EXECUTIVE CHEF

Job Description & Requirements

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring promptness, freshness, and quality of dishes.

• Coordinating cooks' tasks.

• Implementing hygiene policies and examining equipment for cleanliness.

• Designing new recipes, planning menus, and selecting plate presentations.

• Reviewing staffing levels to meet service, operational, and financial objectives.

• Hiring and training kitchen staff, such as cooks, food preparation workers, and dishwashers.

• Performing administrative tasks, taking stock of food and equipment supplies, and doing purchase orders.

• Setting and monitoring performance standards for staff.

• Obtaining feedback on food and service quality, and handling customer problems and complaints.

Requirements:

• Advanced knowledge of food professional principles and practices.

• Proficient knowledge of human resources management.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Ability to meet deadlines.