Stratton Mountain Hiring for Chef de Cuisine – Table 43.1 Job at Stratton Mountain, VT Full Time

Please note, this position is located at Stratton Mountain Resort in Stratton Mountain, VT

Flex Year Round

At Stratton, we are a team of people who work extremely hard and take our jobs very seriously, without forgetting how to laugh and have fun. We choose people that display the talent and attitude that exemplify the high level of service our guests expect and deserve. Our vision is to be A BOLD MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY CULTIVATING EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES.

BESIDES GETTING PAID TO WORK AT AN INCREDIBLE RESORT, WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Stratton’s team members are rewarded with job experience, opportunities for career advancement and some great lifestyle perks for our seasonal team members including:

• Stratton season pass for all employees

• Free or discounted (depending on classification) season pass for dependents – this includes spouse &.children under 26 years old

• Alterra Mountain Company Employee Pass – free lift access & discounts (depending on classification) at all Alterra owned resorts – dependents too!

• Unlimited introduction letters for 50% off day tickets at IKON partner resorts (depending on classification)

• Discounted golf, mountain biking and fitness center memberships

• Employee childcare rates & discounted seasonal programs for self & dependents (depending on classification)

• Retail and Food and Beverage discounts

• Industry/Pro-form discounts

• 12 – $25 lift tickets for your friend & family guests (depending on classification)

• Onsite medical clinic

• 401(k) with company match

• Company paid sick time

Additional perks & benefits for year round employees

POSITION SUMMARY

Table 43.1, a family friendly dining room in the main den of Black Bear Lodge, is looking for a Chef de Cuisine! The Chef de Cuisine will be responsible for all aspects of Table 43.1. They will ensure the menu is prepped and executed well, train kitchen staff, collaborate with the other chefs and restaurant management, optimize staff productivity, and step in to help wherever needed. Stratton Mountain Resort is currently seeking qualified Chef de Cuisines to oversee all aspects of kitchen operation in designated outlet.

To ensure success, you should have excellent leadership skills with experience managing a team of kitchen staff in a high-pressure environment. Top candidates are creative individuals with a passion for great food and excellent service. This position is a benefit eligible, flex year-round position with a salary of $61,000/year.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Oversees all seasonal staff training of production, presentation, and sanitation.
• Creates weekly schedules for kitchen staff in accordance with business needs and budget.
• Places all product orders through approved vendors, and ensures proper product parts are met
• Maintains product specifications and recipe standards are followed.
• Maintains sanitation standards, including HACCP documentation, and proper product rotation.
• Completes end of month inventory.
• Maintain cleanliness via Vermont Health code and Alterra’s Health Task Force standards.
• Works with Executive Chef for all support needs including staffing, product requisition, and equipment maintenance.
• May be required to assist Outlets/Executive Chefs with other duties as assigned including catered events, special functions, and filling staffing needs at other outlets.

QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Education: Culinary degree/certificate preferred
• Experience: 2-5 years management experience
• Current Serv-safe food protection manager certification

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• Occasional recruiting trips

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

• Ability to lift and carry at least 50 pounds
• Ability to stand on your feet for shifts of 8 hours or longer
• Ability to work in both hot and freezing temperatures throughout one shift

This position may require you to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Food Service Environment:

• Most work tasks are performed indoors. The temperature is moderate and controlled and the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Must be able to stand and exert well-paced mobility for up to 8 hours in length at a time over an average shift of 8 hours.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to climb or balance and taste or smell.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds on a regular and continuing basis.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with guests, supervisors, and other employees.
• Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment including but not limited to nonslip footwear and gloves.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily- reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

An Equal Opportunity Employer