Executive Sous Chef-New Haven

Barcelona Wine Bar; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 55 000 - 75 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Barcelona Wine Bar in Barcelona seeks an Executive Sous Chef to lead the kitchen, manage inventory, and contribute to menu development. The role requires experience in high-volume restaurants and a passion for hospitality with a focus on quality and consistency.

You will supervise staff, control costs, ensure sanitation and safety, and aim to deliver an exceptional guest experience in a fast-paced environment.

Qualificações

• 8 years of experience in high-volume restaurant kitchens.
• Experience leading kitchen staff and managing inventory.
• Ability to plan and direct food preparation and culinary activities.
• Strong menu development and cost control skills.

Responsabilidades

• Plan and direct food preparation and culinary activities
• Modify menus or create new ones that meet quality standards
• Estimate food requirements and food/labor costs
• Supervise kitchen staff’s activities
• Oversee portion control and quantities of preparation to minimize waste
• Recruit and manage kitchen staff
• Comply with nutrition and sanitation regulations and safety standards
• Maintain a positive and professional approach with coworkers and guests

Conhecimentos

Leadership

Communication

Menu development

Kitchen operations

Cost management

Delegation

Ferramentas

POS software

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Description

The Executive Sous Chef must be able to cook different and delicious food items, while leading the kitchen staff team and managing the inventory of food and supplies for the week. The Executive Chef will be responsible for creating the restaurant's menu and adjusting it depending on the seasonality or availability of food.

Responsibilities:

• Plan and direct food preparation and culinary activities
• Modify menus or create new ones that meet quality standards
• Estimate food requirements and food/labor costs
• Supervise kitchen staff’s activities
• Oversee portion control and quantities of preparation to minimize waste
• Arrange for equipment purchases and repairs
• Recruit and manage kitchen staff
• Rectify arising problems or complaints
• Give prepared plates the “final touch”
• Perform administrative duties
• Comply with nutrition and sanitation regulations and safety standards
• Maintain a positive and professional approach with coworkers and guests
• Commit to passionately, intensely, uncompromisingly humble hospitality and high-quality guest experience
• Handle volume and stress with aplomb and finesse
• Hold the standard of high-quality food above all else
• Understand that simple, rustic, authentic food takes as much – if not more – talent as dainty colors pooled in the middle of a big with plate

Skills:

• Share the passion for food, wine and the guest experience
• Maintain a close relationship with the people that grow, forage, fish and fabricate our ingredients, making sure their standards are as high as ours
• Excellent record of kitchen management
• Ability to spot and resolve problems efficiently
• Capable of delegating multiple tasks
• Communication and leadership skills
• Keep up with cooking trends and best practices
• Working knowledge of various computer software programs

Working Conditions

• Be able to withstand the pressure and strain of working in close quarters
• Position requires prolonged standing, bending, stooping, twisting, lifting products and supplies weighing 45 pounds, and repetitive hand and wrist motion.

Education/Experience:

• 8-years of experience
• High volume restaurant experience is a plus