Lead Cook

Overview

Discover Your Odyssey. Are you an adventurer at heart, seeking a workplace that fuels your passion and a team that feels like family? Start your Odyssey with us—an award-winning team that not only works together but plays together, creating an environment where every day is an adventure.

Location:

Ruttger's Bay Lake Resort, Deerwood, MN

At Odyssey Resorts, we don't just offer job opportunities; we provide a canvas for your career dreams.

• Flexible freedom:
  Experience work-life balance with flexible schedules, working hours, and payday on demand.
• Employer recognition:
  Star Tribune Top 200 Minnesota Workplace for two consecutive years.
• State-of-the-art resources:
  Access tools and training resources to support your growth.
• Hospitality from the HEART: A culture that values diversity, equity, and inclusion in everyday experiences.
• Engage, innovate, impact:
  Odyssey Cares, sustainability programs, community investment, and industry collaboration.
• Open doors for growth:
  Opportunities for career advancement within a growth-focused company.

Takes lead in the kitchen and is in charge of all food production. Responsible for overseeing product quality, cleanliness, and profitability of food service outlets to ensure smooth and efficient guest service. Maintains interdepartmental communication and interacts daily with guests and resort staff.

Department: Food & Beverage
Reports to: Food & Beverage Director / Executive Chef

• Post-secondary culinary arts training program degree highly desirable
• Minimum of one (5) year previous food preparation experience required

• Lead in the preparation process to ensure food and products are consistently high quality and presented well.
• Prepare and complete menu items per order, plating and garnishing cooked items in a timely fashion.
• Ensure buffets are set and maintained properly.
• Supervise all kitchen employees, including cooks and dishwashers.
• Collaborate with the Food & Beverage Director to complete administrative duties (staff scheduling, payroll, food orders, inventory, costing, recipe specification, and menu development). Ensure all BOH staff have a current Minnesota Serv Safe certificate.
• Assist in interviewing, hiring, and training of all BOH staff as dictated by the organizational structure.
• Control expenses by producing only what is needed and preparing items correctly the first time.
• Label, rotate, and store all products; keep coolers and storage areas organized.
• Assign stations and tasks to staff; ensure cleanliness of BOH areas.
• Receive and organize all BOH F&B products; check for quality, specs, and quantities.
• Maintain a daily/weekly/monthly cleaning schedule for all kitchen areas and equipment; uphold high sanitation and kitchen safety standards.
• Foster positive working relationships and communication with all departments.
• Any and all other duties as assigned.

Expectations: The employee must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to fulfill these functions. Ruttger’s expects stellar guest service and regular attendance.

• Must be able to pass Ruttger’s background check.
• Serv Safe Certificate.
• Stand; walk; sit; kneel; lift; push; pull; reach with arms and hands; move objects weighing up to fort

Odyssey Resorts is an equal opportunity employer committed to a policy of nondiscrimination with respect to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, and any other class protected by federal, state, or local law, including, but not limited to, medical condition, disability, marital status, age, sexual orientation, or pregnancy.