Executive Chef

INSIGHT Surgical Hospital•Chicago, IL

11d•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for an Executive Chef to join our team! An Executive Chef is responsible for overseeing kitchen staff and ensuring the quality of food items. Their duties include hiring and training staff to cook their dishes, expediting orders to maintain a steady flow of dishes and creating dishes to add to the menu. Here at Insight Chicago, we strive to provide the best services to our patients, visitors and staff and meet their needs to the best of our abilities. This includes providing meals with respect to their dietary restrictions and nutritional needs. Executive Chefs complete a variety of creative, organizational and leadership tasks to ensure a kitchen runs optimally and patrons’ meals are satisfactory. These duties are to be performed in a highly confidential manner, following the mission, values, and behaviors of Insight Hospital and Medical Center. Employees are further expected to provide a high quality of care, service, and kindness toward all patients, staff, physicians, volunteers, and guests.

Requirements

Completion of professional certification, diploma, or degree in culinary arts/science
Completion of CFPM certification
Proven experience as head chef
Advanced culinary skills including food preparation, flavor pairings, and other cooking best practices
Ability to develop unique recipes to meet restrictions including those based on health and religious beliefs
In-depth knowledge of federal, state, and local food handling regulations
Comfortable training, directing, and supervising kitchen staff
Exceptional leadership skills, including motivation and goal-setting
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Time management and organization

Responsibilities

Develop unique and cuisine appropriate menus
Collaborate with administration to set item prices
Work with dietician to create meals based on therapeutic diets
Stay current on developing trends in the restaurant industry
Maintain kitchen and surrounding areas in conditions that meet company standards and health code regulations
Ensure quality of food items and service, including presentation
Estimate food requirements and food/labor costs
Monitor inventory and purchasing supplies and food from approved vendors
Hire, train, and supervise kitchen staff
Assist and direct kitchen staff in meal preparation, creation, plating, and delivery
Prepare meals and complete prep support as needed
Arrange equipment purchases and repairs
Rectify arising problems and complaints
Perform administrative duties
Keep time and payroll records
Step into various roles as needed