Assistant Chef

Duffy's Assistant Chef

Reports to: Chef

Job Summary: Responsible for the preparation, presentation, and service of all menu items, as well as developing and training all hourly Back of the House staff.

Major areas of responsibility:

• Monitor activities of individuals to ensure safety or compliance with rules.
• Check quality of foods or supplies.
• Coordinate timing of food production activities.
• Train food prep and line cook positions.
• Order materials, supplies, or equipment.
• Manage food service operations or parts of operations.
• Estimate supplies, ingredients, or staff requirements for food preparation activities.
• Inspect facilities, equipment or supplies to ensure conformance to standards.
• Schedule equipment maintenance.
• Communicate with guests to resolve complaints or ensure satisfaction.
• Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
• Check the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
• Check the quantity and quality of received products.
• Supervise or coordinate Back of House staff engaged in food preparation.
• Follow specifications given by the company in regard to preparation execution of all menu items.
• Instruct Back of House staff in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, or presentation of food.
• Prepare and cook foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
• Order food or other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation.
• Inspect equipment, or work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
• Estimate amounts and costs of required supplies, such as food and ingredients.
• Temp check all equipment and record data on specified forms.
• Arrange for equipment repairs.
• Monitor Back of the House labor.
• Complete prep list with pars.
• Open and close restaurant using opening and closing checklists.
• Ticket time compliance.
• Understand health inspection and EcoSure compliance.
• Maintain Food Manager Certification.
• Maintain a positive and professional approach to coworkers and customers.

Qualification Standards:

• Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
• Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
• Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Self-Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
• Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
• Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
• Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
• Social Orientation — Job requires preferring to work well with others rather than alone.

Essential Functions:

• Stand for long periods of time.
• Use both hands and all fingers to handle, control, grasp, move, assemble or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Repeat the same movements.
• Walk or stand for long periods of time.
• See details of objects that are less than a few feet away.
• See details of objects that are more than a few feet away.
• See differences between colors, shades, and brightness.
• Understand the speech of another person.
• Speak clearly so listeners can understand.
• Use stomach and lower back muscles to support the body for long periods without getting tired.
• Keep your hand and arm steady while moving.
• Move two or more limbs together (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm).
• Bend, stretch, twist, or reach out their body.
• Be physically active for long periods without getting tired or out of breath.
• Focus on one source of sound and ignore others.
• Hear sounds and recognize the difference between them.
• Use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects.
• Use muscles for extended periods without getting tired.
• Determine the distance between objects.
• Coordinate movement of several parts of the body, such as arms and legs, while the body is moving.
• React quickly using hands, fingers, or feet.
• Multitasking different work activities and shifting attention from one task to another.
• Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Occasionally exposed to extreme cold and/or heat (non-weather).
• Heavy lifting up to 40 lbs.
• Add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
• Available to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays.