Executive Chef

Reports To

Supervises

Job Purpose

Job Responsibilities

1. Supervise food preparation staff: hiring, terminations, disciplinary actions, performance evaluations and development.
2. Schedule all employees under his/her supervision, maintaining adequate staffing levels while adhering to labor standards guidelines.
3. Supervise all cooking operations, including methods, portioning, and garnishing. Ensure attractive presentation of all food and dishes.
4. Plan meals and develops menus.
5. Assist the GM, AGM or Director of F&B and sales staff with banquets, parties, and other special events.
6. Requisition food and equipment, giving specifications, quantities and quality descriptions.
7. Monitor budget and assists GM, AGM or Director of F&B in developing annual operating budget. Assist in maximizing revenues and profits.
8. Other duties as assigned.

Job Skills

1. Must be able to “prep” food products, using standardized food preparation techniques.
2. Apply principles of rational systems to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form.
3. Compute discount, interest, profit and loss; commission, markups and selling price; ratio and proportion, and percentages. Calculate surface, volumes, weights and measures..
4. Read and understand instructions, safety rules, etc. Write reports with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech. Speak with poise, voice control, and confidence, using correct grammar.
5. Determine time, place, and sequence of operation or action to be taken; Supervise through determining or interpreting work procedures for a group of workers, assigning specific duties, maintaining harmonious relations and promoting efficiency

Education

• Graduation with certification from a culinary institution required.

Experience

• Minimum 2 years experience as Sous Chef. 2 years kitchen supervisory experience with 3 years kitchen operations experience including at least 1 year in a lead cook position, and 1 year in a steward position; OR, an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Licenses/Certifications

• Food Safety Certification

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