Sous Chef

Parx Bensalem•Bensalem, PA

45d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sous Chef will supervise and actively participate in daily kitchen operations, ensuring kitchen employees have the necessary support and resources to deliver high-quality food. This role involves overseeing food preparation and presentation across all restaurants and outlets, assisting in menu development and recipe testing, and analyzing food sales for optimization. The Sous Chef is responsible for maintaining kitchen efficiency, enforcing hygiene and food-safety standards, and training and scheduling kitchen staff. They will also serve as an expediter when needed, ensure accurate POS procedures, design and facilitate training programs, and evaluate staff performance.

Requirements

Supervision of kitchen employees.
Knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations.
Understanding of Company service and operating standards.
Experience in food preparation and presentation.
Menu development and recipe testing experience.
Food sales analysis skills.
Kitchen efficiency monitoring.
Enforcement of hygiene, sanitation, and food-safety standards.
Training and development of kitchen staff.
Scheduling of kitchen staff.
Expediting food orders.
POS procedure accuracy.
Staff training program design and facilitation.
Application of Casino Food Services Rules and Regulations.
Staff performance evaluation and documentation.

Responsibilities

Supervise and actively participate in daily kitchen operations.
Ensure kitchen employees have the support and resources necessary to deliver high-quality food to guests.
Ensure full compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, as well as all Company service and operating standards.
Oversee the preparation and presentation of high-quality food across all restaurants and outlets.
Assist in developing new menus and recipes, and continuously test existing recipes to ensure consistent quality.
Analyze food sales to identify opportunities for menu optimization and make recommendations to the Executive Chef.
Monitor kitchen activities to achieve maximum efficiency and maintain smooth operations.
Enforce all hygiene, sanitation, and food-safety standards, with particular attention to proper food preparation and storage.
Assist in training, developing, and scheduling kitchen staff to ensure appropriate staffing and skill proficiency.
Serve as expediter when needed to support timely and accurate food delivery.
Ensure all POS procedures are followed accurately and consistently.
Design and facilitate training programs to ensure staff understand and meet Company service and operating standards as well as applicable regulations.
Ensure consistent and fair application of all Casino Food Services Rules and Regulations.
Evaluate staff performance and provide ongoing documentation of both positive and constructive feedback according to service and operating standards.
Perform all other duties as assigned.