Banquet Sous Chef | Full-Time | Jungle Island

Oak View Group:

Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development, management, and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched, 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential, highest attended arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions on the planet.

Overview:

The Banquet Sous Chef is involved with all aspects of the Club Culinary operations focusing on private events, catering, and special events. Operational duties and responsibilities include providing leadership and management of kitchen staff, growing, and developing product offerings and menus, and managing profitability of food items.

This role pays an hourly rate of $22 to $28.

Benefits for FT roles: Benefits: Health, Dental and Vision insurance, 401(k) savings plan, 401(k) matching, and paid time off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays).

This position will remain open until May 2, 2025.

Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance and direction for all day-to-day event operations
• Assist in the hiring, training, coaching, and development of banquet Culinary staff
• Plan and manage the procurement, production, preparation, and presentation of food
• Ensure that all BOH operations adhere to proper safety and sanitations standards
• Understand and operate within cost guidelines and targets
• Maintain complete knowledge of and comply with all departmental policies, procedures, and

• Work with the front of house team to ensure proper execution of events
• Organize and help in the service of all activities concerning ala carte, employee meals and

• Ordering, receiving and proper rotation of food and kitchen goods.
• Responsible for cleanliness and sanitation of individual work area and kitchen as a whole,

• Consistent preparation and presentation based on overall standards, including portion size, of

• Complete daily, weekly, and monthly management administrative duties including operations

• Assist in menu design and direct food presentation, production, and control including all food

• Control labor and operating expenses through effective planning, recipe management,

• Coach and teach the team by working side-by-side with them as needed to teach different

• Supporting Employee Partners and participating in daily and weekly management meetings
• Because of the fluctuating demands of the company's operation, it may be necessary that each

• Adhere to all of the various company, club and department written mandatory standards of

make up the essential functions of the job.

Qualifications:

• 2-3 years as line cook
• Prefer culinary training
• Health & Sanitation Card
• Ability to communicate and follow instructions.
• Indoor environment, fast pace

Standing, walking, exposure to temperature changes, dust, fumes, or gases, climbing/ladders, squatting/kneeling, reaching, grasping, pushing/pulling, twisting/bending, lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling up to 100 lbs on occasion, folding/unfolding, talking, hearing, and

seeing.

Primary tools/equipment used in this position and approximate weight: Equipment (30

• 50 lbs.), chaffers (30
• 50 lbs.), boxes (30
• 50 lbs.), Carts (10
• 50 lbs.)

Strengthened by our Differences. United to Make a Difference:

Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (“protected class”) including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.