Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Employee Discounts
Retirement Plan
Career Development
inclusive work environment
Job Description
Palms Casino Resort is a premier destination known for its vibrant atmosphere, exceptional service, and luxurious amenities located in Las Vegas, Nevada. This renowned resort combines a lively casino floor, diverse dining options, opulent accommodations, and world-class entertainment to provide guests with an unforgettable experience. Palms Casino Resort prides itself on creating an environment that fosters growth, innovation, and employee well-being, ensuring every team member contributes to the property’s reputation for excellence and customer satisfaction.
The resort offers a variety of employment opportunities across multiple departments, focusing on creating a collaborative and supportive workplace culture. As a leading employer in the hospitality industry, Palms Casino Resort emphasizes equal opportunity and diversity, providing a welcoming atmosphere for all team members and applicants. The property actively makes reasonable accommodations in compliance with applicable laws to support its workforce inclusively.
The role of the Sous Chef at Palms Casino Resort is a vital position within the culinary team, reporting directly to the Executive Chef or Room Chef. This role is responsible for overseeing all physical aspects of kitchen operations, including supervising kitchen personnel, managing food preparation and presentation, and controlling food and labor costs. The Sous Chef ensures that culinary standards exceed guests' expectations in terms of quality, consistency, and presentation.
This position requires a hands-on leader who can maintain operational control during the absence of senior chefs, manage purchasing and inventory, create menus and recipes, and monitor food costs for the outlet. The Sous Chef plays a key role in maintaining compliance with safety, health, and environmental regulations, ensuring proper food handling techniques and sanitation standards are followed rigorously.
Additionally, the Sous Chef participates in clerical functions such as payroll, scheduling, and staff file management while promoting a clean, safe, and well-maintained kitchen environment. They are also responsible for fostering staff motivation and training, ensuring that every team member achieves their highest potential. The ability to adapt and contribute to emergency responses or other duties as assigned further highlights the importance of this role.
Working conditions involve exposure to various noise levels, temperatures, and possible smoke, requiring physical endurance for prolonged standing, lifting, and other kitchen-related activities. The ideal candidate will be capable of managing multiple priorities to maintain smooth kitchen operations while embodying Palms Casino Resort’s commitment to excellence and employee growth. This employment opportunity at Palms Casino Resort offers an enriching work environment in a dynamic hospitality setting, perfect for culinary professionals dedicated to advancing their careers in a prestigious resort. While the specific salary details for this role are not mentioned, Palms Casino Resort is known for competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages.
The resort offers a variety of employment opportunities across multiple departments, focusing on creating a collaborative and supportive workplace culture. As a leading employer in the hospitality industry, Palms Casino Resort emphasizes equal opportunity and diversity, providing a welcoming atmosphere for all team members and applicants. The property actively makes reasonable accommodations in compliance with applicable laws to support its workforce inclusively.
The role of the Sous Chef at Palms Casino Resort is a vital position within the culinary team, reporting directly to the Executive Chef or Room Chef. This role is responsible for overseeing all physical aspects of kitchen operations, including supervising kitchen personnel, managing food preparation and presentation, and controlling food and labor costs. The Sous Chef ensures that culinary standards exceed guests' expectations in terms of quality, consistency, and presentation.
This position requires a hands-on leader who can maintain operational control during the absence of senior chefs, manage purchasing and inventory, create menus and recipes, and monitor food costs for the outlet. The Sous Chef plays a key role in maintaining compliance with safety, health, and environmental regulations, ensuring proper food handling techniques and sanitation standards are followed rigorously.
Additionally, the Sous Chef participates in clerical functions such as payroll, scheduling, and staff file management while promoting a clean, safe, and well-maintained kitchen environment. They are also responsible for fostering staff motivation and training, ensuring that every team member achieves their highest potential. The ability to adapt and contribute to emergency responses or other duties as assigned further highlights the importance of this role.
Working conditions involve exposure to various noise levels, temperatures, and possible smoke, requiring physical endurance for prolonged standing, lifting, and other kitchen-related activities. The ideal candidate will be capable of managing multiple priorities to maintain smooth kitchen operations while embodying Palms Casino Resort’s commitment to excellence and employee growth. This employment opportunity at Palms Casino Resort offers an enriching work environment in a dynamic hospitality setting, perfect for culinary professionals dedicated to advancing their careers in a prestigious resort. While the specific salary details for this role are not mentioned, Palms Casino Resort is known for competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages.
Job Requirements
- Must be at least 21 years old
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Minimum of three (3) years of experience with extensive skill, knowledge, and experience in all aspects of kitchen operation
- Must be able to obtain a Southern Nevada Health District Health Card
- Ability to work in varying conditions of noise level, temperature, illumination, and air quality
- Physical ability to perform prolonged standing, sitting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting up to 50 lbs
- Use of standard office equipment
- Ability to distinguish letters, numbers, and symbols
- Must tolerate exposure to smoke
- Consistent and regular attendance
Job Qualifications
- Must be at least 21 years old
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Minimum of three (3) years of experience with extensive skill, knowledge, and experience in all aspects of kitchen operation
- An equivalent combination of education and progressive, relevant, and direct experience may be considered in lieu of minimum educational/experience requirements indicated above
- Demonstrated experience developing department goals and action plans in accordance with property and overall company goals
- Must be able to obtain a Southern Nevada Health District Health Card
Job Duties
- Communicates effectively with management, chefs, and co-workers with regards to the operations of the kitchen
- Maintains operational control of purchasing, receiving, purveyor lists and inventory of all kitchen items when Executive Chef and/or Executive Sous Chef is not present, including creating menu(s) and/or recipes, monitoring food cost for the outlet, and ordering food products
- Oversees product consistency and makes necessary modifications according to business needs
- Monitors waste and overproduction and ensures quality and proper presentation of food by ensuring that all such items are produced to specification
- Routinely inspect environments to ensure that the area remains compliant with safety, health, and environmental regulations
- Performs various clerical duties regarding staff and kitchen operations including payroll, scheduling and staff files, and vacation planning
- Maintains the overall cleanliness, safety and equipment maintenance within outlet
- Assumes responsibilities of the kitchen in the absence of the Executive Chef and/or Executive Sous Chef
- Practices, models, and enforces proper food handling techniques on a daily basis, following all health and safety standards
- Utilizes proper food handling techniques in accordance with local health and safety standards, including proper labeling and dating all products to ensure safekeeping and sanitation
- Maintains budgeted labor costs by scheduling and staffing for appropriate business levels, including monitoring and minimizing overtime according to labor and departmental standards
- Maintains budgeted food costs, including monitoring and minimizing waste and production according to departmental standards
- Manages human resource responsibilities including performance management, and ensures staff motivation through recognition and engagement, including monitoring training of new employees to help them achieve higher goals
- Performs other duties as assigned to support the efficient operation of the department and assumes other responsibilities, duties, tasks and assignments that contribute to the mitigation or response to any public health emergency
- Perform other job duties as requested
- Consistent and regular attendance is an essential function of this job
Job Criteria
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
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