Hiring Immediately : Chef de Cuisine!
The ideal candidate will have 5 years of experience.
We offer our Chefs de Cuisine benefits and perks here are a few :
- Quarterly Bonus
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Insurance
- Dental & Vision Insurance
- Domestic Partner Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- 401(k)
Caring. Creative. Careers.
Join the Lettuce Entertain You team! Our 100+ restaurants are nationally recognized for great food and service and as great places to work.
We hire and care deeply for people with creativity, passion and the drive to be the best. And we reward our teams with top notch benefits, career-long training and development and opportunities for growth.
If you want a career at a progressive company with a long-standing commitment to people, join our caring and creative team.
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- The Chef de Cuisine leads and directs back of house (BOH) operations; leads and supervises BOHteam; and ensures effective and efficient BOH operations (including but notlimited to the preparation, presentation and service of menu items) with afocus on leading the opening shift process;
- food ordering, inventory and priceupdates; recipe build maintenance; BOH systems, receiving and storage; overseeand follow-up with inspections;
and a lead role in managing the menu changeprocess.
EssentialFunctions
- Lead,direct and ensure effective and efficient BOH operations including but not limited to foodprep and cooking, ensuring adequate inventorylevels of food and supplies, and supervising the kitchen employees
- Provideguidance and leadership to hourly and management teams while fostering ourCulture of Caring
- Trackand control food cost, and purchase and order food product and supplies for therestaurant including daily product order
- Ensureproper food storage, quality and presentation standards, including temperaturecontrols
- Ensurerepair and maintenance needs are met and / or communicated to designated manager
- Partnerwith General Manager (GM) and / or designated managers / chefs to create prep liststhroughout the day; and assign production duties to BOH staff in order toensure that preparation quantities support forecasted business levels
- Performregular line checks throughout the day to ensure quality of all menu items
- Partnerwith GM and / or designated managers / chefs for daily walk-through inventory toassess maintenance needs, sanitation issues and supply levels of food and goods,and accept and inspect deliveries as needed
- MonitorBOH employee sidework and ensure BOH employees comply with allsanitation / safety guidelines and procedures
- Ensureeffective communication regarding food production and timing issues, needs, andspecial requests between front of house (FOH) and BOH
- Understandand follow the food allergy procedure and special orders / restrictions
- Reviewand maintain recipe books in partnership with designated partners, chefs and / ormanagers, and communicate menu / recipe changes to staff
- Partnerwith GM and management team to interview, hire, onboard, train, schedule,supervise and develop BOH hourly employees
- Monitor,address and document individual employee performance through on-going feedback,positive recognition, formal performance reviews, coaching and, when necessary,disciplinary action up to and including employment termination
- Maintainproficiency in job functions of all BOH positions and provide active back-upsupport when business needs require
- Monitorand ensure the restaurant and the team’s compliance with all Company andrestaurant policies and procedures as well as all legal and regulatoryrequirements (including but not limited to safety and sanitation regulations)and represent the restaurant and Company in interactions with legal andregulatory authorities
- Work avariety of days and shifts (including early mornings, late nights and weekends)at multiple sites as needed
- Travelovernight occasionally as needed
- Safelyand effectively use and operate all necessary tools, utensils, equipment andsoftware (for example, restaurant management software, knives, etc.)
- Effectivelycommunicate in order to perform and follow job requirements in written andspoken direction
- Multitaskcalmly and effectively in a busy, stressful environment
- Work in a confined, crowded space of variablelight, noise and temperature levels
- Move and lift up to 10 pounds, frequently moveand / or lift up to 25 pounds, occasionally move and / or lift up to 50 pounds
- Stand and walk for an entire shift and movesafely through all areas of the restaurant, which may include stairs, uneven orslick surfaces
KeyResponsibilities and Duties
- Modeland promote teamwork across all teams
- Usetact and good judgment when dealing with challenges pertaining to guests,vendors and employees, and respond with patience and courtesy
- Organize and conduct periodic informational seminars foremployees
- Proficiently use and operate all necessary tools (includingbut not limited to knives) and equipment
- Followall rules, policies, procedures and conditions of employment, including thoseoutlined in the Employee Handbook
- Otherduties assigned as needed
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