Floating Executive Chef

Floating Executive Chef

The Floating Executive Chef is responsible for the culinary execution ensuring high quality food offerings at each of our locations. To delight our guests, every meal, every day through effective and repeatable culinary standards by providing the training and tools required for success. Provide culinary troubleshooting as required and inspiring teams while assisting at locations. Being an advocate for our offerings, inspiring and cultivating a team of culinarians by maintaining a supportive style of leadership. A high level of communication across the company's brands is also required to ensure business needs and desires are met. Out of state travel is required in this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for delivering high quality food to our guests through excellence in culinary execution at each location.
• Ensure production logs, recipe compliancy, station set-up and other culinary standards are in place.
• Conduct site visits to ensure culinary standards and consistency are being met through quarterly culinary audits.
• Trouble-shoot culinary inconsistencies for solutions, retrain staff as needed and as directed by the Regional Operations manager and Director.
• Participate in culinary counsel to share feedback and best practices.
• Engage culinary teams through supportive leadership style.
• Advocate for our offerings and tell the "why" behind what we do in culinary.
• Ensure proper packaging is being utilized for all offerings.
• Complete daily temp logs and ensure process is carried through to locations serviced.
• Food safety and sanitation is being always upheld at a high standard, ensure temp logs, cold food cold and hot food hot carried out through locations.
• Support high-end and large-event caterings as required, ensure the menu and execution process is appropriate.
• Evaluate proper purchasing and inventory efficiencies often.
• Assist in achieving financial goals through effective recipe compliancy, purchasing, inventory, production levels and training.
• Participates in the interview, selection and assessment of talent, where appropriate.
• Provides coaching, training, and development opportunities, where needed.
• Conduct research and development of new culinary trends and ideas for menus.
• Review recipes and product yields for accuracy while at locations.
• Understand retail environment, compliance, and marketing of items
• Evaluate results through data and adjusts menus accordingly.
• Build relationships with support departments for collaboration and influence.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Associate degree in culinary or equivalent work experience in the industry acceptable.
• Five or more years culinary experience required.
• Prior management experience is strongly preferred.
• ServSafe Manager and Allergen certification preferred. If the individual does not hold these, must be willing to obtain them through our ServSafe training program
• Advanced knowledge of food preparation practices
• Ability to prepare wide range of culinary offerings
• Ability to teach/train team members on how to execute food preparation
• Must possess excellent computer skills
• Requires good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Must project a professional demeanor, pleasant personality, and positive attitude, neat and well-groomed appearance.
• Ability to maintain and build relationships with existing and potential clients as well as industry contacts

Job Benefits

We prioritize the health, wellness and work-life balance of our team members and designed our comprehensive compensation packages to reflect that. Full-time team members are eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, parental leave, 401(k) with company match, at-work dining perks, flexible schedules, generous PTO, and a total rewards program. Team Members can also use our inclusive employee assistance program. Part-time Team Members are eligible for our 401(k) with company match, at work dining perks and team members can also use our inclusive employee assistance program. Location-specific perks may also include wellness programming, on-the-job training, corporate-hosted courses, certifications and team events.