Sunset Grill - Sous Chef

Our team members are the key to our company’s success, and their health and well-being, as well as that of their families, is very important to us. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that allows our team members stay healthy, plan for their future and maintain a healthy work-life balance. Benefits may vary with employment status.  To see our fill list of Team Member Benefits please visit our career site: www.gotoworkhappy.com/benefits

Job Description:

OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVICE:

We don't have customers, we have Guests. Each visitor is our Guest, just as you have a Guest in your home. You take a certain level of pride when you have an invited Guest in your home. You should take the same pride with every Guest who visits one of our properties. Unparalleled Service isn't just a part of our mission statement at Seminole Gaming; it's a commitment to each and every one of our current and future Guests.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Assist with managing the food production area including recipes, staff, menus, preparation and presentation.  Monitor preparation of food items, adherence to recipes, staff functions and menu preparation to provide a positive guest experience.  Controls production levels in order to minimize waste.  Ensure all food is prepared in accordance with operation standards.  Assist other line employees with daily responsibilities.  Ensure that all food items are produced in accordance with established standards in respect to preparation, storage and accountability.  Ensure that production and storage areas are maintained in accordance with health department codes.  Maintain a clean, safe, hazard-free work environment within area of responsibility.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma or GED required. 
• Culinary Arts degree preferred with three (3) to five (5) years experience as a Sous Chef preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and/or work experience. 
• Must adhere to the Seminole Tribe's policies and procedures. 
• The position requires multi-tasking with heavy emphasis on providing detailed, organized management of operational functions while being capable of working in an atmosphere where numerous interruptions may occur. 
• This positions requires a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• May be exposed to casino related environmental factors including, but not limited to, second hand smoke and excessive noise.
• The casino is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.  You may be required to work on any of the days the casino is open including weekends and holidays.
• 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, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• The Casino environment is hectic, fast-paced and often crowded and noisy. May be exposed to casino related environmental factors including, but not limited to, second hand smoke, excessive noise and constant exposure to general public. 
• Frequent lifting/carrying of weights over 25 pounds, reaching, stooping, squatting and bending.  

The Company gives preference in all of its employment practices to Native Americans. First preference in hiring, promoting and in all other aspects of employment is given to members of the Seminole Tribe who meet the job requirements. Second preference is given to members of other federally recognized Native American Tribes who meet the job requirements.