Executive Chef - Alliance Hospitality Group
15 days ago
Scottsdale
Job Description Our Mission To build relationships within our community by serving them with passion in a hospitable environment while providing food that is honest, consistent and fresh. What Makes Us Unique You would be joining a team of true restaurant hospitality professionals who are driven by quality, consistency and integrity with everything we do. We provide a positive, professional environment and constantly drive towards excellence. We value each individual team member and take a personalized approach to their growth. These same philosophies are carried through with our guests, vendors and everyone who we interact with. Alliance Hospitality Group is a growing company and we are looking for team members to grow with us. What We Expect: Description & Necessary Qualifications The Executive Chef will oversee complete operation of the kitchen. 5 - 10 years of experience in a leadership level kitchen position are required. Experience leading and conducting at least two to three restaurant openings, banquet experience for private parties of 2-100 people are desired. Graduation from an accredited culinary school and multilingualism are both encouraged. This hands-on cooking position requires no less than 55-60 hours of work per week, with required holiday/night/weekend hours and need-based shift coverage for hourly staff. Candidate must be ServSafe certified. Duties & Responsibilities • Kitchen Operations Oversight., • Execute and maintain quality and consistency of food with full adherence to corporate standards to acquire and protect restaurant sales - act with a sense of urgency, be friendly, professional, and engaged, • Provide a warm and welcoming atmosphere, attentive, detailed, friendly, and courteous service, • Understand the market and surrounding areas (i.e. restaurants, businesses, hotels), • Regularly measure and evaluate service through company service audits, and leveraging guest/employee feedback, • Maintain the highest level of safety, security, sanitation, and cleanliness of facility, • "Inspire, Inspect, and Inform" restaurant personnel on a daily basis, • Follow, maintain, and enforce adherence to kitchen schedules, par lists, prep lists, order guides, and opening/closing procedures., • Assist in overseeing kitchen repairs and maintenance, weekly food inventories, food education at pre-shift meetings, and quarterly food shows for FOH/BOH staff., • Understand how to use basic computer applications and POS systems., • Develop skillset of hourly kitchen staff, participate and conduct quarterly kitchen employee evaluations, and assist with kitchen employee sourcing, hiring and discipline., • Develop culinary manager team to develop people and manage systems., • Give Chef's meaningful and challenging work assignments., • Conduct quarterly management evaluations to track improvement of fundamental skills., • Develop hourly staff positions within the restaurant and/or hotel, conduct quarterly restaurant staff evaluations., • Hire great talent and terminate any member of the staff on an as needed basis., • Develop plans for continuous improvement in the restaurant's service levels., • Participate in PR, Marketing, and Sales Building efforts/tactics for both the restaurant and potentially the food operations at the hotel., • Must firmly confront poor performance while also recognizing and rewarding good performance., • Maintain good rapport with vendors and have the capacity to work with multiple owner wants and needs., • Instill a culture of excellence and inspire confidence throughout the restaurant staff while displaying strong leadership skills., • Implement efficient and productive systems/processes in all departments (staffing levels, etc.)., • Build a culture of financial responsibility (sales tracking, labor, waste, breakage, PPA, costs)., • Accurately process and submit., • Develop, establish, implement, and enforce proper and timely use of waste sheets and labor proforma., • Control cash, credit, and other receipts by following company cash handling/reconciliation procedures., • Assist in developing plan to meet or surpass expectations set by P&L projections with an eye toward maximizing efficiency and productivity and holding department managers accountable to budgets., • Approve/track all spending and prepare any necessary paperwork in a prompt and organized fashion., • Seek better efficiency and productivity., • Must have thorough understanding of Arizona labor and hiring laws., • Must follow in-house safety program and conduct monthly in-house health inspections., • Must adhere to corporate kitchen cleanliness standards, ordering/receiving standards, and shelf life guidelines., • Minimum of 5+ years of Executive Chef experience within a high-volume fine dining restaurant and/or hotel environment., • Minimum of 12+ years cooking experience, • ServeSafe Certified, • Ability to work on your feet for extended hours., • Strong organizational and time management skills with a particular attention to detail., • Strong knife skills., • Creativity and idea generator and executer., • Must be available to wore irregular hours, shifts, weekends, special events, weekends and holidays., • Strong food and beverage knowledge., • Strong organizational and time management skills with a particular attention to detail. We Offer: • $100-$120K Annual Salary + 20% Quarterly Bonus, • 401K Retirement Savings, • Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance, • Employee Dining Benefits, • Free meal per shift, • Growth & Development Opportunities