Join the team at 7 Cedars Casino as our new Lead Banquet Chef! Bring your culinary skills and passion to create amazing dishes for our events. This is a tipped position! Join our team and apply now! The Lead Banquet Chef will direct all aspects of food preparation, production and control for all food outlets. Ensure quality standards and cooking time. Responsible for enhancing the food product that is presented to guests. Make changes that respond to the marketplace and to guests’ needs, both present and anticipated. Organize and maintain proper cooking techniques, food handling, sanitation, and food storage.
Native American hiring preference for qualified candidates.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Lead menu development and strategic product planning while maintaining food safety and regulatory requirements
Implement efficient work methods to fulfill budgetary goals
Assist in training employees
Create weekly schedules for banquet kitchen staff two weeks in advance in a timely manner
Prepare food for banquets and events
Prepare food items by food washing, peeling, cutting and shredding fruits and vegetables, and trimming and cutting meat, poultry or fish
Ensure a clean and organized workspace, fulfilling the Resort’s standards and compliancy with food and safety regulations
Maintain the buffet line, dishes, and food display items, ensuring quality presentation and cleanliness
Ensure that all end of the day and shift duties are completed including but not limited to; properly breaking down after event, overseeing that all items are clean and put away, and that all cardboard and garbage is taken out
Ensure that all department daily and weekly checklists are completed
Hold weekly Cedar Session meetings with employees and monthly staff meetings
Attend weekly managers’ meetings
Compare product cost and quality and make changes as needed
Ensure that all banquet staff members are performing up to department and property standards; observing, critiquing, offering suggestions for improvement and disciplining when necessary
Make sure that all employees are meeting dress code regulations and possess all required licenses
Oversee all service aspects of banquets, caterings and events
Review and evaluate data for accuracy and completeness
Responsible for the timely completion of the 7 Totems of Service appraisals for designated team members
Must exercise confidentiality and discretion on a daily basis
Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned
Must follow all safety rules and regulations
Follow all general and department policies and procedures
QUALIFICATIONS
High School Diploma or GED equivalent required
Minimum of (3) years kitchen management of supervisory experience
Thorough knowledge of all institutional kitchen equipment
Extensive knowledge of menu development, insight into marketing, cost and wage control
Must possess outstanding interpersonal communications skills to effectively interface with guests
and/or team members
Strong organization, prioritization and multi-tasking skills
Highly analytical thinking with demonstrated talent for identifying, scrutinizing, improving, and streamlining work processes
Innovative problem-solver who can generate workable solutions and resolve complaints
Ability to operate standard office equipment, including but not limited to, computers, telephone systems, calculators, copiers and facsimile machines
Ability to apply basic mathematical concepts such as adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Why work for 7 Cedars?
Located on the scenic Olympic Peninsula, resort properties include 7 Cedars Casino + Hotel, Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course, and the Longhouse Market & Deli.Our goal is to achieve success by delivering a fun, friendly, and personable experience, The 7 Cedars Resort Experience, to everyone!
We strive to provide a competitive and comprehensive benefits package for our employees. Full-time employees are eligible for health insurance (medical/dental/vision), paid vacation and sick time, 6 paid holidays plus 1 floating holiday, employer paid life insurance, wellness reimbursement programs, a shared leave program, and more!
All 7 Cedars employees enjoy free access to our employee assistance program, resort and local discounts including 50 cents/gallon off on fuel, 50% employee meals while on the clock and 20% otherwise, free golf, and the list goes on and on! All employees also have the option to join our 401K plan with no waiting period and a 4% company match, enroll in supplemental insurance, and have free access to a Merrill Lynch financial advisor.
For more info and to apply: 7cedars.com/careers