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Schedule will vary with guest and activities on center.

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This position adheres to set guidelines, policies, and time schedules and prepares the culinary team for success as well as assists in other areas as requested or needed. It works with a professional and welcoming attitude and performs quality control checks and trains the staff on quality, portion control and presentation. The role maintains and ensures excellent customer service.and is responsible for internal training programs and evaluating staff. It works with management team to properly schedule staff and participates in personnel actions and progressive discipline.
Responsibilities include: Manages the store clerks to ensure proper receiving, storage, organization, rotation, labeling, and invoice verification. Utilizes FIFO inventory practices for food and non-food products. Assists the Operations Manager and/or Dining Manager in the following: inventory processes, overseeing and directing the employees, food orders, and equipment maintenance. Follows all budgetary and safety guidelines. Strong awareness of food and labor costs, and works to maintain fiscal control. Maintains effective sustainability practices to include ways to diminish and control food waste while also ensuring compliance with all health code guidelines. Leads and supports training programs in accordance with the mission and vision of the department. Participates in on-going development of menus. Promotes and ensures teamwork. Prepares food for special events on and off center while also attending as determined by dining manager. Drive a cargo van and catering truck.

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Recipe and menu development. Food ordering. Train Sous Chef and culinary team in food service and preparation. Supervise and participate in preparing foods. Instruct staff on portion control and proper quantity. Ensure excellent customer service. Ensure ServSafe practices.

Supervise special functions/meals, off-site catering, parties and banquets (weddings, class reunions, Sunday lunch, conferences, etc.). Supervise and assist with set up, serving, and clean up after events. Ensure special meal/dietary requirements are met. Open and/or close dining hall.

Making schedules and assignment sheets. Interviewing culinary applicants. Train staff on all equipment (ovens, mixers, grills, kettles, knifes, coolers, freezers, etc.). Meet with various food vendors. Attend training and career development classes. Attend occasional food shows and presentations.