Sous Chef Buffet

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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- Responsible for culinary standards and operational guidelines within a specific outlet for a specific shift including kitchen areas, food preparation activities and facilities - Administers all aspects of food preparation ensuring kitchen is clean, well stocked and problem-free - Recommends changes on all standard menus and consistently strives through menu planning to improve food costs, volume, quality, attractiveness and efficient preparation of all food related items - Ability to perform the functions of any culinary task assigned within kitchen such as broiler, sauté, Asian and prep when needed - Accountable for meeting or exceeding all State and Company sanitation requirements (ServSafe) - Supports safety and accident prevention programs (knife handling, proper lifting)  - Monitoring/implementation of garbage separation and disposal as per standards  - Responsible for coordinating work flow during shift to meet business demands and ensure customer satisfaction   - Visibility to customer, soliciting/requesting feedback on food quality and responds to guest concerns appropriately and professionally to resolve any issues  - Presents oneself as a Credit to Company and encourages others to do the same  - Responsible for day to day operation of assigned kitchen. - Maintains food costs and labor percentiles. - Assists with scheduling, training, evaluating and counseling of back of the house cast members. - Exhibits a friendly, helpful, and courteous manner when dealing with customer of fellow cast members. - Any and all duties as assigned by your Supervisor or a member of management.

- Must be 18 years of age or older. - Comprehensive knowledge of food products, menu costs, and management skills.  - Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) from an accredited four-year college or university is preferred; Two years progressively more challenging experience in a large volume, high quality food establishment or an equivalent combination thereo. - Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  Ability to write simple correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other cast members of the organization. - Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. - Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.  Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. - Basic computer knowledge. - Preferred safe food certified but not required. - Good supervisory and motivational skills.  Good oral, written, communication and organizational skills. - While performing the duties of this Job, the cast member is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The cast member is frequently required to stand and walk. The cast member is occasionally required to sit. The cast member must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus. - While performing the duties of this Job, the cast member is frequently exposed to risk of electrical shock.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Whether you prefer being at the center of it all or working behind the scenes, there’s a role for you at Penn National Gaming. We are a growing company but as big as we are, we still feel like family.  The areas of career opportunity with Penn are ideal for just about any skill set.  Our company wide commitment to making sure our guests smile as much as we do means you’ll enjoy a fun working environment anywhere within the organization.

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