Complex Executive Chef
About The Position
The Executive Chef will be responsible for supervising, guiding, and training kitchen associates to ensure quality food production for both restaurants and banquets. This role focuses on timing, portions, food quality, and sanitation. The Executive Chef will also schedule, evaluate, supervise, and direct all kitchen personnel, including utility and sanitation staff, as well as the employee cafeteria. This position requires ensuring appropriate inventory of supplies and materials, establishing and reviewing performance standards in food preparation, purchasing, and production, and monitoring sanitation and cleanliness in food and beverage areas. A key responsibility is achieving cost goals related to food cost, kitchen labor, and related expenses.
Requirements
- Minimum of 3 years' experience as Executive Chef, including a record of menu design and recipe creation.
- Knowledge of federal, state and local laws and regulations as it relates to food handling and food production.
- High work ethic and self-initiative.
- Strong computer skills in Microsoft Suite.
- Ability to work in a standard office environment.
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer (6-8 hours a day).
- Occasional standing and walking throughout the workday.
- Frequent fine motor skills, use of hands and fingers for keyboarding/typing, utilizing a mouse or trackpad, writing, and operating office equipment.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Occasionally required to stand, walk, bend, reach, or carry items.
- Ability to lift and/or move 10–25 pounds as needed (e.g., files, office supplies).
- Visual ability to read from a computer screen and printed materials including close visual focus for extended periods and color differentiation (for certain roles).
- Ability to hear and participate in conversations and meetings, use phone and/or headset.
Nice To Haves
- May be required to work varying schedules to include nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Someone who enjoys working as and being part of a team that provides great experiences for our Guests!
Responsibilities
- Efficiently supervise, guide and train kitchen associates to provide quality food production for both restaurants and banquets, focusing especially on timing, portions, food quality and sanitation/cleanliness.
- Schedule, evaluate, supervise and direct all kitchen personnel, including utility and sanitation as well as the employee cafeteria, providing disciplinary action if necessary.
- Ensure appropriate inventory of supplies and materials needed for associates to perform their jobs.
- Establish, direct and review performance standards in food preparation, purchasing and production to ensure effective, controlled and coordinated efforts are achieved.
- Monitor, direct and coordinate effective sanitation, cleanliness and organization efforts in food and beverage areas.
- Responsible for the review and accomplishment of cost goals in the area of food cost, kitchen labor and related expenses.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
