Executive Sous Chef

Join us at Sesame Place and help bring joy excitement and lasting memories to people from around the world. Were seeking enthusiastic dedicated and hard-working individuals to become our Ambassadors. Come and play an important part on our incredible team today!

The sights! The sounds! The tastes! A great eating experience is just as big a part of our guest experience as our rides attractions and shows. And youll provide the expertise and leadership that makes it all happen. Right now we have a challenging and rewarding opportunity for a passionate forward-thinking Executive Sous Chef and if this sounds like you dive right in!
What you get to do:
The Executive Sous Chef oversees all daily Culinary Operations of Restaurants Carts & Kiosks Specialty Snacks Catering & Special events while also managing all kitchen (back of house) staff and being responsible for producing a cost-effective high-quality product in all locations.
You will also:

• Partner with the Vice President of Revenue to lead develop and oversee the Culinary Management team.
• Oversee daily Culinary Operations
• Be accountable for overall food cost and food inventory levels along with food safety protocols and cleanliness
• Responsible for food cost and recipe management including menu design planning and operational execution
• Engage with social media marketing department to create fun creative items to market to guests.
• Lead menu planning and seasonal food items
• Cover Culinary Department Duty Manager
• Be responsible for food inventories in-Park and in the warehouse
• Be responsible for training of new cooks and team members
• Be involved in event menu planning & execution

What it takes to succeed:

• A passion for customer service
• Flexible detail oriented and customer focused
• Excellent organizational multi-tasking and time-management skills
• Strong communication interpersonal and leadership abilities
• Active listener with the ability to anticipate guests needs
• Exceptional supervisory abilities

What else is important:

• Drivers license required
• Minimum of 3 years in culinary leadership
• Advanced knowledge in Food Cost Management
• Advanced knowledge in Menu Engineering
• Experienced in Inventory management control
• Advanced knowledge of Food & Safety standards and protocols
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft programs such as Excel and Outlook
• Advanced knowledge of Food Cost & Inventory Management
• Advanced knowledge of menu planning and engineering
• Advanced knowledge of Inventory management control
• Advanced knowledge of Culinary Food & Safety Protocols
• Role will be active in park work indoors and outdoors moving from venue to venue. Administrative and strategic menu work in an office setting as required.
• Ability to stand walk and move swiftly for several hours at a time; and required to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to work evenings weekends and holidays and be available for on call status as needed.
• Ability to travel to other park locations
• Adherence to the Parks time and attendance policy
• 3 years experience in a high volume atmosphere preferred
• Experience as a Chef managing multiple outlets preferred
• Advanced experience in running a Culinary Back-of-house P&L preferred
• Experience as a Chef or Sous Chef in a Theme Park or Amusement park atmosphere preferred

The perks of the position:
As part of the SeaWorld family youll enjoy a fun fast-paced environment and great teammates as well as:

• Paid Floating Holidays
• Accrual based Paid Time Off
• SEA Employee Complimentary Park Tickets and Passes
• SEA Park Discounts on Food and Merchandise
• Medical Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401K plan
• Voluntary Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Disability Benefits
• Dependent and Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Legal Assistance Plan

Join the team!
If youre looking for the opportunity to make the most of your abilities in a one-of-a-kind setting with an entertainment industry leader were looking for you!

The perks of the position:

• Paid Time Off
• Complimentary Park Tickets and Passes
• Park Discounts on Food and Merchandise
• Medical Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401K Retirement plan
• Voluntary Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Disability Benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Dependent and Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Legal Assistance Plan

EEO Employer:

SEAWORLD PARKS & ENTERTAINMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED WITHOUT REGARD TO AGE RACE COLOR RELIGION GENDER NATIONAL ORIGIN SEXUAL ORIENTATION GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION DISABILITY OR COVERED VETERAN STATUS.