SUMMARY: Manage and oversee food storage, preparation and production; create menus and determine efficient use of food items. Responsible for designing and coordinating menus for all restaurant facilities and banquet facilities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage employees engaged in food preparation and production.
• Review preparation and production procedures to ensure proper holding/ heating temperatures, rotation, flavor, texture and presentation of food for all outlets.
• Review and update usage, guest count and revenue reports to recommend changes in the menu, staffing, production or methods.
• Ensure proper education and training of staff on safe handling, preparation, production and presentation methods.
• Review beginning and ending inventories to determine the best usage of food items to minimize spoilage.
• Investigate, research and recommend menu changes.
• Work with the Purchasing Manager to research availability of new food items.
• Monitor all departmental expenses (food cost, labor and other expenses) to ensure compliance with budget.
• Participate in planning and formulating the departmental budget.
• Review staffing and departmental scheduling to ensure proper customer service and that production levels are maintained.
• Control food production to maintain budgeted food cost.
• Manage all aspects of Utility/ Cleaners employees to maintain a clean, sanitary work environment. This includes scheduling, product use and staffing.
• Maintain a well-informed staff by conducting quarterly department meetings, daily staff meetings, and newsletters or postings in the department.
• Monitor all coaching and counseling to assure consistency and timely completion.
• Monitor and review all performance reviews for all employees to assure accuracy and timely distribution.
• Other duties as assigned.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES/JOB DIMENSIONS:

Regular attendance in conformance with the standards, which may be established by Horseshoe from time to time, is essential to the successful performance of this position. Employees with irregular attendance will be subject to Horseshoe disciplinary action procedures up to and including termination of employment.

Due to the cyclical nature of the hospitality/entertainment industry, employees may be required to work varying schedules to reflect the business needs of the property.

Upon employment, all employees are required to fully comply with Horseshoe policies and procedures for the safe and efficient operation of company facilities. Employees who violate Company policies and procedures are subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Ability to work with confidential data required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE :

Equivalent to a college education with a thorough knowledge of culinary arts. 9-10 years food preparation experience is preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS :

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Must qualify for, obtain, and maintain a gaming license from the Indiana Gaming Commission.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES :

Knowledge of personnel policies and procedures. Ability to obtain the appropriate work authorization per gaming regulations.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

Good working conditions. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Caesars Entertainment is the world's most geographically diversified casino-entertainment company. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada, more than 75 years ago, Caesars has grown into a family of affiliated resort casinos on four continents. Caesars-affiliated casino resorts operate primarily under the Harrah's®, Caesars® and Horseshoe® brand names. Affiliates of Caesars also own the World Series of Poker® and the London Clubs International family of casinos. The Caesars Entertainment family's success is a result of an unblinking focus of building loyalty and value with guests through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership. Caesars and its affiliates are committed to environmental sustainability and energy conservation and recognize the importance of being a responsible steward of the environment.

Team members of the Caesars family of resort casinos are driven by our Mission, Vision, and Values. We take great pride in living our values Integrity, Service with Passion, Celebrating Success, Diversity, Caring Culture, and Ownership every day. Our mission "We inspire grown-ups to play" fuels our passion for an exciting guest experience and a rewarding career. If you have the desire to create memorable experiences, personalize rewards and delight every guest, every team member every time, we invite you to explore our dynamic yet unique career opportunities.

Caesars Entertainment will engage in an interactive process and make reasonable accommodations, as required by law, for individuals with disabilities or to accommodate pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, or where a conflict exists between the position and an individuals' religious beliefs or practices.

The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of the position.

The Company reserves the right to make changes to the job description whenever necessary.

As a part of the new hire process, finalist candidates will be required to complete a drug test and background check prior to an offer being extended, except where applicable law requires that such pre-employment screening occur post-offer. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or applicants based on race, color, national origin, sex, age over 40, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.