What are the responsibilities and job description for the Executive Chef position at USHG?
Who you are:
The Executive Chef drives operational excellence and ensures a superior guest experience through excellent food and hospitality. The Executive Chef partners with the General Manager and Director of Food and Beverage to set, meet, and exceed the business's goals by ensuring alignment with the mission and goals of the business and the vision and core values of Union Square Hospitality Group. The Executive Chef must possess strong leadership skills, a friendly yet competitive spirit, and a passion for creating delicious food, building high-performing teams, and delivering hospitality to all stakeholders.
What you’ll do:
- Cultivate a culture of Enlightened Hospitality for all stakeholders that supports our business objectives and growth
- Build and lead a high-performing kitchen team and maintain excellence & hospitality throughout each day’s specific service periods
- Lead and coach the Sous Chef team in delivering consistent execution of food and timely flow of service through an effectively expedited service
- Continually enhance, refine, and update our culinary programming to maintain our standing as an industry leader
- Set the standard for all recipes, products, food preparations, and food execution and hold the team accountable to meeting the restaurant's specifications and commitment to culinary excellence and food safety
- Partner with the General Manager to foster a positive, collaborative work environment for both the service and kitchen teams, ensuring clear communication at all times
- Provide coaching and guidance to all team members, ensuring that pathways for growth and development are attainable for all team members
- Consistently looks for internal and external opportunities to build our growing team in alignment with our goals of diversity, inclusion, and belonging
- Build trusting relationships with other USHG Leaders to foster communication, collaboration, support, and sharing of best practices for well-informed decision-making
- Act as a partner to Home Office departments, leveraging subject matter expertise to ensure alignment and support rollouts, training, and communication of company-wide initiatives
What we need from you:
- At least 8 years of significant culinary leadership experience in a high-volume and fast-paced environment
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, restaurant scheduling, inventory, and purchasing experience necessary
- English fluency and Spanish preferred, but not required
- Ability to stand/walk for extended periods of time
What you’ll get from us:
- Total compensation (salary bonus potential) of $175,000 – 205,000
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Paid Time Off to support you with an active life outside of work
- Paid Parental Leave
- Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Options (health care, dependent care, transit & parking)
- Employee Assistance Program to support overall mental wellbeing
- Exclusive access to primary care, mental health, and other healthcare services
- Annual dining credit and 51% dining discount throughout the USHG family of restaurants
- Matched 401(k) to help you invest in your future
- Access to the USHG HUGS Employee Relief Fund
The responsibilities outlined above are not exhaustive. This role may be required to take on other duties or projects as necessary to support organizational goals, in alignment with their skills, experience, and the evolving needs of the business.
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