This position requires candidates to have a US work permit. Please do not apply if you are not legally able to work in the United States.
Applicants to this position must reside within a 90 mile radius of the property.
Position Description:
We have been retained to conduct an important search for a family-owned 6 unit restaurant group with full scale dining rooms, delicatessen counters and a large catering business. This restaurant group began on Long Island 38 years ago and has grown to several locations on Long Island, New York City, and Boca Raton, Florida.
This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to join the top management team of this company as a restaurant-based working Corporate Chef. From your model kitchen, the new culinary leader will also oversee the kitchens in all 6 company locations. With more to do than hours in the day, we are seeking a high-energy multi-tasker; someone that can push several projects along while overseeing their operating responsibilities in a store. We need someone with a commanding presence, able to overcome resistance, win people over and effect change in a change resistant environment.
As a Chef/Kitchen Manager in one location, you will be a working chef, ordering and receiving of product as well overseeing food preparation in that kitchen for the dining room, deli counter and for catering. You will hire, train and supervise kitchen staff. In this role you will work closely with the store's General Manager.
As the company's Corporate Chef, you will have primary responsibility for all aspects of the food served in the company and the operation of all kitchens. You will report directly to the company President and company Owner as an integral member of the company leadership team. Among other things you will:
* Review recipes and monitor consistency of food quality, freshness, taste, presentation and portion control in all locations. * Create and test new menu items for the daily specials, holiday specials and catering events. * Oversee sanitation, safety and cleanliness by establishing quality standards and developing means to monitor compliance for food handling, temperature control, product storage, receiving, kitchen cleanliness, etc. * Train new and retrain more seasoned workers to meet the standards that you establish. * Help develop purchasing specifications, inventory control procedures, review menu pricing and create budgets. * Assume primary responsibility for oversight of all back-of-the house activities company-wide.
The Ideal Candidate for this important position will meet the following requirements:
Education: Degree from a postsecondary culinary arts training program preferred.
Experience: A proven track record of success with minimum of 5 years as a Chef/Kitchen Manager with both restaurant and catering exposure plus at least 3 years in another food preparation position. Multi-unit experience and Corporate Chef experience a big plus.
Other Requirements: * Able to communicate in Spanish * Know and understand Kosher food and cooking * Servsafe Certified * Comfortable using a computer on a daily basis for ordering, reports and communication * Some knowledge of bookkeeping and budgets * Extremely organized with a keen eye for detail * Schedule flexibility including variable work weeks, weekend and night work * Creative and willing to experiment * Customer service oriented * Able to maintain a positive attitude and high energy under pressure * Comfortable and effective in the role of coach and trainer
We take pride in our ability to work fast with top candidates. If your experience meets the requirements of this search, you will be contacted by our office within 24 hours.
For IMMEDIATE and CONFIDENTIAL consideration, send us your resume
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Company Profile:
Restaurant Management Recruiters, LLC (RMR) is a specialized career recruitment agency that was created specifically to advance the careers of qualified, restaurant industry professionals. It?s the only thing we do, and we do it well.
Founded and led by two veteran, restaurant professionals who have both enjoyed long-standing and successful careers of their own within the restaurant industry (including hands-on leadership roles in Operations, Corporate Recruiting and Management Training) RMR is unique among recruiting agencies in every way that counts. Not only do we understand the operations and real-world challenges that restaurant professionals face every day, we also understand what restaurant companies are looking for in their future leaders and ?just as importantly? what they?re seeking to avoid.
Unlike other recruitment firms who tend to just dabble in the restaurant industry, and who often lack the experience and resources that aspiring, industry professionals truly require for success, RMR offers an unparalleled and tightly-focused ?insiders? approach that simply works.
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