What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chef de Cuisine position at DeVita & Hancock Hospitality?
Bar Bouchée (Awarded French restaurant) is seeking for a talented, innovative, and experienced Chef de Cuisine with a background in French Cuisine. The Head Chef should have at least 4 years of experience as Chef de Cuisine or Senior Sous Chef in a similar establishment
Essential Duties
Essential Duties
- Preparing meals and food to meet the specifications of guests in a timely manner
- Ensuring kitchen staff adhere to set standards, procedures, department rules, and sanitation requirements
- Scheduling the team according to the business
- Overseeing the day-to-day operation
- Managing the kitchen inventory and ensuring supplies are fresh and of high quality
- Ensuring proper food temperatures when cooking and proper storage afterward
- Keeping the workstation and kitchen equipment clean, organized, and sanitized
- Strong leadership and relationship management skills and ability to lead by example
- Passion for creativity and knowledge of French cooking techniques
- SERV Safe and Food Safety Handler Manager certifications preferred
- Food and labor cost management
- Assist in hiring, development, training, and mentoring of staff and act as a resource to them
- Provide support to junior kitchen employees with various tasks including line cooking, food preparation, and dish plating.
- Maintain a team-oriented atmosphere.
- Perform all reasonable requests from the management team and customers.
- Minimum 7 years' culinary arts experience, including previous experience in a management role.
- Minimum 4 years' Sous Chef or Chef de Cuisine experience in a fine dining establishment or similar establishment.
- Strong knowledge of kitchen equipment and best practices.
- Proficient computer skills in Word, Excel, and the kitchen computer production system.
- Good decision-making skills and the ability to proactively make changes as needed.
- Ability to communicate effectively with associates, management, clients, and vendors if necessary.
- Ability to work flexible schedule to accommodate business levels.
