Executive Sous Chef

Job Summary:

Manages menu planning, preparing, and apportioning foods and minimizing spoilage and waste. Handles requisition and purchase of food and related supplies, and controls portion costs.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Coordinate activities of cooks and other culinary workers to ensure all food served is monitored for taste and visual appeal while promoting high service culture through actions and positive attitude.
• Controlling the level of waste by proper production levels and verifying portion sizes and quality standards are in compliance with departmental standards.
• Establish, update, and ensure full compliance with departmental internal controls, policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Maintain a safe, sanitary, and organized work environment.
• Monitor staffing levels to comply with budget requirements.
• Participate in interviewing, selecting, training, and developing staff.
• Notify the Executive Chef of any variances in production, personnel needs, inventory requirements, and general status of kitchen operations.
• Resolve conflict situations with associates, customers, or in-house situations as they arise.
• Manage ongoing staff training and development.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Good interpersonal customer service, and communication skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• ServeSafe Certification
• Basic math and computer skills

Education and Experience:

• Degree in Culinary Arts, Food Management, or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Three years full-service high-volume Sous Chef / Kitchen Management experience preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Employee is regularly required to stand, walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell.
• Employees must be able to lift, push or pull up to 50 pounds.

Wyoming Horse Racing offers competitive salary and sign on bonus plus paid time off, medical, dental, vision and life insurance. Must be 21 or older and able to pass drug screen and background check.