Winter 2023/2024: Kitchen Lead Jobs

Job Title: Kitchen Lead

Job Status: Seasonal

Compensation and Benefits:

• Benefits: This is a seasonal position eligible for season pass for employees/dependents and privileges at several other resorts. Several discount programs (i.e. food & beverage, retail/rental, tickets, etc.) also available.
• Compensation: Proposed hiring rate of $22.00 to $23.00+, actual pay will be adjusted based on experience.

Job Summary:

This individual is career oriented, creative, active, and is a culinary leader with general leadership qualities, who is able to work unsupervised and manage a kitchen in the Chef's absence. This person is either a graduate of a two year culinary program with quality experience, or has at least three years' experience in quality establishments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• This employee supports company philosophy, goals, and objectives.
• Understands the importance of Standards, Speed, and Quality.
• Adheres to Copper Culinary Guidelines.
• Assists in food ordering
• Assists with overall restroom cleanliness and duties when needed
• Reads, understands, and follows recipes and standards.
• Follows prep sheets accurately and with a sense of urgency.
• Responsible for and supervises lower level cooks in regards to food handling including: rotation, sanitation of all storage areas, labeling and dating, and insures all storage areas are maintained.
• Owns proper culinary tools
• Assists in the menu development process.
• Understands the importance of personal hygiene, safe food handling practices, and advanced culinary skills.
• Takes direction from: Chefs, Sous Chefs, and outlet managers.
• Demonstrate teamwork and co-operation with service staff.
• Responsible for production on own station and co-ordinates with lower rated cooks on their stations (have a high level of kitchen awareness)
• Advises higher rated cooks and/or management of anticipated problems.
• Assist in the direction and supervision of staff.
• Takes responsibility for the product used in their outlet and manages it to assure a quality product.
• Preps and works assigned station quickly and cleanly.
• Should have the ability to be responsible for a single department of an operation.
• Prepare food to the specifications of the Chef.
• Completes any reasonable task assigned by supervisor.
• Assists in the creation, usage, and follow through of prep lists, cleaning lists and closing lists

Other Duties as Assigned:

• Functions as an ambassador of Copper Mountain, modeling and sharing the Copper "culture" with our guests and employees. Upholds the most professional image. Continually strives to exceed our guest's expectations and create memories for our guests and staff.
• This job description is an overview of the scope of responsibilities for this job and is not intended to be an inclusive list of job tasks and expectations. With the evolution of POWDR-Copper, the responsibilities of this position may change. The job must be prepared to accept new responsibilities and transfer others.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Manage daily labor model to business volumes
• Manage daily kitchen production, staffing levels and all staff communications during sous chef or chef's absence.

Personal Attributes:

• Is flexible with hours and days of work
• Sets the example for others and is above reproach
• Can handle fast paced, potentially high-pressure environment
• Is organized in tasks. Sees projects through to the finish. Has good follow-through and makes it a habit of getting back to people on issues.
• Is able to work any hours of the day, any days of the week
• Is honest and has the highest integrity
• Prioritizes and re-prioritizes personal time and work, to have good balance in life
• Professional appearance. Adheres to all grooming guidelines
• Is comfortable to challenge established policies and procedures, but once established, is supportive of those rules.
• Is able to handle and manage confidential information
• Is supportive of Core Values
• Follows established policies and procedures