Restaurant Chef - Players Lounge

Four Winds Casinos Career Site•New Buffalo, MI

About The Position

Responsible for overseeing, organizing, and ensuring the efficient operation of the Players Lounge lines and kitchen in accordance with specifications and standards. The role manages Players’ Lounge operations and culinary staff, oversees food preparation and presentation, and ensures food safety, sanitation, and guest satisfaction. The chef works with the Executive Sous Chef to implement recipes, specifications, food presentation standards, and control procedures. The position also promotes a positive, respectful, and engaging workplace through role modeling, communication, and employee training and development. Supervises all EDR and Players’ Lounge culinary employees at E-7 and below.

Requirements

High school diploma or G.E.D. preferred.
Experience supervising 20 or more staff members.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Appropriate licenses as required.
ServSafe® certification or ability to become certified.
Knowledge of HACCP standards.
Extensive knowledge of food safety and sanitation and supervisory management.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents such as policy and procedure manuals and maintenance instructions.
Ability to write effective reports and memos and respond to inquiries from employees or guests.
Ability to communicate effectively one-on-one and in small- and large-group situations.
Ability to perform arithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; compute rates, ratios, and percentages; and interpret data from graphs.
Ability to apply common-sense reasoning to a variety of situations.
Ability to meet the physical demands described, including regularly using hands, reaching, and talking or hearing; frequently standing or walking for extended periods; and occasionally sitting, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or bending, and lifting 50–75 pounds.
Ability to meet the position’s vision requirements, including close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjustment of focus.
Requires a Level 4 Gaming License.

Nice To Haves

Hospitality degree or certificate preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage Players’ Lounge operations on a continual basis.
Schedule, evaluate, and monitor Players’ Lounge culinary staff.
Supervise and coordinate cooks and other workers engaged in food preparation and presentation.
Inspect food appearance to ensure sanitation and visual appeal standards are met.
Work with the Executive Sous Chef to maintain food presentation standards on decorative food displays.
Administer production schedules and determine staffing requirements to ensure timely service delivery.
Estimate the quantities and costs of required food, ingredients, and other supplies.
Inspect supplies, equipment, and work areas for conformance with established standards.
Instruct cooks and other workers in the use of HACCP forms and maintain the forms accordingly.
Monitor sanitation practices to ensure employees follow standards and regulations.
Order or requisition food and other supplies needed for efficient operations.
Coordinate with the Executive Sous Chef on implementation of recipes, specifications, and control procedures.
Monitor guest satisfaction.
Maintain professional grooming and appearance and model the established grooming and appearance policy.
Create an atmosphere of fun for casino guests.
Encourage mutual respect, dignity, and integrity among employees by setting positive examples.
Foster an atmosphere in which employees can share ideas, discuss concerns, and resolve conflicts.
Retain employees through involvement in training and development.
Explain the reasons for procedures to employees before carrying them out.