Lead Cook

Ruttger's Bay Lake Resort. Deerwood, MN

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Are you an adventurer at heart, seeking a workplace that fuels your passion and a team that feels like family? Start your Odyssey with us—an award-winning team that not only works together but plays together, creating an environment where every day is an adventure.

Why Odyssey?

At Odyssey Resorts, we don't just offer job opportunities; we provide a canvas for your career dreams. Here's what you can expect:

• Flexible Freedom: Experience work-life balance with flexible schedules, working hours, and payday on demand. Your success is not just about the work you do; it's about the life you build around it.
• Employer Recognition: Join a company recognized as a Star Tribune Top 200 Minnesota Workplace for two consecutive years. Odyssey has become an employer of choice, fostering happy employees and a culture worth celebrating.
• State-of-the-Art Resources: Access cutting-edge tools and resources designed for your success. With ample and relevant learning and training resources, we invest in your growth.
• Hospitality from the HEART: Immerse yourself in a culture that revolves around the “Hospitality from the HEART” philosophy—a welcoming space where diversity, equity, and inclusion are not just words but lived experiences. Be part of a team where your unique contributions brighten the lives of guests and enrich your own journey.
• Engage, Innovate, Impact: Become a part of Odyssey Cares, including our sustainability program aligned with the UNESCO Sustainable Travel Pledge. Our team actively invests in local communities, collaborates for industry innovation, supports charitable causes, and encourages personal stewardship. At Odyssey, your work extends beyond the resorts; it's a catalyst for positive change.
• Open Doors for Growth: As part of a growth-focused company, unlock opportunities for career advancement. You’ll be part of an engaged team that values your ideas and nourishes your potential.

Your Odyssey Awaits:

Ready to create lasting memories, enrich lives, and be part of an extraordinary journey? Join Odyssey Resorts, where every day is a new adventure, and your story is yet to be written.

Work here. Play here. Thrive here. 

DEPARTMENT: Food & Beverage

REPORTS TO: Food & Beverage Director/Executive Chef 

SUMMARY:

Takes lead in the kitchen and in charge of all food production. Responsible for overseeing product quality, cleanliness, and profitability of food service outlets to ensure smooth and efficient guest service. cooking. Maintain interdepartmental lines of communication and interact on a daily basis with guests and resort staff.  

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Post-secondary culinary arts training program degree highly desirable 
• Minimum of one (5) year previous food preparation experience required.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Leads in the preparation process to ensure food and products are always consistent, and the presentation is of the highest quality. 
• Prepares and completes menu items per order, plating and garnishing cooked items in a timely fashion. 
• Ensures that buffets are set and maintained properly. 
• Supervises all kitchen employees, including cooks and dishwashers. 
• Work closely with Food & Beverage Director to complete all administrative duties needed to perform job functions as required (staff schedule, daily and weekly payroll, food orders, inventory, costing, recipe specification and menu development. Ensure all BOH staff have a current Minnesota ServSafe certificate.  
• Assists in interviewing, hiring, and training of all BOH staff members as dictated by the organizational structure. 
• Controls expenses by producing only what is needed and preparing items correctly the first time.  
• Properly labels, rotates and stores all products. Keeps coolers, storage rooms and reach-ins organized. 
• Assigns stations and tasks to staff. Ensure cleanliness of BOH operational areas. 
• Receives, and organizes all BOH F & B products and checks for quality, proper specs, and amounts. 
• Ensures, assists, and maintains a daily/weekly/monthly cleaning schedule for all kitchen areas and equipment. 
• Ensures highest standards of sanitation and kitchen safety.  
• Foster positive working relationships and communication with all departments. 
• Any and all other duties as assigned. 

EXPECTATIONS:

The employee must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to fulfill these functions. Ruttger’s further expects every employee to exhibit stellar guest service and a regular attendance record. 

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to pass Ruttger’s background check. 
• Servesafe Certificate. 
• Stand; walk; sit; kneel; lift; push; pull; reach with arms and hands; move objects weighing up to fort

Odyssey Resorts is an equal opportunity employer committed to a policy of nondiscrimination with respect to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, and any other class protected by federal, state, or local law, including, but not limited to, medical condition, disability, marital status, age, sexual orientation, or pregnancy.