Chef De Cuisine

Description

Chef de Cuisine is responsible for developing and standardizing recipes, maintaining food costs, and ensuring a high standard of food quality and presentation. Must be well-versed in culinary arts with a passion for food and a keen eye for detail. Monitor food costs, inventory, and waste to maintain profitability. Ensure compliance with food hygiene and Health and Safety Standards.

Oversee daily operations of kitchen.

Train staff.

Ensure promptness, freshness, rotation, and quality of dishes.

Costing, pricing, and sourcing menu items with Chef

Assist Executive Chef in creating new dishes and planning menus.

Help oversee the work of the culinary team and conduct performance evaluations.

Expedite orders to maintain a steady flow of dishes.

Perform other responsibilities as required or directed.

Required Qualifications/Skills

o Maintain cordial and effective relationships with co-workers, vendors, and other business contacts.

o Knowledgeable of back of house operations

o Ability to take initiative, strategize, and plan.

o Effectively interacts with others by utilizing excellent communication skills, cooperating purposefully, and providing information as needed, to achieve the business goals of the organization.

o Ability to build strong relationships/alliances with all team members.

o Excellent time management skills.

o Strong interpersonal skills.

o Professional verbal and written skills.

o Current Driver License.

o Current ServSafe Certification.

Preferred Education and Experience

o High School Diploma or equivalency determined by management.

o At least three years of previous professional chef experience in fine dining.

o Culinary Arts Degree or Associate’s Degree preferred.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; to use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms.

Position may involve occasional periods of lifting of up to 50 lbs.

The employee is frequently required to sit and stand for extended periods of time.

Position requires high mobility.