Sous Chef - Johnny Sanchez

We’re always looking for talent that believes in having fun. At PENN Entertainment, you’ll get to be a part of an exciting industry, where the days and nights are fast paced. You’ll work with an incredibly diverse set of coworkers driven by their enthusiasm for helping people find and have more fun. You’ll also get to work at a company that cares about your career growth and will help you get the support you need to expand your possibilities.

Initial placement within the salary range is based on an individual's relevant knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is just one component of our competitive Total Rewards package, which includes wellness programs designed to support our team members' financial, physical, and mental well-being. Specific benefits—such as day-one medical coverage, 401(k) matching, and annual performance bonus—may vary by position. Paid time off is earned according to the local policy and increases with the length of employment.

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The Sous Chef is responsible for developing an environment that creates excitement for guests and employees, promoting and retaining a highly skilled work force. The Sous Chef is also responsible for overseeing food preparation on all shifts for an assigned food outlet to ensure quality food and guest satisfaction. Coordinates with front-of-the-house staff to ensure effective coordination of service.

The following statements are intended as general illustrations of the work in this job class and are not all-inclusive for this position.

• Responsible for actively building and retaining customer relations and acts as a mentor to employees in order to provide superior customers service level.
• Hires, trains, motivates, evaluates and supervises staff to ensure that employees receive adequate guidance and resources to accomplish established objectives
• Establishes and maintains training and development procedures to ensure superior customer service standards are achieved.
• Maintains department objectives, standards, guidelines and budget to ensure proper management of department.
• Monitors food purchasing, staffing, food preparation and food inventory in order to control food and labor cost and waste, ensuring adherence to the budget.
• Monitors and evaluates food preparation by observing cooking techniques and tasting results to ensure food quality and consistency according to standards.
• Assists in developing menu changes to ensure variety and food quality.
• Monitors and advises on storage of food items to ensure quality of food and compliance with health requirements.
• Assists Chef in other kitchen areas on a relief basis as necessary.

• Knowledge of and ability to prepare stocks, soups, mother sauces, all varieties of meat including veal, pork, beef, lamb, poultry, game and seafood.
• Complete understanding of kitchen operations. Must have own tools.
• Demonstrated organizational skills, budgeting experience and full understanding of financials. Previous supervisory experience.
• These skills are typically acquired through a minimum of eight years progressive food preparation experience, or through the completion of a culinary arts degree or accredited apprenticeship and four years of progressive food preparation experience with at least one year in a supervisory capacity.
• Ability to use all tools associated with the position including but not limited to knives, slicers and choppers.

Working conditions: 

• This position is subject to varying noise levels, extreme heat and cold; proper clothing is provided.
• Ability to review and comprehend recipes and other necessary documentation.
• Ability to inspect quality of all food items.
• Ability to observe and direct actions of subordinates, monitor all activity within the room, and to inspect and maintain areas for which responsible.
• Ability to work any shift depending on Season.
• Ability to move effectively and efficiently throughout work areas.

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