Sous Chef

Work in an amazing destination town surrounded by breathtaking mountains and spectacular lakes filled with year-round adventure!
Enjoy world class mountain biking, hiking, fishing, ziplining, horseback riding, river rafting, water sports, Glacier National Park, and more...

The Lodge at Whitefish Lake, one of Montana's AAA Four Diamond resorts, is seeking a Sous Chef to work with our team.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Make sure all food products are consistently prepared and served according to recipes, portioning, and cooking standards.
• Fill in where needed to ensure guest service standards and efficient operations.
• Responsible for the supervision of the daily cleaning of the pantry, cooking line, prep kitchen, dish area, stairs, walk-in, and downstairs storage area.
• Responsible for meeting financial targets while achieving food quality and service objectives.
• Ensure all equipment is kept in excellent working condition through personal inspection and by following the restaurant's preventative maintenance programs.
• Foster opportunities for the team to learn, grow, and develop their abilities, collaborate with your staff to create a culture and work environment founded on respect.
• Continually strive to develop your staff in all areas of managerial and professional development as well as in food education.
• Prepare all required paperwork, including forms, reports, and schedules in an organized and timely manner.
• Fully understand and follow all regulations that pertain to health, safety, and labor requirements of the restaurant, employees, and guests.
• Schedule labor while ensuring that all positions are staffed when needed while maintaining labor cost objectives.
• Lead and participate in ongoing service education through facilitating daily line-ups, quarterly menu meetings, and new back and front of house-training programs.
• Interview, hire, and train employees; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; reward and discipline employees; address complaints and offer positive solutions to issues.
• Be knowledgeable of restaurant policies regarding employees and together with the People + Culture Representative administer prompt, fair, and consistent corrective action for any and all violations of company policies, rules, and procedures.

 SPECIFIC JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITY

•  Knowledge of Food and Beverage, Local and State Food Handling laws and procedures. 
• Must be organized and detailed oriented.
• Must be a team player.
• Must be a strong leader with a hospitality first mindset.
• Desire to provide phenomenal guest experiences, a passion for quality, and attention to detail. 
• Strong communication skills with the ability to develop relationships and foster cooperation.
• Ability to build strong relationships and lead a team of culinary professionals.
• Successful track record in professionally addressing & resolving difficult and challenging issues at all levels. 
• Ability to develop and encourage an open, stimulating and trusting environment that reflects our Company mission, Brand Promise and values. 
• Proven leadership skills, which include coaching and training abilities and strong motivational skills.
• Ability to read and interpret product and equipment manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of mangers, clients, customers, and the public.
• Ability to calculate food cost.
• Must be alert and quick reasoning. Should be able to make management decisions for the best interest of the hotel. Ability to interpret instructions and guidelines set by the hotel's policy and procedures. 

QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

EDUCATION

• Preference for a 4-year degree in hospitality, hotel & restaurant management, culinary school or related field or work experience equivalent to.

EXPERIENCE/ LICENSES OR CERTIFICATES

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in management or supervisory position in a restaurant or related field an asset.    

Averill Hospitality provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.