Restaurant Chef - Garde Manger

Job Details

Description

SUMMARY:

Responsible for the staff and food product within the garde manger kitchen and ensures the highest level of consistency and quality.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Include The Following

• Prepares all cold food products for assigned restaurants as prescribed by menus.
• Develops and executes all recipes for all prepared food products.
• Controls quality presentation of all food products.
• Carves ice and other display mediums as assigned.
• Prepares, supplies, and monitors the salad bar in the buffet.
• Assists in staffing, training, evaluating, and coordinating all garde manger employees.
• Ensures specs in all recipes and food apportionment are met.
• Maintains excellent kitchen hygiene conditions at all times.
• Tests and develops new recipes.
• Monitors guest satisfaction.
• Makes recommendations and suggestions in hiring, terminating, suspending, and counseling to the Executive Chef.
• Maintains knowledge of all state health department regulations and ensures all conditions and standards are met.
• Directs the preparation, portioning, and garnishment of all foods.
• Participates in departmental and venue meetings, facilitating the flow of pertinent information from management to employees.
• Assigns production schedules for employees in the garde manger.
• Maintains professional grooming and appearance and acts as a role model according to established grooming and appearance policy.
  
  

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Promotes the following within the department and among all employees:

• Creates an atmosphere of fun for all casino guests.
• Encourages mutual respect, dignity and integrity with all employees, by setting positive examples at all times.
• Instills an atmosphere that encourages employees to share ideas, discuss concerns and resolve conflicts.
• Retains employees through involvement in training and development.
• Explains why we do things, in advance of doing them.
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

Directly supervises all garde manger employees.

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

High School diploma or GED preferred. Culinary degree or formal apprenticeship required. Two to four years experience related management experience in a large multi-outlet facility.

Special Qualifications

Strong organizational and interpersonal skills required. Appropriate licenses, as required. ServSafe certification, or ability to become certified, required. Knowledge of HACCP standards required.

This position requires a Level 4 Gaming License.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents, such as policy and procedure manuals, maintenance instructions, and other related documents. Ability to write effective reports and memos. Ability to respond to inquiries from employees or guests. Ability to communicate effectively in one-on-one, small group, and large group situations.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent, and to interpret data from graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense reasoning to variety of situations.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk.

The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 lb. and occasionally required to lift up to 50 lb.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee regularly works around mechanical moving parts.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. A casino environment is typically smoky.