Chef Tournant

Four Winds Casinos•New Buffalo Township, MI

About The Position

Responsible for the instruction, preparation, seasoning, and cooking of salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, desserts, or other foods within all Four Winds restaurants, ensuring the efficiency of the line and kitchen operation in accordance with specifications and standards.

Requirements

High school diploma or G.E.D. preferred.
Culinary degree or formal apprenticeship required and three to four years fine dining/ala carte experience.
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 2 Gaming License.
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.
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.
Ability to apply common sense reasoning to variety of situations.
Ability to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
Ability to stand and walk.
Ability 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.

Responsibilities

Prepares and cook foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
Supervise and coordinate activities of Restaurant Chefs, Sous Chefs, Cooks and workers engaged in food preparation.
Collaborate with other personnel to plan and develop recipes and special menus, taking into account such factors as seasonal availability of ingredients and the likely number of customers.
Work alongside of the venue Chefs and Executive Chef/Director Culinary Operations to coordinate new menu tastings, corresponding with seasonal changes.
Check the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
Check the quantity and quality of received products.
Demonstrate new cooking techniques and equipment to staff.
Work alongside of the Executive Chef, venue Chefs and VP of Culinary Operations Determine how food should be presented and creating decorative food displays.
Determine production schedules and staff requirements necessary to ensure timely delivery of services.
Estimate amounts and costs of required supplies, such as food and ingredients.
Inspect supplies, equipment, and work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
Instruct cooks and other workers in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, and presentation of food.
Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
Order or requisition food and other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation.
Recruit and hire staff, including cooks and other kitchen workers.
Maintains knowledge of currently used concepts, practices and procedures associated with fine dining restaurant trends.
Follows all recipes, specs, and control procedures.
Maintains professional grooming and appearance and acts as a role model according to established grooming and appearance policy.
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.