Sous Chef - LaunchPad

Join the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community's newest venture, LaunchPad Golf, as our Sous Chef! In this dynamic role, you'll support the Head Chef in managing daily kitchen operations while mentoring and guiding the culinary team to deliver exceptional dining experiences

Job Overview: The sous chef plays a vital role in the kitchen hierarchy, assisting the Head Chef in managing daily kitchen operations and ensuring the preparations of high quality dishes for all suites, dining room, bar areas and special events. They oversee the line cooks and kitchen staff, providing guidance and support in food preparation, cooking and presentation.

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• Prepares and assists in the preparation of food products.
• Works with Head Chef on team management including recruitment, onboarding, training, and coaching of all BOH employees
• Plans training and development in conjunction with Human Resources Development, and completes performance appraisals, disciplinary actions and terminations.
• Manages culinary operations of LaunchPad for assigned shift.
• Ensures quality and consistency of food products.
• Ensures proper sanitation of all equipment.
• Ensures compliance with all prescribed food and safety standards.
• Conducts taste tests to ensure quality and consistency.
• Assists in planning daily/weekly specials and periodic changes to full menu.
• May be asked to perform job tasks related to special events and functions
• May assist in inventory and ordering of all food, kitchen supplies, ensuring efficient stock levels
• Ensuring the kitchen and all storage areas are stocked, clean and organized
• Daily line checks, temperature checks and food safety logs maintained

Job Requirements: Reflects MINIMUM EDUCATION, TRAINING, CERTIFICATION and EXPERIENCE required in order to meet the

expectation of this job:

• Any combination of culinary education and/or cooking experience to equal three years.
• Basic knowledge of sanitation practices, quality control, recipe interpretation and prep duties.
• Must pass Lead Cook test.
• Must complete formal tasting audition.
• Basic knowledge of computer keyboard for simple data entry or information retrieval
• Certified Food Service Manager Certificate or ability to obtain within one year of employment.
• Ability to work a varying schedule, which includes nights and weekends

Outstanding Benefits & Awesome Perks: At the SMSC, we are invested in our team members, as demonstrated by the competitive benefits we offer. Team Members may be eligible for benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, and a generous PTO package, which includes outreach hours for volunteer work through our #SMSCgives outreach program. Plus, take advantage of perks like discounts on childcare, fuel bus passes and fitness membership, free uniforms and free uniform cleaning, and tuition reimbursement.

Who We Are: The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community contributes both time and financial resources across the region, state, and country. The SMSC has donated more than $400 million to organizations and causes, provided $500 million in economic development loans to other tribes, and contributed millions more to support regional governments and infrastructure. The SMSC's Native Green initiative annually diverts hundreds of tons of waste from landfills, has implemented compostable containers throughout our properties, and restored hundreds of acres of prairie land. Team members are eligible to participate in SMSC Gives, a community outreach initiative that organizes various opportunities in the local community. To empower its team members to take part in the Dakota tradition of giving, the SMSC provides paid hours to team members to volunteer at events. Learn more at shakopeedakota.org