Job Detail

Main responsibilities :

Accountable for overall success of the daily kitchen operations. Exhibits culinary talents by personally performing tasks while leading the staff and managing all food related functions. Works to continually improve guest and employee satisfaction while maximizing the financial performance in all areas of responsibility. Supervises all kitchen areas to ensure a consistent, high quality product is produced. Responsible for guiding and developing staff including direct reports. Must ensure sanitation and food standards are achieved. Areas of responsibility comprise overseeing all food preparation areas (e.g., banquets, room service, restaurants) and all support areas.

Applicant Qualifications
High school diploma ; 6 years experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.or 2-year degree from an accredited university in Culinary Arts, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 4 years experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.

WORK ACTIVITIES

1.Provides direction for all day-to-day operations.Understands employee positions well enough to perform duties in employees' absence or determine appropriate replacement to fill gaps.
2.Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
3.Serving as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently.
Reviews staffing levels to ensure that guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met.
4.Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same within the team.
Solicits employee feedback, utilizes an "open door" policy and reviews employee satisfaction results to identify and address employee problems or concerns.
5.Supervises and coordinates activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation.
6.Demonstrate new cooking techniques and equipment to staff.
7.Setting and Maintaining Goals for Culinary Function and Activities
8.Develops and implements guidelines and control procedures for purchasing and receiving areas.
9.Establishes goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
10.Communicates the importance of safety procedures, detailing procedure codes, ensuring employee understanding of safety codes, monitoring processes and procedures related to safety.
11.Manages department controllable expenses including food cost, supplies, uniforms and equipment.Participates in the budgeting process for areas of responsibility.Knows and implements the brand's safety standards.
12.Ensuring Culinary Standards And Responsibilities Are Met

Provides direction for menu development.
1.Monitors the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
2.Determines how food should be presented, and create decorative food displays.
3.Recognizes superior quality products, presentations and flavor.
Ensures compliance with food handling and sanitation standards.
Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products.
Ensures employees maintain required food handling and sanitation certifications.
4.Maintains purchasing, receiving and food storage standards.
Prepares and cooks foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.

Additional Responsibilities
Provides information to executive teams, managers and supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.Analyzes information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.