Executive Chef

Job Summary :

Manages and over sees production in all kitchens. Maintains high quality of food preparations and production while managing all aspects of back of house kitchen business. Embraces and maintains company service culture and core values. Ensures superior guest service, engaged team members as well as maximizing profitability for our company in a safe, secure, and clean environment. Exhibits leadership and vision to align, inspire, develop, and motivate team members.

Qualifications :

• Required college degree in Hotel, Restaurant Management and/or Culinary Arts.
• Required minimum 5-years culinary management (sous chef and above).
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must have knowledge of food and beverage management experience in food service operations.
• Preferred previous casino related experience.

Essential Job Functions:

• Develops and ensures compliance with standard recipes and production methods.
• Generates maximum financial performance for all outlets including responsibility for effect cost control management.
• Improves and maintains guest service that meets or exceeds company standards.
• Ensures production of consistently high-quality food for all outlets.
• Maintains and improves the cleanliness, kitchen safety and food quality levels in all outlets of the operation.
• Plans and coordinates all hot and cold food production.
• Inspects all food and beverage products for quality, proper specs, and proper amounts.
• Trains, develops, and directs kitchen staff using approved management practices.
• Oversees multiple outlets simultaneously, while prioritizing and delegating according to business demands.
• Acts as a role model and presents oneself as a credit to Harrah’s and encourages others to do the same.
• Interviews, selects and trains employees
• Conducts performance reviews, makes recommendations for wage increases and promotions.
• Handles employees' complaints or grievances; recommends disciplinary action or disciplines employees.

• All team members will follow the Everyone Greets Everyone (EGE) policy. It is the expectation that every team member, front or back of house, should proactively seek out opportunities to greet guests and their fellow team members daily. EGE policy states teams members should: acknowledge guests and fellow team members within 10 feet; initiate friendly verbal greeting within 5 feet; keep your head up, look around (“head on a swivel”); look for opportunities to greet guests and others; please remember that when you are on the floor, you are “on stage”.
• Team members will participate in all mandatory meetings and pre-shift BUZZ sessions.
• Must be able to get along with co-workers and work as a team.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Must be able to respond to visual and aural ques.
• Must present a well-groomed, professional appearance.
• Meets the attendance guidelines of the job and complies with all state, federal and regulatory policies and procedures.
• Must be able to work a varied schedule including holidays, nights and weekends as needed.
• Must be able to work a reasonable amount of overtime when required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Physical, Mental & Environmental Demands:

• Must be able to bend, reach, kneel, twist and grip items when necessary.
• Must be able to work and maneuver in a close or small kitchen/working environment during entire shift.
• Must be able to tolerate areas with extreme hot and cold temperatures.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to push carts weighing up to 100 pounds.
• Must be able to use proper team lifting and carrying techniques.
• Must have dexterity to use knives and other hand-held instruments as well as food preparation equipment required.
• Must be able to coordinate multiple tasks at once.
• Must be able to implement strategic vision and plan day to day operation.
• Must be able to handle high stress in the work environment and turn stress into high energy.
• Must be able to work in areas containing secondhand smoke, dust, loud noises and bright lights.

Harrah’s reserves the right to make changes to this job description whenever necessary. It is ourpolicyto provideequal employment opportunityto all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, or marital status. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Preference is given to qualified Buena Vista Me-Wuk tribal members and members of other federally recognized tribes.