Executive Chef Job Description
Executive chef
provides support of a specialist nature to the Executive Committee, Assistant Director of Food & Beverage and the Food and Beverage Managers.
Executive Chef Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Assists with ordering, forecasting and inventory on CBORD to ensure product ordering, production needs, and inventory controls are met
Assists in the development and implementation of culinary training programs (cooking, service methods, and techniques) for all food production area
Provides educational assistance to the production staff that participate in the American Culinary Federation Apprenticeship program
Consults with the Production Manager, Operations Manager and General Manager or through self-observation to support and assist wherever there may be a culinary difficulty, whether it be concerns with the quality of food or service, food cost issues or staffing levels
Assists in the development, writing, and implementation of the menus required for all restaurant concepts within CDS the preparation and presentation of special events and caterings as required
Ensure HACCAP guidelines are achieved and maintained
Control and analyze departmental costs to ensure performance against budget
To liaise daily with the F&B Manager to keep open lines of communication regarding guest feedback
Staff, schedule, evaluate, train, develop and monitor subordinate personnel
Responds promptly and effectively to industry, marketplace and guest requests, changes, trends and demands
Executive Chef Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Executive Chef
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: T.I.P.S, CPR, HACCP, 9001, ISO, CCEC
Education for Executive Chef
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the executive chef job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as University and Bachelor's Degree in Culinary Arts, Culinary, Hotel and Restaurant Management, Management, Technology, Hospitality, Education, Associates, Technical, Business
Skills for Executive Chef
Desired skills for executive chef include:
Presentation
Sanitation
Production
Food cost controls
Food and catering trends with a focus on quality
Special diets and allergens
Sodexo Food Management System
HACCP and experience with Health and Safety audits
Expense control as it relates to Heart of the House payroll and the forecasting/budgeting of expenses
Ordering
Desired experience for executive chef includes:
Provide catering services to Store Support Center and external functions
5+ years of restaurant and customer service experience
Computer based skills - Windows and Microsoft Office based management reporting
Minimum 3 years Executive Chef in full service resort, hotel or cruise ship
Familiar with food safety standards
Ability to be on a work rotation of 6 to 8 weeks onboard followed by 1 to 2 weeks off
Executive Chef Examples
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Executive Chef Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of executive chef. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for executive chef
- Maintains a clean and safe environment instructing staff in proper food preparation, food storage, use of kitchen equipment and utensils, sanitation and safety issues
- Supervises organization and sanitation of kitchen, storage areas and loading dock
- Maintain proper procedures to maintain kitchen/equipment sanitation
- Oversee food preparation, production and to develop new and innovative food products good quality food to meet market and customers expectations
- Thorough knowledge of Food Safety systems and procedures
- Informs the teams of top management decisions
- Ensures that his/her management style and working methods are in line with the brand's Human Resources policy, fine-tuning them if necessary
- Prepares the work schedules for the team (days off, holidays & replacements)
- Organises working meetings for the team
- Helps prepare and implement the training plan for the department
Qualifications for executive chef
- Remain current with trends and concepts in food
- Must have supervisory, coaching and staff development skills
- Guest service focused – Professional Team Leader – Detail Oriented
- Must have a positive attitude and enjoy working with people
- Two years experience as an Executive Chef or equivalent
- Multi cuisine exposure is a must
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Executive Chef Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of executive chef. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for executive chef
- Responsible for attaining food cost of sales goals by overseeing ordering, inventories and food controls for the entire division
- Ensure food standards, preparation, presentation and cooking techniques are established and monitored to meet Brand Standard guidelines
- Lead recipe and menu planning by creating theme menus and recipes that align with organizational business optimization, quality, and customer service standards
- Promote health and safety standards by ensuring all operations are delivering effective and complete food safety and hygiene programs and by performing real-time assessments on program completion
- Have energy! Ideally four years of high-volume Executive Chef experience is preferred
- Are a dynamic Executive Chef who enjoys coaching, mentoring and developing talent
- Assist Kitchen and Restaurant staff with back and front of the house operations as needed
- Responsible for ensureing that purchasing standards are maintained and that appropriate vendors are used at all times
- Responsible for enhancing the food product that is presented to guests
- Control the elements that determine profit and loss
Qualifications for executive chef
- Responsible for all Food & Beverage
- Minimum 5 years kitchen management experience and Fine Dining cooking experience in management
- Maintain the highest standards for product quality, taste, and execution are met in a consistent and timely manner
- Previous union supervisory experience in required in a high volume atmosphere
- Strong working knowledge of quantity scratch cooking with emphasis on quality
- Effective working knowledge of the principles of creating recipes for modified diets in the acute-care inpatient setting required
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Executive Chef Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of executive chef. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for executive chef
- Teach associates the importance of consistency in preparation and presentation
- Maintain a clean and sanitary environment in compliance with all local and state health codes while also monitoring sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations
- Ability to manage these programs independently to company standard
- Manage Kitchen Staff
- Maintain food safety & protection
- Strives to increase all hotel JDP results
- Conduct meeting with food suppliers, review products, prices, quality, delivery
- Inspire the Restaurant team and our guests with innovative recipes, bringing a personal love of food to the table to drive our business and expand our offerings
- Build high performing teams by established operating principles and approaches to handling conflict and barriers
- Develop successors and talent pools to establish greater ¿bench strength¿ linked to the company's future strategic direction
Qualifications for executive chef
- Demonstrated ability to train and work with staff to produce high quality food services
- Assist Food and Beverage Director with menu planning, food and beverage coordination, table arrangements, decoration options
- Associate's Degree or graduation from a culinary program
- Two years of experience in large food service operation
- Ability to apply business optimization principles and techniques across the organization
- Demonstrated ability to harmoniously and professionally manage and work with co-workers and supervisors
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Executive Chef Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for an executive chef. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for executive chef
- Develop menu design and concept for all food and bar outlets and catering events
- Supervises Assistant Executive Chef, Room Chefs and Sous Chefs in daily operations
- Represents the F&B department during monthly financial reviews
- Ongoing management of the kitchen operation, including menu creation
- Ensure the highest possible standard of hygiene is practiced and maintained to meet Health & Safety regulations and HACCP food preparation guidelines
- Recruit and develop chefs & stewards
- Support our CSR initiatives by teaming up with organisations such as Kiwi harvest
- Maintains food costs and labor percentiles
- Maintains consistent food quality for all F&B outlets
- Responsible for the development and implementation of menus for all food outlets
Qualifications for executive chef
- Understanding and application of basic training techniques
- 22,000 -$38,000 Non-Refundable Initiation Fee
- 9,000 Summit, $3,540 Alpine, $1,200 Social
- 1.1 M annual F&B revenue
- 40% a la carte/60% banquet
- 150 total number of employees in full season
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Executive Chef Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of executive chef. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for executive chef
- To create recipes and production methods
- Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of competitors food production/offering
- Manage the daily operations of the kitchen area
- Manage food cost/labor
- Responsible for developing, mentoring and coaching internal associates
- Standardize recipes
- Menu development and purchasing requirements
- Ensures that standards of food preparation and service that have been established by hospital management are maintained
- Follows hospital adopted HACCP plans to maintain optimal Food & Nutrition services sanity and safety conditions and to assure compliance with hospital, local and state regulations and codes
- Oversee and supervise culinary staff including staffing, training, coaching, and performance management
Qualifications for executive chef
- Has a minimum of four years’ prior management experience as an executive chef and at least eight years of diversified kitchen and hospitality industry experience including a la carte and banquet operations
- Minimum 3 years experience in a similar role, preferably including 5 star experience
- Immaculate grooming, articulate in communication with the ability to lead and mentor
- Develop proper training and direction of departmental assistants in compliance with company standards of quality, specifications, portion control, recipes
- Valid Safe Serve Certification
- Ensure all municipal and state laws regarding hygiene and security are respected, ensuring that colleagues adhere to all health and safety requirements