Sous Chef - Curveball Kitchen

About Our Property

Welcome to OKANA Resort and Indoor WaterPark. Located along the picturesque Oklahoma River in the vibrant Horizons District, near downtown Oklahoma City, OKANA Resort & Indoor Water Park offers exceptional career opportunities. Conveniently situated with a dynamic indoor waterpark, over 400 well-appointed guest rooms and suites, including premium riverfront accommodations, a range of dining options, and extensive meeting and event spaces spanning 30,000 square feet, OKANA provides a unique setting for a rewarding career journey. Shape your career in the heart of Oklahoma City at OKANA. Join us to contribute to our distinctive atmosphere and foster your personal and professional growth.

What You Will Have an Opportunity To Do

• Attract, retain, and motivate the best culinary talent
• Act in the absence of the executive chef to complete the daily ordering using the current par levels for all outlets, employee cafeteria and banquets
• Perform any function within the culinary department (cook, steward etc)
• Conduct daily walk-throughs of the kitchen, make recommendations for corrections, repairs, cleanliness concerns and improvements if needed
• Conduct daily meetings with the team to ensure their preparation, communicating all pertinent information
• Attend weekly F&B meetings, BEO meetings, leadership meetings, monthly safety meeting and represent the culinary team
• Be the example that the culinary team follows
• Manage the finances of the department, analyze, and control costs and manage the budget to achieve a profitable operation
• Have thorough knowledge of food allergens and handle any guest with food allergies with a high sense of urgency
• Work with the culinary team to ensure prep sheets are updated and being properly used daily
• Guide the nightly cleaning of all kitchen areas, follow up with pm stewarding crew to ensure dish area is clean and organized for the following days service
• Assist the Executive Chef in the creation, costing, and implementation of (seasonal) menus and special menus

What are we looking for?

• The Sous Chef would ideally be a college graduate in the culinary arts
• Be familiar with basic and advance cooking methods
• Must be able to work long hours including weekends and holidays
• Have a 3+ years’ experience as a cook in a high volume professional kitchen
• Must have basic allergy knowledge
• Must have full knowledge of correct cooking temperatures of all vegetables and proteins, must be able to provide cutting tools needed to perform job as well as a calibrated food grade thermometer
• Must have full knowledge of the state’s health codes as well as the eco sure food safety and health report
• Accepted Food handler’s certification
• Requires strong organizational skills
• Must be able to work independently
• Able to be on your feet for long periods of time
• Able to lift at least 50 pounds
• At least 21 years of age
• Have a desire to exceed expectations
• An energetic personality

Compensation

$55,000 - $60,000

Pyramid Global Hospitality is an equal opportunity employer.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.