Executive Chef - The Talent Shop
King of Prussia, PA 19406
About the Job
Our Executive Chefs are a critical ingredient in our restaurant management recipe. They develop and lead our culinary team. The Executive Chef is committed to leading our team, overseeing daily operations to produce high-quality, delicious food to standard, growing our brand, building on our culture of hospitality, and helping to operate a profitable restaurant. As a member of management, you will enjoy a career path that challenges you as a leader and facilitates career growth and development.
WHAT OUR EXECUTIVE CHEFS DO:
WHAT YOU NEED TO BE AN EXECUTIVE CHEF:
WHAT OUR EXECUTIVE CHEFS DO:
- Responsible for interviewing, hiring, training, developing, and retaining qualified culinary employees.
- Interact with, direct, and supervise kitchen employees on a daily basis in accordance with company standards.
- Train and develop kitchen personnel in procedures, policies, and the safe operation of equipment, utensils, and machinery.
- Assign and enforce operational goals for kitchen staff.
- Identify, address, and document individual employee performance problems.
- Understand, follow, and teach food allergy procedures and special orders/dietary restrictions.
- Perform weekly inventory, ensuring that the kitchen is well stocked.
- Train and develop key employees for growth, advancement, and promotion.
- Work with culinary team to develop and test new recipes.
- Assign production duties to all kitchen staff.
- Develop schedule for employees ensuring that the location is fully staffed for each shift and meeting labor targets.
- Achieve food and labor costs.
- Meet daily with appropriate Manager/Sous Chef(s)/team to coordinate and ensure production standards.
- Become proficient in all stations within the kitchen.
- Expedite food orders from kitchen stations to dining rooms.
- Model and ensure kitchen employees understand and adhere to sanitation and safety guidelines.
- Foster an environment of hospitality in which all team members put the guest first in every situation.
- Execute established food standards for overall guest satisfaction that meet or exceed company standards.
WHAT YOU NEED TO BE AN EXECUTIVE CHEF:
- Experience managing high volume restaurants, with a minimum of five years preferred.
- Strong understanding of restaurant operations
- Passion for hospitality
- Demonstrated ability to lead a team.
- Capable of identifying problems and determining accurate solutions on each shift
- Fiscally responsible and experienced in achieving food and labor costs.
- Love for all things food and beverage.
- Be caring, self-motivated, and exhibit an aptitude for leading, coaching, and driving excellence.
- Able to speak, read, write, and understand the primary language(s) used in the workplace.
- Able to read and follow a recipe to standard.
- Ability to work on your feet for eight hours or more a day in a confined area with fluctuating temperatures.
- Capable of lifting up to 50 pounds, as needed.
- Continuous bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, and use of hands and arms
- May be exposed to allergens such as nuts, seeds, soy, shellfish, and dairy.
Source : The Talent Shop