Head Chef

Description of Job

As Head Chef, you will be responsible for overseeing all kitchen operations, developing innovative menus, ensuring food quality and consistency, and leading a team of culinary professionals. We’re looking for a strong leader who can inspire creativity, maintain high standards, and bring positive, professional energy to the kitchen.

Chef Responsibilities:

• Provide reports on pricing and cost variances in ingredients and products
• Will provide financial reporting and planning and delegate all information as necessary to the team
• Will be responsible for instilling high team moral, growth and core values
• Plan annual vacations for the team in a functioning manner
• Be hands on with recruiting the right candidates to join the team when necessary
• Team coaching, counseling and performance monitoring and management skills through documentation
• Must be the voice of the Kitchen team and communicate with the Venue Management Team, Office Team and Senior Management
• Will ensure the team is knowledgeable on dietary restrictions and allergy concerns and ingredients
• Inventory control and communication
• Contributing to developing new recipes.
• Following all recipes and prep sheets.

Chef Requirements:

• 10+ years working in a fast-paced commercial kitchen preferably in Italian Cuisine.
• Must be able to provide quality service in high volume service restaurant
• Must be able to work all shifts including weekends, public holidays, and late nights
• A strong work ethic and someone who takes pride in the consistency of the food produced
• Excellent communication, organization and time management skills.
• Food safety knowledge is critical for our business, and you will have demonstrated knowledge of excellent food safety standards
• Innovative, passionate and enthusiastic
• Must have successfully completed Culinary Training (Commercial Cookery) or equal qualifications.
• Reliable and flexible attitude. Innovative, passionate, enthusiastic.
• Minimum of 3 references available from differing past venues if applicable

Yearly Salary approx. $ 90,000.00 USD (Free from Taxes)