Chef

Avenue5 Residential; Post Falls (ID); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Avenue5 Residential in Post Falls, Idaho, is seeking a Chef Lead responsible for managing the culinary department. The ideal candidate oversees daily kitchen operations, develops menus, and maintains food safety standards. Previous chef experience is essential.

Applicants should have a high school diploma, with a preference for an associate’s degree in culinary arts. This role involves leadership, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to team building.

Qualifications

• Previous chef experience is required.
• Must maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming.
• Required to complete Avenue5 Fair Housing, Diversity and Inclusion Training.

Responsibilities

• Manage the culinary department and ensure daily kitchen operations are effective.
• Prepare weekly work schedules in accordance with staffing guidelines.
• Ensure food preparation meets safety and sanitation standards.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong supervisory and leadership skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Interpersonal and customer service skills

Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate’s degree or higher in culinary arts

Job description

Overview

The chef lead is responsible for all aspects of managing the culinary department by providing leadership and ensuring the effectiveness and success of daily kitchen operations.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of managing the culinary department by providing leadership and ensuring the effectiveness and success of daily kitchen operations.
• Ensuring that food preparation is executed at the highest standards and that food items and kitchen equipment are handled per safety and sanitation standards.
• Drive results through the entire department.
• Promote and implement property-wide strategies that will increase guest satisfaction, reduce turnover, maintain revenue and payroll budgets, and meet and exceed productivity goals.
• Provide the direction for all day-to-day operations of the culinary department and ensure that quality and standards meet the expectations of guests and associates.
• Write and test recipes, create menus and food displays, and provide guidelines for food presentation to kitchen staff.
• Ensure that supplies are ordered, received, and properly stored. Maintain an inventory of supplies and kitchen equipment.
• Work with the catering department to develop special menus for functions and meet with meeting planners as requested.
• Manage department expenses.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Associate’s degree or higher in culinary arts is preferred.
• Previous chef experience is required.

Skills & Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Passionate about building and motivating team members.
• Interview, hire, train, and promote culinary staff.
• Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming.
• Prepare weekly work schedules in accordance with staffing guidelines.
• Must be able to work in an environment that requires physical activity under time constraints.
• Must be able to work with all products and food ingredients used in the kitchen.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Extensive knowledge of the hotel and hospitality industries.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Required to complete and successfully pass the Avenue5 Fair Housing, Diversity and Inclusion Training within the first 30 days of employment.

Scheduling

• Required to maintain a regular schedule which may require working outside of business hours, weekends, and non‑traditional holidays.
• May be required to be on‑call and aid during times of high demand.

Environment

Exposure to an environment typically found in a hotel or restaurant.

Physical Requirements

Avenue5 will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. These functions include, but are not limited to:

• Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to sit, stand, reach, bend, and stoop for extended periods of time.
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations sound.
• Ability to compare, copy, coordinate, synthesize, negotiate, communicate, and instruct.
• Ability to tolerate stressful situations.

Diversity Statement

Avenue5 is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.