What are the responsibilities and job description for the Head Chef position at Global Relay?
Who we are:
For over 20 years, Global Relay has set the standard in enterprise information archiving with industry-leading cloud archiving, surveillance, eDiscovery, and analytics solutions. We securely capture and preserve the communications data of the world's most highly regulated firms, giving them greater visibility and control over their information and ensuring compliance with stringent regulations.
Though we offer competitive compensation and benefits and all the other perks one would expect from an established company, we are not your typical technology company. Global Relay is a career-building company. A place for big ideas. New challenges. Groundbreaking innovation. It's a place where you can genuinely make an impact – and be recognized for it.
We believe great businesses thrive on diversity, inclusion, and the contributions of all employees. To that end, we recruit candidates from different backgrounds and foster a work environment that encourages employees to collaborate and learn from each other, completely free of barriers.
We encourage you to apply if your qualifications and experience are a good fit for any of our openings.
Your role:
Global Relay is seeking a Chef for its corporate office in Manhattan as part of its offering to an eventual full-time staff of 250 employees at this location. Along with breakfast and lunch service for staff, the candidate will be responsible for executive client event breakfast and lunch meetings as well as on site event catering.
Candidates for this position must be professional and courteous, with experience dealing with the public. This is an open in kitchen within a professional work environment. The successful applicant will be proficient in all aspects of the operation of a professional kitchen assuming responsibility and ownership of all key functions. In this capacity you will be responsible for satisfying a variety of needs for Global Relay's lounge and related areas.
Your responsibilities:
Duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Planning, preparation, execution and service of a daily breakfast and lunch menu for approximately 200 office staff. We are currently at 30 staff.
- Working closely with the Office Manager and Global Executive Chef
- Planning and preparing working breakfast and lunches for executives and VIP guests
- Planning and execution of corporate catering events for internal staff and guests
- Demonstrate and implement proper cooking techniques to achieve high quality finished products
- Provide appropriate presentation and service of finished product to staff
- Proven experience in hiring, training and supervision of junior staff
- Create and maintain food safety plans
- Implement and supervise proper food safety and sanitation techniques per NYC DOH
- Ensure proper cooling, storage and hot holding of food items
- Ensure general cleanliness and upkeep of the lounge, kitchen and equipment on a daily and ongoing basis
- Ensure inventory is effectively managed and tracked
- Create order lists, guides and par sheets
- Source and network with industry and potential vendors for food items
- Procure required food and supplies at wholesalers and produce markets
- Ensure the lounge is properly stocked of all standard daily supplies
- Prepare and manage food costing and analysis
- Prepare expense reports via automated accounting system (SAP Concur)
- Ensure equipment is properly maintained per manufacturer
- Schedule the servicing of equipment
- Personalized a la carte menu creation for executive clients and special events
About you:
- 2-year Culinary Arts degree or equivalent 5 years work experience
- NYC DOG Food Safety Certification
- Experience as a Sous Chef with proven managerial duties in leadership, ordering, food costing, accounting and relationships with vendors
- Experience in a high-volume environment
- VIP catering experience is an asset
What you can expect:
At Global Relay, there's no ceiling to what you can achieve. It's the land of opportunity for the energetic, the intelligent, the driven. You'll receive the mentoring, coaching, and support you need to reach your career goals. You'll be part of a culture that breeds creativity and rewards perseverance and hard work. And you'll be working alongside smart, talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with complementary knowledge and skills.
Global Relay is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
We seek to ensure reasonable adjustments, accommodations, and personal time are tailored to meet the unique needs of every individual.
We understand flexible work arrangements are important, and we encourage that in our work culture. Whether it's flexibility around work hours, workstyle, or lifestyle, we want to ensure our employees have a healthy work/life balance. We support and value a hybrid work model that blends collaboration with the team in the office and focus time from the comfort of your home.
To learn more about our business, culture, and community involvement, visit www.globalrelay.com.
