Chef Manager

Supervisory position responsible for overseeing both the daily culinary and food service operations of the Café, which include but are not limited to:

• Managing kitchen inventory, supplies and performance, budget planning, cost control, and safety and sanitation standards
• Maintaining overall responsibility for daily menu planning, catering needs for the business, and supervising kitchen staff
• Ensuring service standards are met and surpassed by creating an enjoyable experience for all customers with prompt service, quality food, and maintaining a clean and comfortable station(s).

Responsibilities:

• Maintains overall responsibility for menu development, daily specials, planning and pricing
• Responsible for inventory and supplies on hand and orders food supplies, ingredients, and other consumables on a scheduled basis as determined by menu and estimated number of customers
• Responsible for supervision of food preparation and service, including general cookie duties (grill, stir-fry, etc.)
• Oversees acceptable sanitation and food safety techniques and behaviors to ensure compliance with OSHA and FDA rules and regulations
• Responsible for training, development, and performance management of team
• Responsible for providing exceptional customer service
• Partners with kitchen staff and Café Manager to set service standards
• Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service
• Standardizes and documents recipes, establishes production levels and inventory controls
• Maintains and executes budget, P&L statement, and cost control process
• Plans and executes catering needs while building relationships with customers
• Prepares or directs preparation of regular and catered menu selections foods according to prescribed menus and recipes
• Assists with miscellaneous Café projects
• Interfaces with all levels of the organization in a corporate setting

Knowledge/Skills/Behaviors:

• Culinary Expertise
• People Management
• Customer Service and Interpersonal Skills
• Understands budgeting and P&L statement
• High attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task
• Time Management skills
• Project Management
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Experience and Education:
• Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in Related field beneficial
• 2-5 years of management experience preferred
• 3-5 years of experience preferred
• Previous experience in the culinary field beneficial

Special Physical Requirements:
• Must be able to lift 30lbs
• Must be able to stand for 7.5 hour shifts

Organizational Relationships:
• Has direct reports
• Interface with all levels of the organization in Home Office
• Partner with Client Group Representatives company-wide

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