South End Market Executive Chef - MGM Springfield

The Executive Chef position at South End Market offers an exciting leadership role where you will oversee the kitchen operations, lead a skilled culinary team, and ensure the highest standards of food quality and safety. You will provide strategic guidance, foster a collaborative and innovative environment, and enhance menu offerings while optimizing kitchen efficiency to uphold the MGM brand’s reputation for excellence, ultimately delivering exceptional culinary experiences to guests.

THE DAY-TO-DAY:

• Owns, leads and oversees daily commissary kitchen operations, fiscal budgets, labor productivity, scheduling, inventory control, guest service standards, and execution and development of menu strategies to produce both short-term and long-term profitability.
• Represent the commissary kitchens in divisional, property or corporate meetings.
• Responsible for execution of policies, operating procedures, pricing initiatives, training programs, directives, menus, rules and regulations for the commissary staff. Owns department execution of F&B and/or company-wide initiatives and programs. Maintain the highest standards of health, sanitation and cleanliness within all areas of the kitchens. Responsible for completion of all company compliance training by the commissary kitchen staff.
• Manages Human Resources responsibilities for commissary kitchens to include, creating a work environment that promotes teamwork, performance feedback (coaching and counseling), recognition, mutual respect and employee satisfaction; quality hiring, training and succession planning process that encompass the company’s diversity commitment; adherence to the company’s status quo third party representation philosophy; compliance with company policies, legal requirements, employment law, and collective  bargaining agreements.
• Interacts with internal/external guests to ensure satisfaction and product quality. Reviews BEOs, SEOs and MEOs daily to ensure that orders executed upon. Reacts to any feedback on guest complaints and takes any appropriate action.
• Collaborate with divisional Directors, Executive Chefs, and kitchen team to ensure a seamless execution of product delivery between kitchens inclusive of time standards, recipe specifications, and quality.
• Maintains excellent knowledge of property’s food & beverage products, menu items and equipment used to perform duties.
• Perform other job-related duties as requested.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• Has 2+ years of prior relevant experience

THE PERKS & BENEFITS:

• Healthcare, financial and time off benefits
• Wellness incentive programs to help you stay healthy physically and mentally
• Access to company hotel, food and beverage, retail, and entertainment discounts as well as discounts with company partners on things like travel, electronics, online shopping, and more.
• Free meals in our employee dining room
• Free parking on and off shift
• Professional and personal development through programs and networking opportunities as well as volunteer opportunities in the community
  
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