Chef

Essential Duties/Core Competencies:

• Manages and motivates a culturally diverse kitchen staff.
• Resolves conflict situations with employees customers or inhouse situations as they arise.
• Supervises the cooks in daily operations of food and beverage facilities.
• Oversees the cooks and providing specific training and directions when necessary.
• Enforces standards recipes and specifications for all menu items.
• Maintains a high level of service in accordance with our brand standards.
• Decides costs of various food and beverage items.
• Estimates amounts and costs of required supplies such as good and ingredients.
• Inspects supplies equipment and work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
• Checks the quality and quantity of received products.
• Fixes and decides the quantities in which the meals would be served to guests.
• Assists in controlling production cost and product waste.
• Maintains a clean and orderly kitchen and exceed all sanitation standards.
• Ensures effective recruitment hiring training recognition coaching and counseling and other personnel related matters are being handled appropriately throughout assigned departments.
• Facilitates and ensures that performance reviews of all employees within department are complete on a yearly basis.
• Performs other tasks as assigned.

Core Competencies:

• Demonstrates consistent regard and dedication to guests vendors colleagues and the Company by being engaged interested and productive
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of our marketplace; actively and collaboratively assists in building the best practices necessary for the Companys success
• Demonstrates an understanding of the impact actions and decisions have on the Company both financially and on guest relations
• Demonstrates the courage and initiative to present new ideas and perspective to create positive results
• Exhibits respectful consideration of viewpoints situations and others
• Puts the guest at the forefront of every decision

Knowledge/Work Experience:

• Must be 18 years or older
• High school diploma or G.E.D preferred
• Two (2) years experience in food and beverage or hospitality preferred
• Must be able to obtain the appropriate license pursuant to the applicable statute rules and regulations.
• Must have a NYS Food Handlers Permit

Essential Requirements:

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills required
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail required
• Ability to work in a fastpaced environment
• Ability to multitask
• Familiarity with hotel/casino procedures

Physical and Mental Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job the Team Member is regularly required to talk or hear. The Team Member is also regularly required to stand walk sit and use hands to finger handle or feel objects tools or controls. The Team Member is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and to sit climb or balance and stoop stretch bend kneel crouch or crawl.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Essential responsibilities include moderate physical ability such as lift or maneuver at least fifteen (15) pounds and prolonged standing during the shift.

Language Skills:

Ability to read analyze and interpret documents such as policy and procedure manuals and other related documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries from other Team Members or guests. Fluency in English required. Ability to write detailed instructions and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in oneonone and small group situations.

Mathematical Skills & Reasoning Ability:

Ability to compute mathematical calculations. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions percentages ratios and proportions to practical situations. Ability to decipher various reports and maintains reports upon request with strong decisionmaking and problemsolving skills. Ability to work well under pressure and deadlines.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that exists while employees are performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is typically moderate. When on the property or some back of house areas the noise level increases to loud. Must be able to interact with internal and external guests in a professional manner.
• Due to the unpredictable nature of the hospitality/entertainment industry employees must be able to work varying schedules to reflect the business needs of the property.

The Company is committed to achieving full equal opportunity without discrimination based on race religion color sex national origin politics marital status physical disability age or sexual orientation or any other status protected by law. We welcome the strength of diversity in our workforce.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be allinclusive. Team members may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

This position does not involve gaming operations access to restricted gaming areas or the maintenance of gaming equipment. This position involves nongaming functions.