Executive Chef - Hopewell Inn

Medical Diagnostic Laboratories•Hopewell, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Genesis Hospitality is seeking an experienced and team-oriented candidate for the Executive Chef position. This is a Full-Time position. The candidate must be willing to work weekdays, weekends, and/or holidays. The role involves comprehensive culinary responsibilities, including food preparation and service, managing kitchen personnel, estimating food consumption, recipe development, and ensuring quality standards. The Executive Chef is also responsible for maintaining cleanliness, safety, and sanitation in the kitchen, overseeing special catering events, and providing culinary instruction. Direct supervision of kitchen staff, including hiring, discipline, performance reviews, and initiating pay increases, is a key part of the role. The position also requires attending training sessions and performing additional duties as requested by the General Manager.

Requirements

Must have at least 5+ years of experience
Serv Safe Certified is a must
Possess extensive understanding a professional kitchen use
Ability to plan, organize and direct the activities of kitchen staff effectively
Must be able to follow oral and written instructions
Fundamental understanding of sanitation, cleanliness and personal hygiene
Ability to work well in a fast paced high volume environment
Attention to detail, ability to multi-task and time management skills

Responsibilities

Responsible for the preparation and service of various foods in assigned work situations including pantry items, salads, soups, sauces, and with pre-preparation of ingredients for entrees
In charge of training and managing kitchen personnel as well supervise/coordinate all related culinary activities
Estimate food consumption and requisition or purchase food
Select and develop recipes
Standardize production recipes to ensure consistent quality
Establish presentation technique and quality standards
Clean and sanitize production equipment, work surfaces and kitchen according to cleaning schedules and procedures
Oversee special catering events and may also offer culinary instruction and/or demonstrate culinary techniques
Handle food in a manner that is consistent with local health department guidelines
Ensure proper safety and sanitation in kitchen
Maintain acceptable standards of personal hygiene
Comply with department’s dress code
Ensure safety regulations, reports injuries and prevent unsafe conditions and work practices
Ensure as well proper use of equipment operation/maintenance
Directly supervises kitchen personnel with responsibility for hiring, discipline, performance reviews and initiating pay increases
Attend in-service training and education sessions as assigned
Performs additional responsibilities as requested by the General Manager