Chef

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Turfway Park Racing & Gaming is a gaming and entertainment facility located in Florence, Kentucky, featuring over 800 popular, thrilling, state-of-the-art Vegas-style games, a one-mile thoroughbred horse racing track, sports wagering, two restaurants, and a 20,000+ square foot Event Center / Entertainment Venue.

The Banquet Chef would primarily responsible for the planning, organizing, controlling and directing the work of employees in the Banquet Kitchen.

• Review banquet event orders (BEO) on a daily basis and make note of any changes.
• Oversee the food preparation of all banquet and catering events.
• Review the following day’s menus and approve venue requisitions for food and supplies.
• Develop new banquet menus, prepare, test, taste and control out new menu items
• Brief the banquet kitchen staff daily about the upcoming and current functions.
• Supervises and coordinates all activities of cooks and banquet staff who are engaged in food preparation.
• Able to coordinate banquet production and plating with the Executive Chef and Banquet Captain.
• Establish the day’s priorities and assign production and preparation tasks for the banquet kitchen staff to execute.
• Effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to provide clear direction to the staff.
• Take physical inventory of specified food items for daily inventory.
• Assist the Executive Chef in banquet menu development and execution.
• Maintain inventory control procedure and ensure the banquet kitchen is prepared for the following day’s work.
• Responsible for managing all day-to-day operations of banquet kitchen.
• Responsible to conduct frequent walkthroughs of kitchen area and direct respective personnel to correct any deficiencies.
• Responsible to maintain all equipment in a proper operational condition.
• Responsible to oversee the regular cleaning of all equipment used in banquet kitchen.
• Ensure that banquet kitchen work area is stocked with specific tools, supplies and equipment to meet the properties business demands.
• Ensure that recipe cards, production schedules, plating guides, photographs are current and posted.
• Review sales and food cost with the Executive Chef to ensure banquet kitchen is meeting budgeted costs.
• Monitor performance of banquet kitchen staff and ensure all procedures are completed to the department standards.
• Banquet Chef should serve as role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
• Ensures and maintains productivity level of all banquet cooks and supporting staffs.
• Supervise banquet kitchen shift operations.
• Assists the Executive Chef with banquet menu planning and food purchasing.
• Participates in banquet kitchen employees progress and discipline procedures.
• Plans and manages food quantities and plating requirements for all banquet functions.
• Reviews staffing levels to ensure that guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
• Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products.
• Able to plan and execute multiple banquet functions.
• Able to continually enhance the culinary experience of banquet or event guests.
• Able to perform other duties as assigned by the management.

• Very good knowledge of food safety, sanitation, food preparation techniques.
• Able to work flexible hours and days.
• Knowledge of current and updated culinary trends.
• Able to led and mentor a large team of culinary professionals.

Education:

2-year or 3 Year degree from accredited university in culinary Arts, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major.

Experience:

Minimum of 5 years experience in a high volume banquet kitchen, and a minimum of two years experience as a Sous Chef or Chef de Cuisine.

Required

Technical/other training or better in Hospitality and Resort Management or related field.

Must be available to work when needed, including weekends, holidays, and nights.

Churchill Downs Incorporated is an inclusive and fun place to work. We celebrate unique approaches and points of view. We believe diversity is a mindset that drives excellence. We’re always learning, evolving and growing. We innovate through mutual respect of ideas and collaboration. This allows us to build a common language that inspires our team members and propels us toward the achievement of our vision.