Palisades Tahoe

We share the spirit of these legendary mountains with the world.

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

Applicants must be 18 years of age.

Job Summary: Supervises and coordinates activities culinary team, venue, and product. Responsible for full operations in absence of chef.

Job Details:

• Multiple venues available across both sides of the resort
• Seasonal position full time

Essential Job Responsibilities/Duties/Tasks include the following; other duties may be assigned:

• Acts as the role model for all grooming and uniform standards.
• Punctual, timely and takes and manages breaks for self and staff.
• Provides customers with top quality customer service in a friendly and positive manner.
• Supervises and develops the culinary team of the venue.
• Supervisory responsibilities include but not limited to: interviewing, hiring, and training employees; weekly scheduling of staff, planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Oversees menu production and execution, proper prep levels, plating and portioning. Manages inventory, stocking, and prepping of all food items. Proactively plans the sequence and timing of cooking operations to meet meal-serving hours.
• Delegates specific tasks to cooks and follows up.
• Maintain clean and orderly food and beverage facilities at all times. Assure compliance with all health and sanitation regulations.
• Plan and execute events for internal and external guests.
• Train kitchen personnel in food production principles and practices.
• Assist in ordering, receiving and storage of all items from all purveyors. Attend all safety meetings.
• Assist kitchen and bus staff as needed.

Competencies and Job Requirements:

Required:

• Neat and clean appearance in compliance with the Palisades Tahoe grooming policies.
• Able to communicate effectively with kitchen personnel, understand simple verbal instruction and perform them.
• Work well as part of a team.
• Have safety awareness at all times.
• Work well with others under any conditions.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ablility to multi-task. Required to lift 50 lbs

Experience/ Education:

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum two years Sous Chef experience.
• Must have or be able to obtain current CA Food Handler’s Manager Card.

The base hourly pay range below represents the low and high end of the Palisades Tahoe Resort, LLC’s hourly pay range for this position. Actual pay will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to experience, education, training, location, merit system, quantity or quality of production, responsibilities, and regular and/or necessary travel. The range listed is just one component of Palisades Tahoe Resort, LLC’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term and long-term incentives and many region-specific benefits.

Base hourly pay range: $20.54 - $29.38 per hour

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, talk, see, hear, smell and taste. Must be capable of walking or standing 90% or more of a normal 8 hour work shift. Must be capable of frequently carrying, lifting. pushing or pulling up to 50lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perceptions and the ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions:

Indoor/Outdoor: While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to outside weather conditions.

Hazardous Materials/Noise: The noise level in the work place is usually loud. Frequent exposure to fumes, odors, and gases. Occasional exposure to dusts, mists and poor ventilation. Constant exposure to potential mechanical, electrical, burns and radiant energy hazards. Frequent exposure to toxic, caustic chemical hazards.

Equipment Used:

Knives, slicer, fryer, kitchen utensils, stoves, industrial dishwasher, food containers, pots and pans, cleaning supplies, bus tubs

For information on Alterra Mountain Company’s Social Responsibility work including our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion actions, please see our webpage at www.alterramtnco.com/social-responsibility. Among other resources, Alterra has Employee Resource Groups to support the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color), disability, LGBTQIA2S+, and women communities within our workforce.