* Assist in staff, schedule, evaluate, train, develop and monitor culinary team. Recommend wage increases, promotions, demotions, discipline, and other employment actions for team members. * Understand department objectives, standards, and guidelines to achieve effective supervision of department; adjust daily schedule according to business levels. * Oversee all cooking operations, including methods of preparation, portion control, monitoring timeliness of food delivery and garnishing; ensuring a high-quality preparation and attractive presentation of all food to meet corporate standards and policies. * Observe and monitors staff adherence to health department regulations regarding food handling, storage, temperature, and cleanliness of work environment. * Assists in developing and implementing department management plans including budgets, labor schedules and systems of accountability. * Assists in developing and implementing policies, procedures and rules including operations manuals, to promote compliance with company and regulatory guidelines. * Ensure proper communication between front of house and back of house operations while taking ownership of all responsible areas. * Meet daily deadlines of opening, creating, and posting table-talks for specials and produces sample dishes for pre-shifts in a timely manner and reviews special postings and prep level. * Ensure periodic quality checks for all products, i.e., temperature checks are conducted. * Monitoring of weekly sales and adjusts prep production levels as well as ensuring all food products are ordered to par levels and can adjust according to business volumes. * Ensure daily line checks are performed with front of the house managers. * Oversees all stations are properly stocked and set up and ensures all kitchen equipment and working conditions are well maintained. * Ensure quality of food meets company specifications and cleanliness standards. * Assist in maintaining food and labor costs at the budgetary guidelines. * Ensure accurate inventories are conducted. * Write and cost recipes while developing a collection of recipes in a linked Excel recipe book. * Perform all duties including purchasing and menu changes, in adherence to all company standards and policies. * Must be able to stand and walk for prolong periods of time (7+ hours). * Knowledgeable of the Indiana Gaming regulations as well as internal controls, policies, and procedures. * Ensures all departmental personnel follow the Thoughtful Service model at all times. * Must be available for regularly scheduled work. * Must be able to work in an environment with secondhand smoke and loud noise. * Always follow the Company Service Standards model. * Must be available for regularly scheduled work and be able to work a variety of hours, holidays, and weekends. * Other duties may be assigned at any time.
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