Assistant Executive Chef - Durango Job Las Vegas area,Nevada USA,Hospitality / Hotel / Catering

Food Admin

It’s great to meet you! Thanks for taking the time to learn more about Durango Casino & Resort, an approachable luxury destination inspired by the desert heritage of Las Vegas, offering best-in-class hospitality and abundant amenities for all. Durango is the next generation of Station Casinos properties, a company founded by Frank Fertitta, Jr. in 1976. The company was built on an inclusive spirit, forward-looking vision, and dedication to excellence.

Durango exists to give locals a place to go—a destination for people to feel welcome and at home, and we need some managers to help make this a reality.

Job Description

LEADERSHIP JOB DESCRIPTION
Position: Assistant Executive Chef Department:
Food Admin

Interested?

Then see why this role is important to us.

This role is critical for us to succeed as an approachable, luxury destination offering best-in-class hospitality and exciting amenities for all. This guest defining position is empowered to create memorable experiences for our guests.

If you are willing to take on this responsibility, then check out what you will be doing.

Your role requires several outcomes or goals to be met. As a manager, you are expected to be there for your team, enable and empower them to perform, own your operation or shift, and build caring and trusting relationships with your people. You must also engage and communicate with your team, elevate performance through coaching, develop your talent, and champion collaboration within your team and across the business.

Most of the time, you will be:

Constantly providing support and maintaining materials (MSDS, Recipe Book and Guidelines, etc.), supplies, etc. to ensure Team Members have the proper tools to provide best-in-class service.
Setting schedules and specific job duties, while maintaining Team Members’ hours for proper staffing as defined through established service standards.
Coaching and counseling Team Members who are not meeting Standards. Understanding the steps of discipline according to Station Casinos’ Policies.
Responsible for participating in the creation of annual budgets. Managing and leading the unit in all forecasting and cost controls to meet or exceed units’ operating financial potentials and goals.

As a manager you are also expected to be there for your team, enable and empower them to perform, own your operation or shift, and build caring and trusting relationships with your people. You must also engage and communicate with your team, elevate performance through coaching, develop your talent, and champion collaboration within your team and across the business.

What we can’t train is what’s inside of you.

Our values are essential to us, and we need them to be important to you, too. We look for managers who are naturally kind, inclusive, forward-thinking, reliable, passionate, and self-aware so they can lead by example.

Being a role model for our values is non-negotiable.

So far, so good, but just one or two more things.

In a perfect world, we would also like you to come with:

Minimum eight (8) years food and beverage/Culinary experience in related fields. Comprehensive food & wine and beverage knowledge preferred.
Minimum six (6) years in varied high volume and fine dining environment with P&L responsibilities preferred.
Must possess and demonstrate strong leadership skills and abilities that will enhance and exemplify the best-in-class culture.
Ability to obtain a Health Card

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