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The Executive Chef is a senior-level position responsible for overseeing all kitchen operations, including menu development, production, and management of culinary staff. This role requires strong leadership and communication skills, as well as a deep understanding of food principles and theories.

• Oversee Back of the House operations, ensuring seamless execution of menu items and exceptional guest service.
• Communicate effectively with management, line team members, and other departments to understand and address their needs.
• Institute cost control procedures and standards of performance, monitoring food and labor costs, and implementing menu development and costing strategies.
• Counsel, guide, train, and instruct assigned personnel in the proper performance of their duties, including kitchen personnel.
• Work with manual and automated systems to develop or implement procedures, formats, budgets, testing, training, and documentation.
• Develop and implement operating standards, as necessary, to ensure compliance with all applicable local, state, and Federal laws and guidelines.
• Maintain a clean, safe, hazard-free work environment within all areas of responsibility.
• Develop department members' knowledge and skills through education, training, coaching, corrective counseling, etc.
• Ensure appropriate staffing levels to best manage labor costs while maintaining outstanding guest service.
• Conduct personal behavior and select, train, coach, counsel, appraise, and retain direct reports who consistently perform actions and behaviors that reinforce the Company's Mission and Values.
• Demonstrate a commitment to ensuring responsible gaming and responsible alcohol service by discreetly notifying appropriate management of concerns and observations.
• Demonstrate commitment to assisting in the development of Seminole Tribe members participating in the Tribal Career Development program and, when a Seminole Tribe member's assignment falls within your direct area of responsibility, act as a personal mentor/career advisor to the Tribe Member and submit progress reports and information to the Director of Tribal Development.
• Ensure prompt and discreet notification to appropriate management and/or the Ethics Hotline of any observation of illegal acts or internal ethics violations.
• Stay abreast of the current trends and practices within the area of responsibility and communicate pertinent information to management, peers, direct reports, and team members as appropriate.
• Promote positive guest and team member relations. Resolve guest complaints, as necessary.

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or certification from a culinary institute.
• At least 10 years of experience in a senior-level position with strong knowledge of food principles and theories, specifically in a hotel/casino environment.
• Extensive experience overseeing the operations of multiple outlets.
• Strong background in monitoring food and labor costs, menu development and costing, along with ordering and inventory procedures and health and sanitation laws and guidelines.