Event Chef-Des Moines

Summary/Objective 

The Event Chef position prepares and executes food for private events. Events range from 20 people up to 250 people. This person will work in close coordination with our Events Manager and event staff to understand and execute Banquet Event Orders (BEO’s) promptly and efficiently. It’s an exciting role to show off culinary skills to wow our guests who book events with us. 

Core Values

Big Grove only hires and retains people who exhibit our core values. Our Core Values are:

1. Set the Tone

2. Thirst for Improvement

3. We Care

4. Practice Candor

5. Passion Driven

You will be given a culture deck explaining these core values. The goal of our culture deck is to show you who we are as a company, and then you can decide if you personally align with us and are excited to begin a career here.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

1. Ability to read and execute on BEO’s

2. Maintain safe and sanitary environment

3. Attend weekly events meeting to develop game plan for events

4. Plan specialized private events in coordination with the Events Manager and CDC

5. Assist in set up/tear down for all special events

6. Cost all food items appropriately and operate per budget

7. Must be able to understand and use Sysco Studio

8. Ensure that all private events are staffed appropriately for BOH

9. Develop menus for individualized special events

10. Delegate/or prepare all food items for the event according to par levels

11. Deliver exceptional food to provide an amazing experience. 

Competencies

1. Team focused approach

2. Positive attitude

3. Safety Minded

4. Highly organized

5. Strong communication skills

6. Adaptable/flexible

Be a high performing Big Grove team member with ability to look at business as a whole, communicate with all people, collaborate with all departments, work to solve organizational problems, and accomplish goals. Contribute to and exemplify BGB values, vision, standards, and culture.

Supervisory Responsibility

Staff assigned to work the event.