Family Meal Chef

RB Holdings•New York, NY

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Staff Food Chefs at Maxime’s are responsible for preparing and serving high-quality meals for team members while supporting overall kitchen operations. Their duties include ingredient preparation, cooking staff meals, managing provisions, maintaining proper storage, and ensuring cleanliness. They also play a key role in upholding food safety and sanitation standards within back-of-house operations.

Requirements

1+ years minimum of restaurant experience in a similar caliber concept.
Ability to work a variable schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays, per the needs of the business.
Excellent time management and organizational skills.
Adaptable in a fast-paced and challenging work environment.
Passion for exceptional hospitality, food, and beverages.

Nice To Haves

NY Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Food Protection Certificate a plus.

Responsibilities

Maintains complete knowledge of Maxime’s policies and procedures and ensures that all practices and policies are consistently upheld.
Completes basic and intermediate food preparation tasks as directed by the Executive and Sous Chefs, including participation in daily service and staff meal preparation.
Prepares and executes staff meals as assigned, ensuring quality, consistency, proper portioning, and adherence to food safety standards.
Follows daily prep list as assigned by Chef on Duty, including washing, peeling, and chopping produce and preparing ingredients for cooking.
Maintains a complete knowledge of menu items as they pertain to preparation, mise en place, and staff meal offerings when applicable.
Ensures sanitary and safe storage of goods within all kitchen areas including dry storage, refrigerators, and freezers.
Maintains complete knowledge of products and specifications including ingredients, descriptions, sourcing, brands, and allergens.
Supports and assists fellow team members whenever possible, contributing to both service execution and team meal preparation.
Maintains sanitation to Department of Health standards and regulations, keeping work areas clean, organized, and compliant at all times.
Informs manager on duty immediately of any DOH or OSHA/workplace safety violations.
Maintains workstation clean, organized, and free of clutter throughout the shift.
Completes opening and closing side duties and checklists as assigned.
Adheres to deep cleaning schedule as directed by management.
Adheres to posted schedule.
Completes other duties as assigned by management.