Executive Chef

Our team is seeking an experienced Executive Chef to lead a team of culinarians preparing high quality, made from scratch cuisine, in a fast paced, high volume environment.

Description

Are you an emotionally intelligent Chef with a progressive career spent honing your craft and seeking to be a leader who brings others along? Do you long for interdepartmental collaboration and partnerships? If you are a patient, accountable person with a passion for growing teams and the need to lead your team to consistently deliver excellence, we want to talk to you!

Our ideal Executive Chef:

Balances the discipline and structure of a brigade while innovating with the team in an approachable way
Asks WHY not WHO
Advocates for what is right, not what is easy
Is a lifelong learner with an open mindset

In the role of Executive Chef, you’ll be responsible for leading a team of culinarians preparing high quality, made from scratch cuisine, in a fast paced, high volume environment. You will do this with a sense of ownership, inspiring your team to feel part of the Petro Hospitality family where everyone contributes to the vision and growth and of the organization.

Above all the ideal candidate is a relationship builder, prioritizes and clearly communicate tasks in a way that allows the team to learn without sacrificing guest satisfaction. They thrive in an environment where the core values do what it takes, love what you do, have fun doing it, leave it better and all for one and one for all are operationalized every day.

Responsibilities

This includes but is not limited to:

Lead, manage and hold culinary team accountable throughout the entire employee life cycle from hiring to necessary disciplinary actions
Accountable for the consistent execution of production and pack out, ensuring the team is meeting brand and operational standards every time
Set, maintain and improve standards for an inclusive work environment
Infuse culinary teams with energy and positive service attitude by operationalizing our core values
Maintain an updated Core Process, SOP documentation, Recipes and department specific collateral
Accountable for accurate tracking of payroll and ensuring compliance with applicable policies and labor laws
Daily follow up on post event comment sheets, revisions and customization
Champion of creative solutions and initiatives to the department
Collaborate on budget proposals and corresponding project management
Hold culinary seat and related duties for weekly BEO meetings
Daily and Monthly inventories in collaboration with the Purchasing department
Ownership of innovative yet approachable menu development for seasonal catering menus and client custom requests
Troubleshoots potential issues, offers solutions and train others to do the same
Actively participate in leadership, organizational and department meetings
Perform regular 1 on 1 meetings, shift meetings and reviews with direct reports
Lead culinary team training for new menu tastings and seasonal menu roll out
Perform standardized office duties such as production lists, scheduling, hiring, firing and onboarding of all culinary team members
Empower and verify that all safety and sanitation guidelines are being met and exceeded in all kitchens and events operations sites, must be inspection ready at all times
Work with the Director of Culinary Operations to set annual and quarterly goals that make the core values of the company actionable in our department
Process development, training, execution and verification
Recipe cards, building and costing
Hands-on execution cooking and culinary training

Required

Minimum of 4 years as an executive chef, executive sous chef or equivalent in high volume catering or banquets
Minimum of 10 year culinary experience with 5 years specifically in a catering or banquet field
Manager level of ServSafe
Computer proficient including Email etiquette, Word Documents, Excel Navigation, basic understanding of Microsoft 360, sharepoint or intranet usage.
Experience with Caterease catering software preferred, or advance BEO literacy
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk. Will occasionally be required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Insurable driving record with reliable transportation

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If you think you’d be a good fit for this role, we’d love to hear from you! Use the button below to apply.

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