Sous Chef | Lounge by TopGolf

Lounge by TopGolf is not your average sports bar. This gaming lounge serves high energy, chef driven food made with quality ingredients alongside a large selection of local craft beers, and elevated cocktails. The Sous Chef will provide technical and administrative assistance to the Executive Sous Chef, ensuring effective operation of the kitchen and food production outlet. Responsibilities: Manage the daily production, preparation and presentation of all food for the hotel's restaurant operation to ensure a quality, consistent product is produced which conforms to all Omni Standards. Manage associates in scheduling, training, developing, coaching and counseling, conducting reviews. Also focus on attracting, interviewing, retaining and motivating the associates while providing a safe work environment. Monitor, analyze and control all labor and food costs; prepare the appropriate reports, charts and schedules to ensure budgets are met or exceeded while quality is maintained or improved. Assist the Executive Chef in the creation, costing and implementation of outlets, banquets, seasonal and special menus. Scheduling of staff according to budget and business forecast. Provide kitchen support for food and beverage outlet functions. Oversee proper handling and tracing of food returns. Directs proper sanitation of all kitchen facilities and equipment. Comply with EcoSure & health code standards for sanitation. Ensures that all kitchen equipment is in good working order. Directs proper maintenance of all walk-in coolers (rotation of food products and cleanliness). Knows expectations and ensures that staff understands them and that they execute said expectations within the proper guidelines. Provide support and leadership to accomplish our Medallia food quality score Checks and controls sign-in and sign-out procedures for kitchen staff. Perform any other job related duties as assigned. Qualifications: Must have previous culinary leadership experience Candidate must be creative and up to speed on new concepts and food trends. Candidate must have proven leadership skills and must be able to train, develop, and motivate staff. Ability to teach employees importance of, and how to interact with internal/external guests and courteously solve internal requests Ability to train a staff to produce high volumes of work while maintaining quality per Omni standards Able to set priorities for the culinary team and provide feedback to others that enhances performance. Prior experience managing schedules, inventory, payroll, service recovery and associate relations matters required. Ability to clearly and pleasantly communicate both verbally and in writing in English with guests, management and co-workers, both in person and by telephone Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and provide guest follow up in a fast paced environment. Eye/hand coordination needed to use all kitchen equipment. Highly motivated self-starter focused on quality, organization, cleanliness and teamwork. Must be able to utilize culinary tools (knives, commercial equipment, etc) and taste/smell. Must be proficient with computers. Serve Safe certified food manager. Must be able to lift, push, pull and carry up to 40 lbs. Must be able to walk/stand for extended periods of time, with frequent bending and twisting. Must be able to work a variety of shifts, including weekends and holidays. #J-18808-Ljbffr PERG online