Applicants to this position must reside within a 90 mile radius of the property.
Position Description:
StarChefs.com 2012 International Chefs Congress (ICC) will take place September 30 - October 2 in New York City and is one of the most exciting professional culinary events in the US. ICC is a three-day culinary symposium where more than 70 of the world's most influential and innovative chefs, pastry chefs, mixologists, and sommeliers present the latest techniques and culinary concepts to their peers.
Play a key role at this year's ICC!
Description
The Catering Kitchen Director will run the catering kitchen and prep areas leading up to and throughout the entire event. This role will include overseeing the prep for chef demonstrations, hands-on savory and pastry workshops with ICE and support the exhibitors in the Chef Product Fair. This position reports to the Events Director.
Responsibilities
Prior to Event
- Staff catering kitchen - Orient kitchen staff prior to event - Leading up to event, work with Demo Coordinator to create chef prep schedule for all kitchens (catering, pastry prep and main stage kitchen) - Review chef presentations and assess equipment, ingredients and timing needs - Help design and equip kitchens with Trimark (kitchen designers) - Review StarChefs kitchen inventory and determine additional equipment needs with Demo Coordinator - Source kitchen needs as needed - Support chef presenters with prep leading up to event - Put in place all kitchen policies and procedures and ensure safeguards for accidents and theft
During Event
- Help set up kitchens and prep areas during move-in - Check in equipment and ingredients as they arrive to event venue - With kitchen staff, organize fridges and freezers and label all supplies by workshop, competition or main stage demonstration - Oversee cleaning crew to ensure the kitchens and prep areas are spotless morning and night - Ensure grey water is controlled throughout entire event - Educate sponsors regarding water situation and monitor their use - Oversee kitchen staff scheduling during event - Direct catering kitchen staff throughout event (and move-in/out) - Oversee culinary volunteers when applicable - Work with ICE to prep for all workshops with presenters - Resolve any problems that arise in the kitchen and prep areas during the event - Meet and greet chef presenters backstage - Help ensure timing of demos - Responsible for locked cages (open in the morning and locked at the end of the night) - Ensure that equipment and ingredients don?t ?walk? during the event. Ensure the equipment cages are locked at the end of the night - Work with ICE to coordinate prep for demos, control inventory and maintain flow in workshop rooms. - Ensure all food is removed from equipment, fridges, freezer, and kitchen and disposed of appropriately - Responsible for the cleanliness of kitchens and prep areas during event, especially during move-out - Direct extra kitchen cleaning crew during move-out
Qualifications
- Fine dining and multi-unit experience a must - Culinary degree is preferred - Min five years of chef experience is required - High volume catering experience is a bonus - Safe Serv Certified
Compensation
This is a short-term contract position for which the compensation is $1,000.Those interested should not be motivated by money but by the invaluable connections and networking opportunities. This position is like having a VIP backstage pass to meet the who's who of the culinary world!
Company Profile:
StarChefs.com', the magazine for culinary insiders, has been serving the restaurant industry since 1995. StarChefs.com's original culinary content is driven by in-person tastings and interviews across the world. Its mission is to catalyze culinary professionals' success and give them the tools they need to overcome their specific challenges. In addition to featuring top chefs, pastry chefs, sommeliers, and mixologists, StarChefs.com's Culinary JobFinder is the leading job board connecting culinary and hospitality professionals to careers in the foodservice industry. StarChefs.com features more than 30,000 published pages of original, chef-focused culinary content and generates traffic of over 30 million hits a month and was nominated for Best Web Site for Food and Nutrition by the James Beard Foundation. StarChefs also offers hospitality companies powerful marketing opportunities such as market research, campaign development, site advertising, product sampling through event sponsorship, lead generation, and contextually relevant sponsorship placements.
In addition to featuring top chefs, pastry chefs, sommeliers, and mixologists, the StarChefs.com JobFinder is the leading job board connecting culinary and hospitality professionals to careers in the foodservice industry. StarChefs produces 5 events per year including the International Chefs Congress (www.starchefs.com/icc) and its young chef awards, The Rising Stars Revue (www.starchefs.com/risingstars) and has published its first book StarChefs.com Chefs to Know (www.starchefs.com/chefs-to-know).
StarChefs has doubled its revenues in the last 5 years. We are growing our staff and are looking for exceptional talent to join our team.
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