Culinary Development Trainer- Full Time (Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino)

JOBSUMMARY:

The role of the Culinary Development Systems Trainer is to train support and guide culinary staff through successful completion of the Apprenticeship addition this role is responsible for monitoring and tracking culinary readiness for leveling movement.

ESSENTIALJOB FUNCTIONS:

• Facilitate all culinary training
• Monitors culinary staff performance while consulting with culinary leadership team to determine leveling readiness
• Creates training opportunities for all cook levels
• Creates a culinary training schedule and performance tracker profile on progress for all cooks in the Apprenticeship program
• Establish and maintain partnerships with local culinary organizations and/or schools to help recruit new employees to successfully join and complete the Apprenticeship program.
  
  

ADDITIONALJOB DUTIES:

• Assist the room chefs in reviewing culinary job applications conducting employment interviews and makes recommendations on hiring selections.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

A degree or certification from an accredited culinary arts institute or apprenticeship certification from the American Culinary Federation or the equivalent years experience as a Professional Chef for a hotel resort or chain concept restaurant corporation is required.

Must-have been exposed and/or experienced enough to have strong working knowledge of Asian Mexican Southern Italian Cajun Continental Seafood and East Coast cuisines

Experiences an instructor with a culinary program and/or relevant industry experience a chef level or higher with related management experience (highly preferred but not required)

QUALIFICATIONS:

The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required to fulfill the obligations of this position.

Skill in using authentic assessment to evaluate students needs and progress

Must possess all cook level skill requirements upon hire

Must be able to flex training style to accommodate individual learning styles

Must possess strong empathy and emotional agility

Ability to multi-task and organize prioritize and follow multiple projects and tasks through to completion with an attention to detail

Ability to demonstrate concern and sensitivity toward culinary trainees and their individual needs and learning styles

Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing and to relate to others in a professional helpful manner

Ability to analyze problems identifies solutions and takes appropriate action to resolve problems using independent judgment and decision-making processes

Ability toehold and demonstrate the highest level of integrity in all situations and recognize standards required by a regulated business

Must have an expert working knowledge and be highly proficient and skilled in the following: Food Storage and Identification; Food Cooling and Thawing; Food Re-thermalization; Managing and Expediting Orders; Recipe Formulization and Yield; Knife Handling and Sharpening; Stock Soup and Sauce Production; Dry Moist and Combination Cooking; Pantry Garde Manger Preparation; Weights and Measures.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must be able to be on feet twelve hours per day

Must be able to with stand frequent changes in temperature.

Must be able to bend stoop reach crouch kneel push and pull.

Must be able to lift 70 pounds above or below shoulders

Must be able to push or pull weights of 125 pounds on a cart.

Must be able to tolerate chemicals for cleaning and sanitizing kitchen areas.

Must be able to work in an area which contains second hand smoke

Must be flexible with schedule

Must be able to maneuver to all areas of the kitchen and outlets

Must have visual acuity

Must have manual dexterity to work with kitchen utensils and equipment

DISCLAIMER:
Preference is given to Ak-Chin community members and members of other recognized Arizona tribes.

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities skills duties requirements efforts or working conditions associated with the this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job management reserves the right to revise the current job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g. emergencies changes in personnel workload rush jobs or technical developments).