Executive Chef- Bar Rocco

Job Description

Job Description

Bar Rocco- Chef Rocco DiSpirito's Italian American Brasserie

Join the team of the destination Italian American brasserie whose name playfully nods to both its James Beard Award–winning chef and its iconic location beside Rockefeller Center. Refined yet approachable, Chef Rocco DiSpirito’s home-style Italian menu is shaped by seasonal ingredients, regional greenmarkets, and long-standing relationships with local farmers and purveyors.

As the Executive Chef, you are responsible for the successful management of a restaurant’s kitchen. Their duties include working closely with Chef Rocco and APICII's Culinary Director on recipe adherence and execution, managing restaurant staff and organizing financial budgets.

Responsibilities:

● Ensuring promptness, freshness, and quality of dishes.

● Designing new recipes, planning menus, and selecting plate presentations.

● Reviewing staffing levels to meet service, operational, and financial objectives.

● Performing administrative tasks, taking stock of food and equipment supplies, and doing purchase orders.

● Hiring and training kitchen staff, such as cooks, food preparation workers, and dishwashers.

● Implementing hygiene policies and examining equipment for cleanliness.

● Setting and monitoring performance standards for staff.

● Obtaining feedback on food and service quality, and handling customer problems and complaints.

Must Haves:

The ideal candidate must have previous experience as either an Executive Chef or CDC in a high-volume upscale restaurant. This person must also have dedication to culinary excellence, team success, and growth. A full understanding of administrative tasks including inventory, purchasing and scheduling is required.

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We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known limitations of qualified applicants and employees with a disability pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act and any applicable state and local laws, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.  If you believe you require such assistance to apply for a position or to participate in an interview, please contact the Human Resources department.

Please note this job posting is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities, including essential job functions, may change at any time with or without notice, to the extent permitted by applicable law.