Chef De Cuisine - Ramsay's Kitchen - Full Time (Harrah's LV)

JOB SUMMARY:

The Chef de Cuisine is responsible for the supervision of kitchen staff in assigned outlet and creating and fostering a sanitary, productive and team oriented work environment.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:  

• Work with Executive Chef, Restaurant Manager and front of the house staff to ensure positive guest experience.
• Ensure quality food product and presentations.
• Teach and develop staff while serving a consistent product with pride.
• Maintains food cost, labor cost and expenses within budget guidelines.
• Meets attendance guidelines and adheres to regulatory, departmental and Company policies.
• Must be able to balance partner relationships and internal requests
• Must be able to cook and create new, innovative and imaginative recipes.
• Must be able to react quickly and resolve problems. Support and foster loyalty and conduct business in a professional manner at all times.

QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Candidate must currently be in a Chef de Cuisine or similar role
• Must have experience in high volume type of environment, Experience in fine dining or semi-fine dining
• Able to manage team of approx. 40 employees and 1 Chef Tournant
• Besides in-depth knowledge of food preparation, food trends and food styling, communication and administration skills are paramount
• Ability to maintain and further develop the standards set by Caesars Entertainment.
• Work requires effective communication in English, both verbal and written form in a professional manner.
• Work requires a minimum of a two year Culinary Arts School, or equivalent technical training in the food industry. .
• Must present a neat and professional appearance.
• Work prefers Bilingual abilities
• Work requires flexibility to work various shifts.

PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS:  

• Fast paced environment, multiple tasks to be handled under time constraint. 
• Must be able to handle a heavy business volume, and sensitive situations relating to staff and guest problems, in a timely manner.

Disclaimer: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job.  While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the current job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change, (e.g. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technical developments).

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

Caesars Entertainment reserves the right to make changes to the job description whenever necessary.

As a part of Caesars Entertainment’s employment process, finalist candidates will be required to complete a drug test and background check prior to an offer being extended.  Caesars Entertainment Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or marital status.

Come join our team at the fun place to play- Harrah’s!  We’re looking for friendly and energetic team members who will entertain our guests in more than 2,500 rooms and suites, 86,000 square feet of casino space and seven outstanding restaurants.  The excitement of Carnival Court coupled with the American spirit of Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill provides a familiar atmosphere for you to start your career.