Head Chef

Head Chef

Smuttynose Restaurant

SUMMARY

Great food. Great beer. Community. That is why our guests come to the Smuttynose Restaurant located at the Smuttynose Brewery campus. We are actively seeking an Head Chef to enrich a winning team. Do you have proven success in the kitchen as a confident, effective and efficient leader who is able to motivate and work collaboratively with kitchen staff? Are you creative, enthusiastic and passionate about food? Then this could be the home for you! You will be responsible for meeting food and labor cost targets for the kitchen. You will work with the Culinary team to create and maintain craft concepts and brand inspired menus.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Maintain high standards of operations that will propel the Smuttynose Restaurant to be one of the most respected and trusted servers of delicious, creative and quality food on the seacoast

Cultivate a strong connection to our customer base

Promote the restaurant through social media in creative ways

Maintains the highest standards of authentic cooking using locally sourced, sustainable foods whenever possible; using a made-from-scratch approach

Create and sustain a culture of pride amongst the entire kitchen staff through empowerment, effective training, guidance and effective leadership of our kitchen employee

Include Smuttynose beer in designing menu items; using beer in recipes; and complementing our beer with the right food options

Providing the innovation & inspiration to host beer/food events.

Maximizes the profitability of the kitchen through a commitment to efficiency in minimizing waste, inventory & payroll and leveraging our purchasing power with vendors.

Producing creative and exciting menus to keep our customer coming back

Promotes a healthy, respectful relationship between the front and back of the house personnel

Purchase food and supplies from vendors and monitor inventory

Responsible for monitoring payroll costs and all back of house personnel hiring needs

Training and development of all back of house staff

Ensuring employee safety by establishing and maintaining a safe work environment

Maintain highest levels of safe food storage and handling practices based on HACCP program

Assist in maintenance and upkeep of kitchen equipment

Training and development of FOH staff to ensure their superior knowledge of all offering

POSITION/SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

5 years experience in an executive kitchen position

Bachelor's degree preferred

Trustworthy and innovative

Effective and clear communicator

Proven leadership qualities - honest, fair, respectful, trusting, courteous

Durable - hands on in every capacity to make things work

Must possess culinary creativity

Vast knowledge in culinary arts, including any new up and coming food trends

Excellent communication skills for teaching and empowering

Superior organizational & time management skills

Expert problem solver who thrives under pressure

Detail oriented - the little things can matter the most

Manager SERV SAFE certified

Top of the line customer service skills

Finestkind Brewing Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Finestkind is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Finestkind are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Finestkind will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Finestkind encourages applicants of all ages.