Description of Job
As Head Chef, you will be responsible for overseeing all kitchen operations, developing innovative menus, ensuring food quality and consistency, and leading a team of culinary professionals. We’re looking for a strong leader who can inspire creativity, maintain high standards, and bring positive, professional energy to the kitchen.
Chef Responsibilities:
- Provide reports on pricing and cost variances in ingredients and products
- Will provide financial reporting and planning and delegate all information as necessary to the team
- Will be responsible for instilling high team moral, growth and core values
- Plan annual vacations for the team in a functioning manner
- Be hands on with recruiting the right candidates to join the team when necessary
- Team coaching, counseling and performance monitoring and management skills through documentation
- Must be the voice of the Kitchen team and communicate with the Venue Management Team, Office Team and Senior Management
- Will ensure the team is knowledgeable on dietary restrictions and allergy concerns and ingredients
- Inventory control and communication
- Contributing to developing new recipes.
- Following all recipes and prep sheets.
Chef Requirements:
- 10+ years working in a fast-paced commercial kitchen preferably in Italian Cuisine.
- Must be able to provide quality service in high volume service restaurant
- Must be able to work all shifts including weekends, public holidays, and late nights
- A strong work ethic and someone who takes pride in the consistency of the food produced
- Excellent communication, organization and time management skills.
- Food safety knowledge is critical for our business, and you will have demonstrated knowledge of excellent food safety standards
- Innovative, passionate and enthusiastic
- Must have successfully completed Culinary Training (Commercial Cookery) or equal qualifications.
- Reliable and flexible attitude. Innovative, passionate, enthusiastic.
- Minimum of 3 references available from differing past venues if applicable
Yearly Salary approx. $ 90,000.00 USD (Free from Taxes)
