Garde Manger

Job Description

Job Description

Job Purpose :

The Garde Manger prepares artistic displays and composes trays as well specification designed salads, sandwiches, canapés, desserts, sauces, and all cold food preparations according to designated preparation methods. The Garde Manger is the primary driver of culinary artistry, fresh ingredients, quality and finesse in culinary design and presentation. The Garde Manger manages challenges and designs solutions and innovative answers in situations arising that require action and critical thinking in providing clients with the highest of quality and craftsmanship in displays and professionally composed dishes and displays. The Garde Manger is granted the authority to make final decisions to create culinary solutions following company procedures related to customer satisfaction, safety, and cost.

Responsibilities and Associated Duties :

Under the direction of the General Manager, the Garde Manger’s primary responsibility is to innovative and artistic displays, spec-trays, quality salads, sandwiches, canapés, desserts and sauces and any cold preparation, which the General Manager directs. The Garde Manger prepares all displays and menu items according to Air Culinaire preparation methods while maintaining Air Culinaire Standards.

• The Garde Manger is one of the leading culinary professionals in the ACW kitchen and will conduct himself or herself in the utmost professional manner whether they are directing prep cooks and fellow team members or working with external customers and peers.
• This position is responsible to work with the Expo and prioritize orders, ensure the use of the freshest ingredients, accuracy in preparation, quality assurance, order finalization, and the use of appropriate packaging and labeling, and overall compliance with ACES specifications associated with all Air Culinaire client orders.
• The Garde Manger is responsible to verify that food quality and specifications match the kitchen issued specification in ACES.
• This position is responsible for prioritizing food production orders, quality assurance, verifying the use of proper trays and packaging - and the overall compliance with ACES specifications associated with all Air Culinaire specifications and ACES orders.
• Ensure food quality, use ACW specifications at all times and ensure that the food matches the presentation provided in the specifications.
• Additionally, the Garde Manger will participate in the process of training and directing Air Culinaire team members, take time to teach, train and audit all trays and displays to ensure food safety and HACCP compliance.

Benefits Package :

Measures of Success :

Annual Performance Review- success will be measured using results of the Annual Performance Review (2X per-year), which are established bi-annually, just prior to the new Fiscal Year starting & at the 6-month mark of the fiscal year, to include Specific Job Responsibilities and our Core Service Goals :

Knowledge, Experience and Skill Requirements :

OPERATIONAL DEMANDS

LANGUAGE SKILLS

MATHMATICAL SKILLS

REASONING ABILITY

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Final candidate for the position will be required the following :

Disclaimer :

This position description highlights a general description of duties and responsibilities. Employee(s) may be assigned other duties, in addition to or in lieu of those described herein, and any duties are subject to change at any time, according to the needs of the location or Company.

Air Culinaire Worldwide, LLC. does not discriminate in any way to deprive any person of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of any employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or military or uniformed services, in accordance with all applicable governmental laws and regulations.