Job Description
Job Description
Are you a dynamic and energetic culinary professional capable of leading a team and providing our guests with an exceptional dining experience? Our award-winning food and beverage department seeks a skilled chef de partie who can create innovative menus and dishes, supervise all food leaving the kitchen, and ensure health and safety requirements are followed. Experience as a chef de partie/kitchen manager is required. Apply now if you're ready to bring your passion for food to our fantastic team!
Compensation:
$68,640 - $69,000 yearly
Responsibilities:
- Exceed guest expectations while increasing sales and profits and overseeing the success of day-to-day operations of the restaurant kitchen
- Incorporate different ingredients in a creative way to produce fresh and innovative menu items and specials
- Set and monitor performance criteria for team members, as well as provide advice and direction to support and maintain an efficient kitchen
- Recruit, train, and lead all kitchen personnel while instilling a sense of teamwork through positive feedback, mentoring, and support
- Supervise all food preparation in the kitchen, including procedures, portioning, garnishing, and ensure that all meals and dishes are attractively presented
SUPERVISES:
- Cooks and Lead Cooks
TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Works in a fast-paced kitchen
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Always be Barona NICE to fellow staff and players; find every opportunity to offer a friendly smile, wave, and greeting
- Prepares food (vegetables, stocks, soups, pasta, egg dishes, all kinds of meat and fish dishes, serves food dishes according to requirements, supervises production of his/her assignments, and follows given standards by the Executive Chef
- Ensure proper operation by ensuring daily “Mise en Place” is sufficient for the next day’s production
- Establishes new recipes in coordination with the Executive Chef and implements them by giving daily training tasks to co-employees and subordinates
- Meets Barona’s requirements and ensures orders are followed for cleanliness and shelf life
- Coordinates with Chef de Cuisine on schedule
- Trains staff on safety policies according to Barona’s requirements
- Establishes a daily par stock list on cost savings and quality production to determine stock requirements to avoid spoilage and waste
- Maintains equipment for proper functioning and reports any machine not functioning for repair or maintenance
- Handles equipment with care and keeps it in its proper place
- At all times, projects a favorable image to the staff, other departments, and guests
This description incorporates the most typical duties performed. It is recognized that other related duties not specifically mentioned may also be performed. The inclusion of those duties would not alter the overall evaluation of this occupation.
Qualifications:
- Understanding and compliance with kitchen sanitation, safety and equipment usage, and food storage
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for interacting with guests and other team members
- This role requires experience building, motivating, and leading a team
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ability to perform detailed work
- Performs routine, repetitive work, works independently, and follows instructions
- Ability to stand for eight hours or more
REQUIRED EDUCATION:
- High school diploma or GED
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
- Restaurant/hotel/casino experience required.
About Company
Barona Resort & Casino hires nice people who will back our promise of being The Happiest Casino on Earth and who will Welcome Home our Players and ensure that each of them has an experience that will make them return again and again.
Successful Barona staff members are friendly, fun-loving, outgoing, and helpful by nature. They thrive on building relationships with their fellow Barona family members – including players, staff, and our owners, the Barona Tribe. Staff members must possess a friendly personality and a desire to learn the necessary skills to be successful in their positions. Most importantly, all Barona staff members must uphold the three pillars of success — to be Clean, Polite, and Honest. When you become part of the Barona Family, you’ll enter into the exciting world of casino gaming, dining, and hospitality. Saying ‘yes’ to Barona will make you part of THE BEST CASINO!