Executive Chef
With popular locations throughout China, our first American Grandma's Home brings the same casual approach to regional Chinese cuisine stateside, with a new location in the central Manhattan neighborhood of Flatiron.
Job Summary: The Executive Chef working with the General Manager is to set, meet and exceed the goals of the business. The Executive Chef manages all areas of the culinary operations with a business and financial mindset and leads the Sous Chefs, Line Cooks, Prep Cooks, and Porters, providing goals and supporting growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Meet or exceed budget expectations set in partnership with the executive management team
- In conjunction with management team assist in all aspects of pre-opening of the restaurant as it relates to culinary
- Create and develop all recipes with detailed documentation and for training
- Manage recruitment of the culinary team
- Ensure all kitchen areas are maintained in compliment to with all regulatory standards
- Increase productivity and foster positive inter-departmental communications
- Continually innovate, refine, and update culinary programming to maintain standing as an industry leader
- Ensure all culinary team members and continually developed and trained to the highest standards
- Strengthen the relationship between the team and our community
- Ensure relevant knowledge of and adherence to all applicable laws, policies, and procedures
The candidate must have
- Extensive knowledge and experience of Chinese cuisine
- Previous roles as Executive Chef/Chef de Cuisine
- Proficient knowledge of systems and processes in food cost management
- Strong financial knowledge
- Ability to lead and empower a team
- Mandarin Chinese Fluency would be a plus although not a requirement
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