Restaurant Chef

MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT: 21 years or older

Responsible for the preparation of all food products for the Isleta Resort and Casino’s restaurant and or banquet venues while ensuring all specifications and standards are satisfied. Directs, coordinates, and oversees the day-to-day Culinary operations, personnel, customer service, fiscal management, and administration while promoting and exhibiting World Class Guest Service to all the Isleta Resort and Casino employee and guests. Actively exercises managerial responsibility for all department internal controls and regulatory requirements.

Ensures employee compliance and conformation to all Tribal, Federal, State, Pueblo of Isleta Regulatory, and Isleta Resort and Casino regulations.

All Team Members will display 100% commitment to World Class Guest Service through the delivery and maintenance of Guest Service Standards established by the Isleta Resort and Casino.

• Develops new menu concepts. Prepares, tests and recipes out new menu items. Maintain updated and accurate recipes and costing of all dishes.
• Able to use Stratton-Warren System to complete requisitions for food and supplies needed from various storerooms and vendors; while maintaining inventory control procedures.
• Maintains adherence to the FDA Food Code for Food Sanitation and Safety. Creates and maintains logs for refrigeration temperatures, hot holding, cooling and re-heating of all foods. Daily inspection of assigned area for compliance with all food safety standards.
• Manages assigned area within the established policies, procedures, regulations and service standards. Administers documented progressive corrective actions where applicable.
• Plans for internal food promotions in conjunction with Executive Chef and Food and Beverage Director.
• Leads their team to produce food to order or per banquet event order, meeting all recipe and specifications. Food to be produced in a timely manner, visually appealing to the guest and tasting excellent.
• Strong knowledge of food ingredients and modern cooking techniques.
• Ensures that all equipment is in proper operational condition and is cleaned on a regular basis.
• Determines the minimum and maximum pars of all food, cooking supplies and equipment.
• Assists sales, catering, and banqueting staffs with banquet, parties and other special events.
• Possess proficiency in operating all kitchen operation equipment and consistently apply maintenance requirements procedures to ensure optimal operating conditions.
• Maintains communication with all kitchen sub and associate departments to provide a positive and professional attitude to employees, as well as impeccable presentation and directly supervise production areas to ensure total quality.
• Responsible for daily kitchen cost control.
• Delegates functions to subordinates to ensure an optimum operation and encourage knowledgeable decision-making.
• Oversees established procedures for hygienic food management and the absolute cleanliness of preparation area.
• Plans for internal food promotions in conjunction with Food and Beverage Management.
• Ensures standards are maintained for plate presentations for appetizers, fish, entrée, and desserts.
• Resolves, both, internal and external guest issues and problems in a timely and professional manner.
• Maintains updated and accurate recipes and costing of all dishes prepared for banquet functions. Review the following day’s menus and complete requisitions for food and supplies needed from various storerooms; maintain inventory control procedures.
• Leads their team by cooking and producing food.
• Trains other employees in all aspects of food production and skills.

• Monitors staff performance, behavior, and attendance to ensure adherence to all Isleta Resort and Casino SOPs.
• Schedules and plans shift calendars, communicates departmental and organizational goals, and identifies opportunities for improvement.
• Grants and/or denies PTO Requests as they pertain to scheduling.
• Conducts planning sessions and performance reviews.
• Enforces department standards, objectives, and policy that are in…