Description

Pay Rate: Salaried, Dependent on experience
Shift: Varies 
Position Type: Full Time, Exempt

PURPOSE

The Chef De Cuisine reports to the Executive Sous Chef and performs supervisory duties over Sous Chef team. The Chef De Cuisine is responsible for scheduling, hiring, training and demonstrating leadership, coaching, and organizational skills on a day-to-day basis. The Chef De Cuisine creates a motivational environment, by being approachable and available to management and team members, models behavior expected from Team Members, and keeps Team Members informed on immediate direction or plans.

SUPERVISORY SCOPE 

• Sous Chef – Sno Café & Deli

ESSENTIAL DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES 

• The Chef De Cuisine is responsible for all aspects of kitchen operations, including performing regular walkthroughs to inspect the facility, delegating responsibility to bring to standard, and communicating any facilities needs to the proper department. 
• The Chef De Cuisine has the responsibility to determine production needs, facilitate production, delegate appropriate tasks to the Sous Chefs and oversee these tasks to conclusion. 
• The Chef De Cuisine is responsible for determining hiring needs for the department and coordinates those efforts with HR, Executive Sous Chef and Sous Chefs.
• The Chef De Cuisine is responsible for all administrative tasks of the outlet in back of house as delegated by the Executive Sous Chef, daily log entries about operations, Team Member evaluations, and daily time & attendance monitoring and approval.
• They are responsible for monitoring training, leading and coaching of all employees in their venue, with direct responsibility to train the Sous Chefs and Lead Cooks. 
• Perform leadership development of the staff by leading by example, teaching specific leadership traits, and being aware of and developing those natural leaders in each group.
• Responsible for ordering, product specifications, quality of food products and end of month inventory; Maintain controls for reducing and tracking waste.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma / GED; Recognized Equivalent of a High School Diploma (RED) or Foreign High School Diploma (FHD); and 
• Five (5) years of culinary experience coupled with at least two (2) years experience as Supervisor or Sous Chef required; and Knowledge of proper food handling procedures; or
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Computer experience and knowledge (Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook).

PREFERRED

Education and Experience:

• Culinary Degree or ACF Certification.

Snoqualmie Casino exercises Snoqualmie Tribal Member/Native American preference in hiring, in compliance with the Snoqualmie Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance (TERO). You must obtain and maintain a Gaming License from the Snoqualmie Gaming Commission. Pre-employment drug testing is required for all positions. The use of marijuana will not disqualify an applicant for positions in any department other than Transportation (Valet, Driver I). DOT panel testing is required for the Driver position.