, discipline, etc.
• Think positively and collaborate with VP of food and beverage, Director of Food and Beverage Operations, Director of Beverage, Resort Executive Chef and all Food and Beverage Managers, in all phases of our operations to maintain a general quality and style consistency in food and beverage offerings between all the different Deer Valley Resort Lodges and Outlets.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Ski perks (vary based on employment status) may include Deer Valley season pass, free skiing or riding at other Alterra Resorts and select local Utah resorts
• Friends and family ski discounts
• Free staff ski lessons and discounted rentals (winter staff only)
• Subsidized meals at Employee Dining Rooms offered for staff while on shift
• Subsidized housing options available for seasonal full-time staff
• Discounts for staff members at restaurants, shops, and service providers in Park City
• Healthcare options are available for staff members
• 401k plan with company match

What This Job Offers

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