Chef de Cuisine Central Kitchen Eataly Houston New Store Opening

Eataly North America; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

401K with match or RRSP

Bonus program

Free family meal daily

Discounts at Eataly

Classes on products and Italian cucina

Job summary

Eataly North America is seeking a Chef de Cuisine to manage the Central Kitchen at a Houston location, directing production, menu execution, and quality across multiple outlets. The CDC oversees recipe integrity, equipment use, and staff performance to deliver consistent guest experiences.

Reporting to the Executive Chef, the CDC leads a Prep Cook team, plans ingredients, manages inventory, and ensures health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of chef experience, including 2+ years in management.
• Demonstrated ability to work in fast-paced, high-volume production environments.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Proficient understanding of basic computer programs.
• Knowledge of Italian cuisine; fresh pasta making preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree or post-secondary culinary arts training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and order ingredients to execute seasonal menus for restaurants and store.
• Lead and organize Prep Cooks to prepare and portion large quantities of food daily across fish, meat, produce, pasta and dried goods.
• Manage inventory, estimate needs, place orders, receive and check deliveries.
• Maintain organized storage areas and FIFO rotation.
• Review sales, costs and labor to ensure budget adherence.
• Inform chefs of changes, specials and shortages in product.
• Direct hiring, training, payroll, scheduling, evaluations and terminations.
• Partner with Health & Safety team to ensure sanitary standards across kitchens.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Fast-paced environments

Education

Culinary degree (bachelor preferred)

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Job Description

The Chef de Cuisine (CDC) manages the Central Kitchen at an Eataly location, overseeing all aspects of the production and preparation of ingredients and specific dishes to be used at various Eataly restaurants and outlets. The CDC ensures quality standards are consistently met in the areas of food production, team management and guest experience.

Reports to the Executive Chef and manages a team of Prep Cooks.

• Collaborates closely with the Chef team to plan and order ingredients and products to execute seasonal menus in the restaurants and store
• Leads and organizes a team of Prep Cooks to prepare, portion and produce a large quantity of food items daily across the categories of fish, meat, produce, fresh pasta and dried goods
• Manages inventory: estimates needs, places orders, receives and checks deliveries
• Maintains extremely organized and efficient storage areas and walk-ins, with all products rotated according to First In First Out standards
• Reviews financial information such as sales, costs and labor to ensure adherence to budget
• Informs fellow chefs of changes, specials and shortages in product
• Directs employee hiring, assignment, training, payroll, scheduling, evaluations and terminations
• Partners with in-house Health and Safety team to ensure health, safety and sanitary standards are consistently met in all areas of the kitchen
• Oversees the daily preparation of family meal for the staff
• Documents, investigates, escalates and resolves employee or guest incidents
• Performs other duties as required or assigned

Qualifications:
Qualifications

• 5+ years of chef experience, including 2+ years of management experience
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully in fast-paced environments with high volume production
• Exceptional organizational and planning skills
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Proficient understanding of basic computer programs
• Knowledge of Italian cuisine, fresh pasta making experience preferred
• Bachelor's Degree or degree from a post-secondary culinary arts training program preferred

Job Requirements

• Availability to work onsite with a flexible schedule including evenings, weekends and holidays
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to exert well-paced mobility for up to 8 hours, including standing, walking, bending and squatting
• Ability to use commercial kitchen equipment including stand mixers, ovens, torches, etc.

Annual Salary: $70,000 - $80,000

Additional Information

Benefits and Perks

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401K with match or RRSP
• Bonus program
• Free family meal daily
• Discounts at Eataly
• Classes on products and Italian cuisine
• Referral bonus program
• and more!

Eataly is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is the Company's policy to not unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic made unlawful to consider by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Eataly also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also Eataly's policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws regarding consideration of unemployment status, salary history, credit/bankruptcy history and criminal background/conviction history in making hiring decisions. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation.