Bobby's Burgers Sous Chef, Food Hall (Caesars New Orleans)

The Sous Chef administers the overall activities of the restaurant operation.

KEY JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Provides superior customer service positively effects interactions with customers and team members and has the resiliency to deal with difficult customers in all types of business conditions.
• Ensures full staff understanding of menu items and monitors food quality.
• Ensures all items are prepared from recipes as specified maintain cost effectiveness and overall quality.
• Prepares and performs appropriate yield tests.
• Prepares requisitions for food ordering.
• Assists in the development of new menu items and daily specials
• Demonstrates proper care storage use and cleaning of all tools and equipment.
• Demonstrates competent product knowledge by correct storing and handling of all perishables maintaining quality security value and integrity.
• Maintains adequate supply of menu items.
• Maintains assigned facility in a sanitary condition and equipment in operational condition.
• Inspects assigned areas and coordinates cleaning activities with the Kitchen Steward.
• Protects company assets against stealing breakage and waste.
• Provides leadership and training to lower level cooks.
• Effectively communicates with other team members including service and kitchen maintenance personnel.
• Continues to update cooking knowledge through books magazines and discussions with the Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• 2 year Culinary Arts Degree from an accredited program required or completion of approved ACF apprentice program.
• Minimum of 2 years of cooking in a high quality/high volume establishment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to understand and respond to written order recipes and directs in English
• Ability to work flexible time periods as required of a cook in a resort environment as well as be flexible enough to work in multiple outlets as needed
• Knowledge of breads pastries bakery production
• Ability to implement a la carte desserts
• Demonstrated expert skill level on all cook stations
• Demonstrated leadership skills with a focus on coaching for success; ability to mentor
• Ability to oversee the daily operations of the kitchen in the absence of a Chef
• Good communication skills
• Ability to uphold and demonstrate the highest level of integrity in all situations and recognize standards required by a regulated business
• Acts as a role model to other Team Members and always presents oneself as a credit to Caesars Entertainment and encourages others to do the same.
• Adheres to all regulatory company and department policies and procedures

PHYSICAL MENTAL and ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS:

• Ability to correctly lift and transport objects weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to work a minimum of 8 hours with appropriate mobility and endurance
• Ability to stand for 8 hours
• Visual range must include immediate environment
• Auditory range must include near and medium distances.
• Dexterity to use food preparation machinery
• Ability to use repetitive hand motion holding and grasping
• Ability to tolerate extreme temperatures
• Positions that have contact with the public require the ability to work in a noisy
  environment and may be exposed to guests who use tobacco products.
• Non-public contact positions may be required to enter public areas from time to time in connection with their duties and may be subject to the same environment.

GAMING PERMIT: N/A