Chef de Cuisine - Crane Club Restaurant New York
2 days ago
New York
Tao Group Hospitality offers competitive benefits for all full-time team members such as: \n\n • Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage\n, • 401(k) Retirement Program with Employer Match\n, • Life and Disability Insurance Plans\n, • Ancillary Insurance Plans\n, • Employee Assistance Program\n, • Fertility & Family Forming Support and Resources\n, • Pet Insurance\n, • Employee Discounts\n, • TAO Savings Marketplace\n, • Time off and much more!\n\n \n Assists the Executive Chef in leading the daily activities of the heart-of-house operations and team members in accordance with department policies and procedures. Interacts with fellow team members, and supervisors in a polite and courteous manner to ensure gracious hospitality. \n \n ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: \n\n • Ensures the general cleanliness of the heart-of-house and the entire venue.\n, • Assists in the decision-making process for interviewing, hiring, and training new applicants\n, • Responsible for the scheduling, growth opportunities, and team member development of heart-of-house team\n, • members.\n, • Works with GM to create job performance reviews.\n, • Responsible for heart-of-house operations to ensure safety, quality, recipe accuracy, and financial profitability.\n, • Responsible for the execution of regular service, catering, take-out, delivery, and all in/off-venue events.\n, • Possesses in-depth knowledge of operational systems, which includes payroll, inventory, and purchasing.\n, • Participates in reviewing the venue’s monthly Profit & Loss statement.\n, • Ensures Department of Health and company sanitation standards.\n, • Ensures that the venue is compliant with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and company policies.\n, • Coaches and develops heart-of-house team members by setting clear guidelines and expectations.\n, • Ensures that all mechanical systems are in good working order and compliant with all federal, state, and local\n, • ordinances.\n, • Ensures all team members are compliant with all heart-of-house standards and procedures.\n, • Ensures the preparation and delivery of menu-focus items to daily pre-service meetings.\n, • Possesses in-depth knowledge of all recipes, food menus and maintains station-recipe-books.\n, • Organize, develop and produce new recipes for potential new menu items and specials.\n, • Ensures the completion of all opening and closing procedures as prescribed by company.\n, • Maintain expediting standards.\n, • Communicates clearly and concisely with all team members during service.\n, • Practical knowledge of the job duties of all supervised team members.\n, • Assists in overseeing the replacement or repair of all breakage, damaged equipment or furniture.\n, • Attends, leads and participates in any training sessions, departmental meetings or daily pre-shift meetings.\n, • Learn by listening, observing other team members and sharing knowledge while leading by example.\n, • Portrays a positive and professional attitude.\n, • Demonstrates knowledge of venue, Tao Group Hospitality, its partners and supporting hotel environments.\n, • Works as part of a team and provides help and support to all fellow team members.\n, • Assist and/ or complete additional tasks as assigned\n\n \n TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: \n\n • Tao Group Hospitality in-venue Chef de Cuisine training, Food Handling Certificate.\n\n \n EDUCATION/WORKING KNOWLEDGE: \n\n • Minimum 5 years previous culinary experience as a Chef de Cuisine or Sous Chef within a high-volume kitchen\n, • setting is essential.\n, • Two-year associate degree (60 credit hours) in Culinary Arts or equivalent work experience preferred.\n, • Strong menu planning, ability to coach, build a team, problem solve, and leadership skills required.\n, • Demonstrated financial acumen with P&L statements, and labor models is desirable.\n, • Must be organized, self-motivated, and proactive with a strong attention to detail.\n, • Proficient with computers (Microsoft Products), POS and technology.\n\n \n SKILLS / PHYSICAL DEMANDS / WORK ENVIRONMENT / SCHEDULE \n \n The work environment characteristics and/or physical demands described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions \n \n\n • Must have strong problem-solving skills\n, • Excellent written and verbal communication skills required\n, • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines\n, • Must have good positive energy throughout the day\n, • Must be able to read the computer monitors and print legibly\n, • Must be able to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time\n, • Must be able to move quickly through work and set the pace in the office\n, • Must be able to push and lift up to 75 lbs.\n, • Small to Medium office environment\n, • Office, Casino, Nightclub, Bar, Lounge, and/or Restaurant working environment\n, • 5-30% Local Travel (United States)\n, • Work in an environment that is subject to varying levels of noise, crowds, and smoke, the severity of which depends upon the guest volume\n, • May work extended hours irregular shifts, evening and/or weekend shifts, and holiday work may be required\n, • Maintain a professional, neat, and well-groomed appearance adhering to Company standards\n, • Must be effective as part of a team; ability to interact with internal and external customers, managers, and co-workers in a professional, courteous manner\n, • Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality\n, • Ability to handle a fast-paced, busy, and somewhat stressful environment\n\n