Executive Chef

Annual Hiring Range Rate:

• $ 125,000 - 135,000 per Year

Benefits

• Paid time off
• 401k, with company match
• Company sponsored life insurance
• Medical, dental, vision plans
• Voluntary short-term/long-term disability insurance
• Voluntary life, accident, and hospital plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee Discounts

Job description

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Achieves culinary operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; serving as culinary resource to operations managers; identifying and resolving problems; completing audits; determining system improvements; implementing change.
• Meets culinary financial objectives by estimating requirements; assisting with menu design; anticipating and evaluating response to menu presentation; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions; evaluating time-saving production techniques; training others in specialty techniques.
• Adheres to recipes and portion specifications as required by the customer by understanding consumer tastes and nutritional needs; reviewing product specifications; evaluating ease of menu preparation; applying established procedures and budgetary constraints.
• Oversees food preparation by consulting with the Buyer; Sous chefs, cooks, and team leaders; overseeing portion size; controlling productivity; providing culinary leadership in areas of personal expertise; monitoring presentations, garnishments, and sauces.
• Improves menu quality and consistency by analyzing food production records and menu expenses; promoting kitchen staff interest in quality improvement; studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes; implementing changes.
• Prepares menu and food preparation reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing food, dining, and customer data and trends.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with sanitation and federal, state, and local legal regulations; overseeing food preparation, safety, and security; reviewing and implementing accident and disaster plans.
• Using menu specifications, maintains food ingredients, food preparation, and general supplies by selecting and purchasing menu ingredients; evaluating the quality of fresh food and food product deliveries; maintaining general supplies; establishing inventory levels, re-order points, storage requirements, and cost-controls.
• Maintains culinary equipment by following operating instructions; instructing staff in equipment use; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining equipment supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs; evaluating new equipment; preparing administrative proposals to justify purchases.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; being sought for opinions as a culinary expert; contributing to professional publications; participating in professional societies and sharing this information with direct reports.
• Accomplishes culinary goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Ensures quality production standards are followed and maintained. Ensures employees adhere to HACCP, FDA and safety regulations and compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Trains and monitors employees on proper work procedures and production of products to ensure maximum productivity with minimum labor and food expenses.
• Assists in the development and training of cooks as required.
• Prepares administrative reports as required.
• Ensures maximum productivity and labor costs are maintained according to financial requirements. Monitors daily manpower planning and employee turnover.
• Responsible for employee retention.
• Ensures meal cycles are communicated in a timely and accurate basis. Monitor yields of products to ensure maximum usage.
• Works with management staff to improve performance of the unit.
• Ensures Menu presentations are properly planned, set up, and specifications reviewed to ensure compliance.
• Maintains labor requirements, food costs, overtime, and all productivity requirements.
• Must ensure all cooks, and Sous Chef employees have the skill and ability to perform all cooking and food preparation requirements of all the Airline Accounts serviced in the Unit.
• Ensures all products are cooked at required temperature according to airline and food safety specification, etc.
• Responsible for coaching, counseling and preparing corrective action for employees.
• Completes all company required training including but not limited to ServSafe Sanitation Manager Certification.

Qualifications

Education:

• Associate Degree or Bachelor Degree in the Culinary Arts or a related field, (formal culinary education) required or at least 4 years of experience in an Executive Chef role

Work Experience:

• Minimum 10 years as a Chef required
• Minimum of 4 years as an Executive Chef required.
• Minimum of 1-3 years supervisory experience working in a high volume, manufacturing, food production and restaurant or catering environment required.
• In-flight catering experience or experience in a high-volume food service environment required.

Technical Skills: (Certification, Licenses and Registration)

• Ability to cook meals according to detailed specifications.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.
• Must have strong and effective leadership skills, and the ability to successfully manage a staff of 2 to 3 Sous Chefs and over 20 cooks.
• Current or previous labor relations experience is a plus, but not required.
• Candidate must be comfortable with all levels of employees and have the ability to drive positive program change.
• Ability to train others required.
• Must have the ability to give negative and positive feedback to employees on a daily basis.
• Excellent time management skills required. Ability to handle multiple tasks without losing focus on priorities.
• Strong organizational, analytical, communication and leadership skills required.
• Must be innovative and have the ability to make changes to the operation as needed to further improve the work environment and unit performance.
• Experience with menu design a plus
• Basic computer skills required. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products preferred

Technical Skills: (Certificates, Licenses and Registration)

• ServSafe Certified preferred.

Language / Communication Skills:

• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Multi-lingual a plus.