Executive Chef

Graspa Group • Coral Gables, FL

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About The Position

The executive chef is responsible for all culinary activities for the restaurant. This position will oversee all activity in the kitchen, train personnel, plan menus, oversee product purchasing and manage culinary budget.

Requirements

• Four years of progressive experience in high-volume food production or catering, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.
• Prior experience as an executive chef.
• Prior experience training, purchasing and managing budgets.

Nice To Haves

• Prior Italian cuisine experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Make periodic and regular inspections of units to observe quality of food preparation and service; food appearance; and cleanliness and sanitation of production and service areas, equipment and employee appearance.
• Coordinate all training activities for kitchen, bakery, butcher shop and other production and service employees, including the identification and analysis of training needs and the design and implementation of programs to address these deficiencies.
• Develop recipes and portion specifications in accordance with consumer tastes, nutritional needs, product specifications, ease of preparation and established procedures and budgetary constraints; participate in other menu planning activities to include the determination of purchasing specifications, product and recipe testing and menu development.
• Assist operation managers as requested in areas such as plate presentation, special function menu planning and the design of new service areas.
• Prepare operational reports and analyses setting forth progress and adverse trends and make appropriate recommendations.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed