Banquet Chef

SUMMARY:

The Banquet Chef will coordinate all required aspects of catered events and banquets to ensure the best quality catering experience to the customers.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan, coordinate, supervise, and participate in all aspects of all events catered through the banquets department.
• Assist Banquet FOH team with buffet set up
• Lead in the preparation and production of food as needed.
• Participate in both Food & Beverage and Banquet team meeting
• Maintain accurate recipe data base and recipe costs
• Conduct monthly inventory and inventory transfers
• Rotate food and prepped product in banquet area.
• Train and educate new employees.
• Ensure proper ordering and neatness in banquet area.
• Maintain high food quality and consistency of banquet production items and menu.
• Ensure sanitation and cleanliness guidelines are strictly adhered to.
• Work closely with the Executive Chef to create and implement new menus and special occasion menus.
• Assist Executive Chef in maintaining food and labor costs.
• Work closely with all chefs to improve employee morale and conduct employee discipline fairly and consistently.
• Other projects and duties as assigned. 

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience:

• Associate degree in Culinary Arts preferred.
• Minimum of two years previous experience supervising four or more employees.
• Minimum of five years previous banquet production experience required.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• ServSafe certification required

Skills/Knowledge:

• High proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel required.
• Excellent customer service skills are required.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job is classified as a medium strength category position.  A person working in this position will exert 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.  This position will require the individual to work a variety of shifts including graveyard, often within the same work week, and may require overtime as necessary to fulfill priority tasks.

This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this position.  The actual duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may vary based on assignment or group.

The CCRH practices Indian Preference in hiring in the following order: 1. Coeur d’Alene Tribal Members, 2. Spouses and/or children of CDA Members, 3. Other enrolled members of Federally Recognized Tribes and 4. All other applicants.

The Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel practices Indian Preference in hiring in the following order: 1. Coeur d’Alene Tribal Members, 2. Spouses and/or children of CDA Members, 3. Other enrolled members of Federally Recognized Tribes and 4. All other applicants.

Salary : $50,000 - $60,000