Executive Chef - Plainsboro, NJ
Description
Do you have a passion for food? Do you love leading a dietary team?
Our Executive Chef position is a demanding but rewarding position! You will be responsible for maximizing our client experience by controlling and managing all aspects of food preparation, production, and presentation for the day to day running of a long term care facility dietary department. Must ensure that the preparation and presentation of food complies with Pinnacle Dietary standards and costs are controlled within budgetary guidelines.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Manage chefs and supervise/coordinate all related culinary activities
Maintain effective relationships with client’s management team;
Ensure proper safety and sanitation in kitchen in accordance with all regulations;
Assure Pinnacle Dietary recipes recipes are followed to assure consistent quality standards and make recommendations for ongoing improvement;
Ensure quality culinary dishes are prepared and served on schedule and assure that any issues that arise are rectified quickly;
Lead, motivate, and train the culinary team to consistently achieve high standards and excel in the meals they prepare;
Estimate food consumption and order;
Ensure kitchen equipment is operated correctly and maintained;
Oversee special catering events and may also offer culinary instruction and/or demonstrate culinary techniques.
Perform supervisory duties; timekeeping, hiring, corrective action, performance evaluations, and initiating pay increases per union contract;
Other duties as requested.
Requirements
Knowledge, skills and abilities:
Outstanding culinary skills, a passion for food, and excellent working knowledge of food preparation,
Must have passion for food, be a highly skilled chef, and consistently have high energy for long shifts;
Must be flexible as to hours/days as shifts will include days, evenings, weekends, and holidays;
Visibility requires maintaining a professional appearance and providing a positive company image;
Good working knowledge of P&L to assure budgetary guidelines;
Good public relations and relationship building skill
Good organizational, problem solving, and communication skills; written and verbal. Must be able to tactfully communicate with the elderly;
Good supervisory skills in a kitchen environment with the ability to train and develop staff;
Ability to effectively delegate, plan, work under pressure, and have good attention to detail;
Ability to tolerate a noisy, hot, and small working environment;
Ability to lift and carry 50+ pounds, reach, bend, kneel and climb a ladder;
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word; and Excel.
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