Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Snowbird is situated in the middle of the Wasatch Mountain Range and is not only home to awe-inspiring views and mighty terrain, it is also home to employees equally as remarkable. Snowbird is continually looking for the best, those who share a passion for these mountains and the outdoors. Snowbird is a unique resort with distinct summer and winter seasons and offers full-time, part-time and seasonal positions. Job Title: SeventyOne Sous Chef Status: Full Time, Year Round Location: Cliff Lodge Under the direction of the Chef, you’ll provide food of the highest quality and execution during assigned shift. Assist in the daily operations of the kitchen: labor control, food ordering and cost control, and rotation of product. Be the lead in the kitchen during the absences of the Executive Chef. What You’ll Be Doing Ensures standards of appearance and sanitation are maintained on a daily basis. Maintains good and safe working environment. Ensures all mise en place is done properly per recipe or instructions daily. Takes fast and appropriate action to solve problems. Handles guest issues in a professional timely manner. Handles employee issues fair and quickly with the assistance of the Executive Chef and/or Banquet Manager. Maintains line of communication between Chef, Lead Cook and other kitchen staff. Responsible of maintaining kitchen equipment properly. Rewards & disciplines kitchen staff as merited by employee performance, and provides ongoing training. Assures the kitchen is working within its budget guidelines of food cost, labor cost, and other operational costs including controlling of waste. Assist in daily record keeping, ordering, payroll, daily reports and daily sales. Assist in menu design. Travel: Occasional travel to/from resort. Interactions Occasional contact with guests. Direct and continuous contact with co-workers, management, and other departments. Must have the ability to interact at any time with guests and other employees in a pleasant manner and maintain good working relationships with others and all departments at Snowbird. Supervision/Management: in absence of chef, direct and continuous. What You Need To Get The Job Done High School Diploma or equivalent required. Associates degree in related field. Additional related work experience may be substituted for education. 3-5 years of job-specific work experience with demonstrated competence. Specific Requirements Food Handler Permit required. The ability to read and write effectively, basic math skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Ability to work all stations through the kitchen: Grill, Sauté, Hot Apps, Pantry, and Pastry. Ability to delegate task and follow up effective per shift. Understand recipes. Above average knowledge of product identification and quality control. Understand measurements in both metric and English standards. Can demonstrate above average knife skills and understanding of cooking methods. Ability to multi-task during the work shift. Must demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, listening and oral communication skills, also conflict management and dispute resolution skills; must demonstrate ability to lead, motivate, develop and counsel employees. Experience in restaurant with 200 plus seats. Hotel and Resort experience preferred. Prior management and training experience required. Strong leadership and experience in making hard decision required. Administrative Requires exercise of judgment within policy guidelines and without supervisory approval; requires problem solving and initiation of activities within job description and responsibility limitations; requires strong understanding of other Snowbird operations. Computer knowledge of word and excel. Assist in daily ordering of product. Understanding of P&L and ability to analyze monthly. Working Conditions Rotating schedule based on business levels, including early mornings, weekends and holidays. Physical Must be able to lift 50 lbs. including heavy pans, pots and boxes of ingredients Must be able to stand for long periods of time. Precise knife work and handling of kitchen tools require excellent hand-eye coordination. Must be able to work quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced environment, often in tight spaces. Must have good balance in order to maintain control on slippery floors due to spills or wet surfaces. Mental Must be prepared to stay overnight if necessary on occasional times of road closures. May experience unusual stress from continual work with public, winter conditions, snow night requirements and commuting to/from Snowbird. All job opportunities at Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort require the ability to comply with our Professional Appearance, Drug & Alcohol, and Employee Conduct Policies. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job. Snowbird is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We do not stand for discrimination or harassment of any kind. Further, we stand for diversity of thought, background, race, sexual orientation, gender and belief. Whether you are looking for full-time, part-time, seasonal, multi-seasonal or year-round employment, Snowbird provides a dynamic and friendly environment with many great benefits and perks. If you are passionate about the outdoors, check out our open positions and apply online today! POWDR is an adventure lifestyle company that inspires every human being with cool experiences in awesome places. POWDR’s awesome places include Copper Mountain and Eldora Mountain Resort in Colorado; Killington and Pico Mountain in Vermont; Boreal Mountain Resort and Soda Springs in the Lake Tahoe region of California; Mt. Bachelor in Oregon; Snowbird in Utah; and SilverStar Mountain Resort in British Columbia, Canada. POWDR also fuels adventure through a collection of experiences from the mountains to the valleys including Sun Country Tours river rafting outfitter based in Oregon, Powderbird heli-adventure operator based out of Snowbird in Utah, and Stovepipe lodging and concessions based in Death Valley National Park. Its Woodward brand empowers and inspires the next generation of action sports enthusiasts through summer camps, mountain experiences, and mountain centers, incorporating dynamic programming and innovative environments at Woodward Park City in Utah, Woodward PA in Pennsylvania, Woodward Copper in Colorado, Woodward Tahoe and Woodward West in California. POWDR is headquartered in Park City, UT. For more information, please visit our website.
